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Originally Posted by
Zeede
Hmm, my bathroom has marble tile so it's the coolest spot in my house. The interior of my OXOdor stays at 71-72 degrees, even when temps outside get into the triple digits.
I don't really have anyplace cooler to put it other than in the fridge. I could try a cooler and a small icepack but that'd be hard to regulate. Sadly, a wineador is not within the budget currently.
I would NOT put it in the fridge as that is too cool and it will dry them out. You don't want to use the cooler/ice-pack combo either. First, too much hassle. Cigars should be enjoyable and not this much work.
Secondly, the ice-pack will accumulate condensation and cause the environment to be too humid or get the cigars wet.
71-72 should be OK. The main concern is to keep the temperature relatively stable and avoid rapid fluctuations. As some have alluded to, there may be a small risk of viable tobacco beetles hatching at warmer temps, but many have confidence in the manufacturers' ability to prevent this. Others give everything they receive a freeze treatment in order to kill the beetle eggs that may be present in the cigars. That is an entirely different topic.
Just do the best you can to keep them at a stable temperature in the coolest environment you reasonably have available.
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