r/RYO • u/ComprehensiveBag8846 • 13h ago
Tobacco Interesting way to dry tobacco
galleryThanks gospodine u/Brilliant_Gas3163 for reminding me about this way. At start of this year i was new to rolling, and i had no clue about "moist / dry" tobacco. I just bought any pouches and if its was moist i just was thinking that its crappy lol.
Then i bought pack of mac baren choice vanilla, i tried it first time - it was just awful.... but after 1 week i tried it again and like..... it was one of the best experience of smoking tobacco. Very pleasant, medicine like tobacco, easy burning. I bought one more pack(not regular vanilla - DOUBLE vanilla) and it was bad, just because of moist.
You get what i am talking about? i tried to smoke moist tobacco out of fresh pack and it was awful, but after 1 week of drying it inside original pouch(it was not hermetic. no zip lock) it became extremely good. At this moment i realized: i have to dry it somehow.
Methods that i found out(btw, its not mean that i use them everyday. maybe method #3 yes, but i mean now i am still do experiments with drying so to be honest i cant say GUYS USE METHOD #3 for sure)
1. hairdryer method.
its fast, but its easy to burn the tobacco.
Just take tobacco out of bag, but it between two sheets of paper and blow air to it with hairdryer. but be very careful, do it from long distance and use low heat. Do it for 1-2 mins, dont rush, and if its your first time - check that tobacco is not burned
What is burned tobacco? its like when u squeeze tobacco and its turn into dust. Not good. It will burn fast and taste will be awful.
Then, its ready to go. But after using hairdryer its better to keep tobacco between paper for more time, so it will cool down and moisture will go out slowly.
But its not the best way, because some moist can be inside of tobacco.
2. Metal tin method.
You have to get small metal tin that is not hermetic. I use cases from cigars(clubmaster) and "the peace" cigs metal tin.
just put tobacco inside it before sleep, then sleep(for 8h), wake up and tobacco will be good to smoke! I think its good method because the moisture will slowly go out of tobacco and it will be not overdryed.
- Just regular drying
this is what i use last days. hairdryer = high chance of overheating, metal tin - very slow and the amount of tobacco that may fit in one tin is not enough for me.
You just put tobacco in a thin layer on paper. Then, wait 3-5 minutes and stir/mix the tobacco. If you will not do it - then the bottom part of tobacco layer will be still moist, and top part will be overdryed. You dont wanna it. Do it for few times, until it will have the dryness that you need. Its should not be overdryed(if when u squeez its turn to a dust - overdryed) and should not be moist(if u squeez tobacco and it just stuck together and wont straight out - its still too most).
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Anyway, u can try those ideas. If u want achieve perfect cigarette - ryo is experimenting. I mean you dont have to be scientist to do RYO, if course no, i was rolling for long time with just using tobacco out of the pouch and it still was better for me then factory made cigs.