Cleaning an old pipe tobacco humidor?
I have purchased? cellar of an old tobacco? pipe. Should I clean it before using it? If so, how?
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I think it wise to clean everything you buy before you use it. Then you have to prepare it before you use it.
Here are the 8 steps to prepare your humidor:
1. Remove the humidity device and fill it with distilled water. Set it on a paper towel to soak up any extra water before you put it in your humidor, or you might stain the wood.
2. Wipe down the interior of the humidor with a clean, damp sponge. Be sure to get the sides, top, bottom and any dividers. Don’t use a paper towel or anything that might leave bits of itself behind in the wood.
3. Place a plastic bag on the bottom of the humidor interior and place the damp sponge on top of the plastic. Again, this is to avoid staining the wood.
4. Install the humidity element.
5. Close the lid and leave it undisturbed overnight for at least 12 hours. Open the humidor, remove the humidity device and refill it with distilled water.
7. Remove the sponge and the plastic bag from the humidor.
8. Close the lid again for an additional 12 hours, ensuring the interior wood reaches the optimum humidity level of 65-75 percent.
Moiko’s answer seems to be instructions for a cigar humidor. Its a bit different storage system. I assume your pipe tobacco humidor is glass. If thats the case, just wipe it out with a paper towel. Fill with fresh pipe tobacco and be on your way.