Why is seasoning a humidor so important?
Before placing any cigars in your humidor, the wood and cigars must be in moisture-equilibrium, otherwise they will steal moisture from each other until the two are in balance – causing your cigars to lose some of their natural oils and sugars in the process. Therefore, never place your cigars in your humidor until the humidor is properly seasoned. This is an essential step and it shouldn’t be taken lightly – neglecting it can ruin good cigars. If you’re unsure if the moisture in your box is equilibrated, then it’s a good idea to season it anyway just to make sure. The reward of properly seasoning your humidor using two-way humidity control – and then maintaining it with two-way humidity control – is that you’ll be able to enjoy delicious smokes right out of your own private cigar aging vault.
