Once I open a tin, what are some good short-term storage options?
An issue that can be of considerable import to those who don’t smoke at a heavy pace, or who have a lot of irons in the fire simultaneously. I have found spice jars to be excellent containers for small amounts of tobacco. I’d recommend small mason jars for storage, but once you open the mason jar, put it into a spice jar. Many of the spice jars that you can buy from kitchen stores have a little plastic shaker lid with a mylar-type liner inside. I keep these in place. Very convenient, inexpensive, easy to organize and store, and they seem to hold around 5 bowls’ worth. inquisitor, 2004-10-12 Once [a container of tobacco is] opened, there are many options for storage, but, ideally, it should be consumed within a month or two of opening. GL Pease, 2003-05-06 I always transfer open tins to half pint mason jars, then label the top. These make for excellent storage, and they are easy to stack. Joe LaVigne, 2003-11-01 An opened tin is good for a few days (maybe, in the Mojave Desert) to a few
