Real Shelf Life - Loose verses Portion

[dhkosta]

Buy a bigger freezer and stock up in February! :wink:

[chainsnuser]

How did the Swedes who sent snus to relatives in the States back in the 19th and early 20th centuries deal with this problem?

The whole refrigeration thing is to a great extent a marketing-gag, used by snus-makers who equip the tobacco shops with their fridges (with the obligation to only stock their brands inside).

Sure, refrigeration helps a lot to preserve the taste and I also keep my snus refrigerated as much as possible, but one can store snus at room temperature for months without any real problems.

Cheers!

[Lucky Striker]

^^^^^^^^ What he said.

[HK11]

I found a couple of portions of Gote Rape in my desk at work that were a few weeks old. They tasted fine. Im already getting lazy with refrigeration but I do keep the ones I dont use all day in there like my morning and evening stuff.

Everything else Ive just been carrying around and I dont see any problems. But I do use close to a tin per day.

[Jason]

I rarely put my daily-use tins in the fridge anymore, but I will admit that I prefer snus chilled as opposed to "pocket" temperature. Some brands just smell straight nasty when they're warm, anyway...