Progress in makn a good CHEW

[G-Chew]

I've been out of the loop for a while but have still been workin on my chew:

I've tried several ways of making chew. I've used Monster Energy, apple juice, apple martini liquid mix, but my favorite is cherry juice that you buy in the ice cream topping section.
I've learned that pure fruit juices easily promote mold...you HAVE to get the baccy (whether you make a plug, brick it then cut it or whatever) dry or it will easily mold.

To avoid this I've learned that if i use a flavoring i have better luck. walmart has LOTS of stuff to choose from in the spice section.
I've found that if I get my baccy hands that are dried/cured and get them pliable by placing them in a bag or container for a few days (turning them over and over so the flavor gets all over the leaves) they become pliable so that I can then form them into a brick or plug. I then take em and store them in the freezer until I'm ready to enjoy em. The freezer pulls excess moisture out which will reduce mold issues once out of the freezer. Once out of the freezer I use a serrated knife to cut the plug into small sections to take with me for the day or slice the brick into strips. The glycerin in the flavoring usually keeps the baccy moist...If it gets too dry I just as a little more flavoring...

 

[bonehead]

i have been using concentrated apple flavoring for (wine or cider making) mixed with a little salt and ro water. after soaking it for a day i put it in a dehydrator and dry it out until just pliable then reconstitute some of it when i need some. i have had some last over a month or until it was used up. i think it is the preservative in the concentrate that helps.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Glycerine will help with "mouth feel" and acts as a preservative. Add 1T to an ounce of tobacco.

 

[G-Chew]

I think your rt. I have found that if I use pure juice it molds BAD AND FAST! But anything that has been processed like your talking about already had the sodium benzoate and other preservatives in already in it...
Question do you "brick" you baccy to cut it ? Or how do you shred/cut yours?

 

[G-Chew]

Glycerine....where can I get pure glycerine?

 

[bonehead]

i run it through the powermatic shreader i have.

 

[Boboro]

Lorann oils. She got a lot of good stuff.

 

[G-Chew]

What's the best price on a powermatic?

 

[G-Chew]

Lorann oils...
Walmart got that or you gotta order it off the Internet?

 

[Boboro]

Net, But worth the troble.

 

[Boboro]

You can get a big ass bottle, and candy oils that kick.

 

[FmGrowit]

You should be able to find glycerine at any pharmacy. I always hear people talking about "food grade" glycerine, but have never seen anything marked "non-food grade" I'm pretty sure if the pharmacy sells it, it's fit for human consumption.

check at the walmart pharmacy.

 

[Boboro]

Some of it has lotion in it. To get the ladys stickey.

 

[Boboro]

If done right that mite work too!

 

[Knucklehead]

What's the best price on a powermatic?

http://wholeleaftobaccollc.com/index.php

 

[Jitterbugdude]

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Question do you "brick" you baccy to cut it ? Or how do you shred/cut yours?

I press mine into a plug/brick. I find that I can chew it considerably longer than if I 'm chewing shredded tobacco. I also do not shred my tobacco before pressing.