Curing in airtight containers but why glass?

[ecs@live]

Hi guys.. why do all you guys prefer glass over plastic(tupperware) or metal?

 

[obijohn]

For me, it's because the Kerr jars have an airtight sea, but mostly because you can see the curing bud....and if there is excess moisture you'll see it on the glass

 

[panhead]

The only advantage glass has is that glass is tasteless & odorless,for me its simply not feasible to use glass jars to cure,there is way too much product,however when i store personal long term its in glass only.

For short term curing any plastic container will work,long term storage is a different story,most plastics will off gas slightly & this imparts taste to product,metal containers are the same.

 

[ecs@live]

finally a answer i can understand the perspectives in... everybody was telling me that glass was the best and everything else would´nt do as good a job.. that why i made a thread here, because i wanted to get an explanation... thank you so much panhead, you just gave me some confidence by confirming me in my decisions about it... i want to save my personal smoke in glass as well but the stuff i´m selling is just in two big air proof plastic buckets, and they´re going to stay there for about 5-10 days more before being selled...

 

[phishtank]

Plastic is also somewhat porous. Like when i brew beer...i use Glass carboys instead of plastic buckets to do all of my brewing because plastic is porous and bacteria can get into the pores. Glass is always the way to go.

 

[ecs@live]

Plastic is also somewhat porous. Like when i brew beer...i use Glass carboys instead of plastic buckets to do all of my brewing because plastic is porous and bacteria can get into the pores. Glass is always the way to go.

oh okay.. so particles can actually go through plastic? i didnt know that... thanks a lot for your answer

 

[stumpjumper]

There are lots of different kids of plastic. Smell it before you use it. If it has a plastic/chemical smell don't use it. The plastic jars I use give off no odor and do not effect the process at all.

 

[panhead]

Fuck even trying to cure in any containers to start with,if your drying/ curing lbs then turkey bags is the way to go,ya get over an lb per bag & they are food grade.

I cut 4 to 5 lbs per week on average & all cured in xxx large turkey bags,most dollar stores sell em & they work great.

I also cure in 5 gallon plastic buckets using a gasketed lid when i have large harvests from the outdoor stuff in late fall,whats important is taking away enough air to effect a sweat within the buds,air tight is not mandatory it just gets the sweating going faster,ive also used contractor garbage bags to cure,a little slower than buckets or bags but work none the less.

The short time span the buds are cured for dispensing wont impart any taste unless you use a filthy recepticle,the time the buds are exposed to the air is sufficient to make sure no outside tastes settle within the bud,durring cure the buds are putting out more odor & chlorophyll than most containers are off gassing ,this makes it very hard for smells & tastes to settle in the bud,its only after the buds have expelled most their chlorophyll that smells will begin to impart taste on the product.