Comments on: Repairing a damaged cigar with pectin

By: Matt D

Matt D — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:47:12 +0000

I have done this many times i usually use the cap i cut to fix a tear or whatnot but when that is not available i will cut about a 1/4 inch of the bottom of one and use that wrapper to fix it and it always works great. I never notice any taste from it and it never effects the burn. what i do is empty the packet into a class container with a nice lid than i shake it up and take off the cap there is enough pectin in there to do the job. I just dip my finger in it and and fixin always works fine.

By: Vik

Vik — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:09:34 +0000

Walt -

Good vid; I agree with Mike and the liquid pectin suggestion. I get it in my local grocery store for something like $3 for enough to last about 86 years. Comes in two pouches – something like 1.5 oz. or 3 oz. per pouch. I pour a little bit into a tiny little vial that I have that is perfect for portability. The rest is in an air-tight container in the fridge.

The little vial I have is very small – for lack of a better example, it holds only about 4 tears, if you were to cry into it (lol). That amount has lasted me several months so far, because you only need a tiny amount when you are making a repair.

By: Walt

Walt — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:05:57 +0000

Jon,
From what I understand, Pectin is what rollers use to apply caps and bands, or is very similar.

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:04:48 +0000

Cool video, seems like a very handy idea.

But why Pectin? Is that what they use when wrapping cigars or something? Will it burn funny at all?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:36:41 +0000

Paul-Yup that’s the address I have. He probably got side tracked yesterday. I was up there smoking a smoke with him for the last few hours he was open.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:16:14 +0000

Tom -
Is this still Ed’s shop address?

1008 58th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710

I e-mailed him yesterday for an address confirmation w/ no response and noticed he’s not open Sundays.
I wanted to get payment in the mail tomorrow.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:38:22 +0000

This is a great episode of tips and tricks. I’ll probably put some of this in my travel humidor/smoking kit. It would be great for those times when a cigar gets damaged while in transit, vacation, etc.