Verified Case Study By Jay Evans, Post-Harvest Expert
Published Updated 4 min read
Twister Technologies
Case Study

Hundreds of turkey bags.
Gone.

From guessing game
to data-driven
curing.

ZaZa Exotics

Boutique Cannabis Cultivator

(1.5 years using Cure Puck)

  • 12 Cure Pucks in operation (Gen 1)
  • 3-week cure in 120L barrels
  • 2 to 2.5 hours of daily labor eliminated
  • Premium market, 10/10 flower
ZaZa Exotics. Cure Puck running a data-driven 3-week cure in 120L barrels.

The Problem

Before Cure Puck, ZaZa Exotics cured flower in hundreds of turkey bags with cheap hygrometers tied inside — a process CEO Ken Polchan calls “a guessing game.”

Each bag cured differently. The smell wouldn’t always come out. And it took roughly 2 hours just to open, burp and retie all the bags. The inconsistency meant some batches cured better than others, with no reliable way to know what was working.

The Solution

Cure Puck replaced the turkey bags and cheap sensors with accurate data and monitoring inside 120L barrels. Ken now knows exactly what conditions are working for each cure.

The system removed the daily labor of manually burping hundreds of bags and gave the team confidence in a consistent 3-week cure process.

The Results

  • Turkey bags with cheap hygrometers eliminated replaced by accurate monitoring in 120L barrels.
  • The daily burp round eliminated roughly 2 to 2.5 hours a day one person used to spend opening bags, untying knots and burping.
  • Better customer feedback on a stronger aroma.
  • Better consistency between batches a repeatable 3-week cure instead of bag-by-bag variance.
  • Less costly mistakes accurate data de-risks losing a whole batch.
  • Premium market differentiation 10/10 flower.

Before Cure Puck vs. After Cure Puck

MetricBeforeWith Cure Puck
Cure vesselHundreds of turkey bags120L barrels
MonitoringCheap hygrometers tied inside each bagAccurate data and monitoring inside each barrel
Daily laborAbout 2 to 2.5 hours a day opening, burping and retying bagsEliminated
Process controlA guessing game — no reliable way to know what was workingExact conditions known for each cure
Batch consistencyEach bag cured differently, some batches better than othersConsistent 3-week cure process
AromaSmell wouldn’t always come outMuch louder nose after about two weeks; better customer feedback
RiskCostly mistakes could lose a whole batchDe-risked by accurate per-barrel data
Units in operation—12 Cure Pucks (Gen 1), 1.5 years in service
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Glossary

Cure Puck
App-connected curing device from Twister Technologies that monitors humidity in real time inside a cure container and runs the burp schedule automatically.
Burping
Opening a cure container to exchange gas and release moisture. Done manually in bags it means opening, untying, venting and retying every container on a set schedule.
Turkey bag
A large oven bag commonly used as a low-cost cure vessel. ZaZa Exotics cured in hundreds of them, each with a cheap hygrometer tied inside.
Hygrometer
A humidity gauge. The cheap units ZaZa Exotics tied inside its bags gave readings that were not accurate or consistent enough to manage a cure by.
Nose
Grower shorthand for the aroma of finished flower. ZaZa Exotics reported a much louder nose after about two weeks of curing with Cure Pucks.
120L barrel
The cure vessel ZaZa Exotics moved to from turkey bags, monitored by a Cure Puck across a 3-week cure.
Gen 1
The first-generation Cure Puck hardware. ZaZa Exotics runs 12 Gen 1 units.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did ZaZa Exotics get with Cure Puck?
ZaZa Exotics eliminated turkey bags with cheap hygrometers and the daily burp round that took one person about 2 to 2.5 hours, got better customer feedback on stronger aroma, improved consistency between batches, reduced the risk of costly mistakes that could lose a whole batch, and differentiated in the premium market with 10 out of 10 flower.
How much labor does Cure Puck save at ZaZa Exotics?
About 2 to 2.5 hours of labor per day that one person used to spend opening bags, untying knots and burping.
What was ZaZa Exotics curing with before?
Before Cure Puck, ZaZa Exotics cured flower in hundreds of turkey bags with cheap hygrometers tied inside. CEO Ken Polchan calls it a guessing game: each bag cured differently, the smell would not always come out, and it took about 2 hours just to open, burp and retie all the bags.
How many Cure Pucks does ZaZa Exotics use?
ZaZa Exotics has 12 Cure Pucks in operation, running Gen 1 units, and has been using Cure Puck for 1.5 years.
How long is the cure at ZaZa Exotics?
ZaZa Exotics runs a consistent 3-week cure in 120L barrels.
Does data-driven curing improve aroma?
At ZaZa Exotics it did. According to CEO Ken Polchan, the most obvious early result was a much louder nose after about two weeks of curing with the Pucks, and customers have given better feedback on the stronger aroma.
Does Cure Puck reduce the risk of losing a batch?
ZaZa Exotics reports less costly mistakes, because accurate per-barrel data de-risks the scenario of losing a whole batch to a cure that went wrong unnoticed.
Why did ZaZa Exotics stop using turkey bags?
Each bag cured differently, so some batches came out better than others with no reliable way to know what was working. On top of the inconsistency, the bags required a daily manual round of opening, burping and retying.

Cite this case study

APA

Evans, J. (2026, August 17). ZaZa Exotics moves from guessing game to data-driven curing. Twister Technologies. https://curepuck.io/success-stories/zaza-exotics-data-driven-curing/

MLA

Evans, Jay. “ZaZa Exotics Moves From Guessing Game to Data-Driven Curing.” Twister Technologies, 17 Aug. 2026, curepuck.io/success-stories/zaza-exotics-data-driven-curing/.

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