Here's my two cents on boar-breaking.



1. Semogues barely ever stink. Every Omega I've ever owned, however, stunk from bad to worse but went away after 5 uses with 24 hours dry time next to an open window with sunlight. The only Semogue's I've encountered with very mild funk have been the banded boars, like your 830. A 10 minute soak in warm water with a squirt of Dawn will likely be enough to de-funk your new brush.



2. The 830 comes with Semogues premium grade of bristle. You can do the fridge soak if you want, but I've never really found it to be that useful personally. A few stubborn boars I own have spent days in the fridge and still don't get used because they're either too dense or the bristles haven't split yet.



3. After you do a test lather or two to get a feel for how the brush makes lather, just start using it. Hang it upside down to dry and park it next to an open window if you can, especially if you shave every day. Or if you have another brush you still use, alternate between it and the new 830. The best way to break in a brush is to just use it!



Enjoy your new brush, Semogue's are great, especially the mid-sized ones like your 830.