PIPE SMOKING 101... Q & A about all aspects of pipe smoking.

Blade Boy said:

Do you dry your tobacco out prior to smoking, other than making it burn better what benefits have you noticed, does it make the flavor come out better? I have been pipe smoking a couple months now and this is one thing I really haven't experimented with.

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Mike H said:

Wait a minute, you've only been smoking a couple of months? You have more tobacco that most of the tobacco shops I visit

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Mike H said:

Wait a minute, you've only been smoking a couple of months? You have more tobacco that most of the tobacco shops I visit

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Blade Boy said:

Here are a couple of videos about Meershaum mining and Meershaum pipe fabrication I thought I would share...

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jwhite said:

If find that if I dry the tobacco a bit I get richer deeper flavor. There smoke is dryer and produces less steam, and the less steam the less the occurrence of tongue bite and the cooler the smoke which allows more of the tobacco's flavor to come through. It's possible to go too far the other way however, if the tobacco is crispy crunchy dry it will likely burn too fast making an acrid, hot smoke,

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Devilpup said:

It all depends on the tobacco. Some smoke better a little on the moist, others a better toward dry. Try some experimenting a bowl at a time.

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wolfmanxiii said:

^Yeah, what he said.
v But also what he said.

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Mark Allen said:

I smoke Capt Black white label. Its so wet when you first open it you can't light it. If I buy a pouch I'll leave it open over night, if it's a can I leave the lid half off for a few days.

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jmallen5 said:

Way to take a stand!

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