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Best blend in a really large bowl?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sasquatch" data-source="post: 147154" data-attributes="member: 509"><p>Allow me to soapbox for a moment here. </p><p></p><p>I enjoy big pipes. Real monsters. 7/8" wide by 2" deep is my "average" pipe. </p><p></p><p>I don't smoke strong mixtures in terms of nicotene. They make me feel ucky.</p><p></p><p>But. Big pipes come up to a sort of operational temperature that is... just lukewarm. And they stay there. And stay there. And stay there. They are SO easy to smoke, they just seem to dial right in. It takes probably 15 minutes to get the briar up to temperature, but once you do, it's just like hitting "Set Cruise" in the Cadillac. </p><p></p><p>Smoking along at a relatively low temperature, I find big pipes easier to keep lit and I also find that the flavor at this "just barely burning" temperature is far superior (as per Neill's blog). </p><p></p><p>So that's what I look for - medium/low nic blends, generally sweeter ones (a personal thing), and usually blends where I'm not looking for that hint of virgin-harvested honey or something super complicated. A big, long, easy smoke. </p><p></p><p>For flavor delineation, for "testing", I think small pipes are probably better. Big pipes muddle things up after an hour or so, ya know? But it's a good kind of muddled sometimes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite30" alt=":geek:" title="Geek :geek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":geek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sasquatch, post: 147154, member: 509"] Allow me to soapbox for a moment here. I enjoy big pipes. Real monsters. 7/8" wide by 2" deep is my "average" pipe. I don't smoke strong mixtures in terms of nicotene. They make me feel ucky. But. Big pipes come up to a sort of operational temperature that is... just lukewarm. And they stay there. And stay there. And stay there. They are SO easy to smoke, they just seem to dial right in. It takes probably 15 minutes to get the briar up to temperature, but once you do, it's just like hitting "Set Cruise" in the Cadillac. Smoking along at a relatively low temperature, I find big pipes easier to keep lit and I also find that the flavor at this "just barely burning" temperature is far superior (as per Neill's blog). So that's what I look for - medium/low nic blends, generally sweeter ones (a personal thing), and usually blends where I'm not looking for that hint of virgin-harvested honey or something super complicated. A big, long, easy smoke. For flavor delineation, for "testing", I think small pipes are probably better. Big pipes muddle things up after an hour or so, ya know? But it's a good kind of muddled sometimes. :geek: [/QUOTE]
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