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Break=in Tobacco?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhorse" data-source="post: 564140" data-attributes="member: 1365"><p>I think the smoking of a specific type or blend stems from the experience that some build cake more quickly than others. As I recall my tobacco lore the “faster cake” type is Burley. But I never got the impression that it was a critical issue. </p><p></p><p>Related to the first blends to smoke thing…it’s also established pipe lore that one should start out new pipes by loading the bowl about half way and gradually increase the amount over a number of bowls to a full load. This one is about being sure to not leave the bottom of the bowl uncaked while getting the upper bowl area well caked. This supposedly created significantly different pressure or heat to the different areas which could destroy the pipe. Never heard of a pipe going up in a puff of smoke or cracking due to gargantuan pressure levels…I’ve just seen that little gem in print a number if times.</p><p></p><p>Any other urban myths regarding breaking in new pipes? Honey in the bowl? Charcoal slurry painted on the inside on the bowl wall? Wearing your favorite Brooklyn Dodgers t-shirt when smoking the new pipe?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhorse, post: 564140, member: 1365"] I think the smoking of a specific type or blend stems from the experience that some build cake more quickly than others. As I recall my tobacco lore the “faster cake” type is Burley. But I never got the impression that it was a critical issue. Related to the first blends to smoke thing…it’s also established pipe lore that one should start out new pipes by loading the bowl about half way and gradually increase the amount over a number of bowls to a full load. This one is about being sure to not leave the bottom of the bowl uncaked while getting the upper bowl area well caked. This supposedly created significantly different pressure or heat to the different areas which could destroy the pipe. Never heard of a pipe going up in a puff of smoke or cracking due to gargantuan pressure levels…I’ve just seen that little gem in print a number if times. Any other urban myths regarding breaking in new pipes? Honey in the bowl? Charcoal slurry painted on the inside on the bowl wall? Wearing your favorite Brooklyn Dodgers t-shirt when smoking the new pipe? [/QUOTE]
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