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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 100254"><p>I came nigh to despair with the three-stage method for packing English/Balkan mixtures. When I did that, I ended up with a wet heel, no matter what. (This is maybe 10 years of trying).</p><p></p><p>What works on this end, and brings the flavor level up to "amazing" is to grab a plug with four fingers and stuff it into the bowl, leaving room at the bottom and a lot of untidy leaf strands at the top like Jimmy Hendrix hair. The springiness of the tobac will hold it there, suspended off the bottom. Then, using the tamper of the trusty Czech pipe tool turned at a 45-degree angle to the top of the bowl, I press the edges (only) straight down, working around the perimeter a couple or three times until it's all tucked in. <em><u><span style="color: darkblue">The</span></u><span style="color: darkblue"> <u>center</u> <u>never</u> <u>gets</u> <u>touched</u></span></em>. What results is the opposite of a cigar -- loose in the middle and tight around the periphery. </p><p></p><p>Just watch it doesn't crown up too high from a too-long initial light, and be amazed at the extra intensity of the flavor. </p><p></p><p>LL advocates a similar method, only pressing sideways, that I've never been able to get my head wrapped around (Tight center and loose wrap, like a cigar).</p><p></p><p>FWIW</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 100254"] I came nigh to despair with the three-stage method for packing English/Balkan mixtures. When I did that, I ended up with a wet heel, no matter what. (This is maybe 10 years of trying). What works on this end, and brings the flavor level up to "amazing" is to grab a plug with four fingers and stuff it into the bowl, leaving room at the bottom and a lot of untidy leaf strands at the top like Jimmy Hendrix hair. The springiness of the tobac will hold it there, suspended off the bottom. Then, using the tamper of the trusty Czech pipe tool turned at a 45-degree angle to the top of the bowl, I press the edges (only) straight down, working around the perimeter a couple or three times until it's all tucked in. [i][u][color=darkblue]The[/color][/u][color=darkblue] [u]center[/u] [u]never[/u] [u]gets[/u] [u]touched[/u][/color][/i]. What results is the opposite of a cigar -- loose in the middle and tight around the periphery. Just watch it doesn't crown up too high from a too-long initial light, and be amazed at the extra intensity of the flavor. LL advocates a similar method, only pressing sideways, that I've never been able to get my head wrapped around (Tight center and loose wrap, like a cigar). FWIW :face: [/QUOTE]
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