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What Makes A Pipe A Great Smoker?
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 497163" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>Dedicating pipes -- I let the pipe decide. If it seems to like a Lat blend. That's what I'll feed it. Etc etc. But generally (uh-oh) I like flakes folded and stuffed in a tall, woodsy bowl. Unless I rub 'em out a bit and roll 'em into a ball in which case I'd reach for a pot. Ready rubbed hot burning Virginias seem to do best in smaller bowls. Coarse cuts get their first trials in a wide shallow bowl (pot).</p><p></p><p>This thread started by crediting good smokers to good engineering and starting with a decent chunk of briar. I detect a wee shift toward good packing and smoking technique. Wholehearted agreement with all of these POVs. Smoking is a subjective experience. People tend to think their own experience is definitive. Not that it isn't, of course. 8) </p><p></p><p>A droll illustration of pipe smoker subjectivity -- go to Tobacco Reviews and check out Granger. Reviews cluster into one group that thinks Granger is excellence bought cheaply in a tub. Unless they compare it unfavorably with lawn clippings. Fwiw -- I've noticed many of the former report using a cob. It actually makes some sense. Enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 497163, member: 2318"] Dedicating pipes -- I let the pipe decide. If it seems to like a Lat blend. That's what I'll feed it. Etc etc. But generally (uh-oh) I like flakes folded and stuffed in a tall, woodsy bowl. Unless I rub 'em out a bit and roll 'em into a ball in which case I'd reach for a pot. Ready rubbed hot burning Virginias seem to do best in smaller bowls. Coarse cuts get their first trials in a wide shallow bowl (pot). This thread started by crediting good smokers to good engineering and starting with a decent chunk of briar. I detect a wee shift toward good packing and smoking technique. Wholehearted agreement with all of these POVs. Smoking is a subjective experience. People tend to think their own experience is definitive. Not that it isn't, of course. 8) A droll illustration of pipe smoker subjectivity -- go to Tobacco Reviews and check out Granger. Reviews cluster into one group that thinks Granger is excellence bought cheaply in a tub. Unless they compare it unfavorably with lawn clippings. Fwiw -- I've noticed many of the former report using a cob. It actually makes some sense. Enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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