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Post by Darin on Dec 3, 2017 15:26:58 GMT -5
Recently, there's been mention of conditioning a new briar prior to breaking it in. Who all does this and what are your methods? Honey seems to be commonly used among others and I'm just curious.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 16:15:51 GMT -5
Honey works good for me a thin coating is better actually i use jack daniels honey whiskey and add just a little extra honey to a small half pint then swab the bowl with a q-tip dipped in honey whiskey and let the bowl dry for a few days should be a thin coating of residue - just slightly tacky then smoke  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 16:35:03 GMT -5
I haven't conditioned a bowl for a few months, but I used Kentucky Whiskey and Honey.
I have read that some use grape jelly for better results
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 16:40:12 GMT -5
I reckon some pipes need this as I have experienced foul tasting pipes at break in (mostly ones with bowl coatings) but, not often.
I find that most well made pipes needn't this and prefer the taste of the briar over anything else.
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Post by Darin on Dec 3, 2017 17:36:26 GMT -5
I'm in the "au naturale" crowd myself ... just wondered what other people were doing.  |
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Post by orley on Dec 3, 2017 17:42:53 GMT -5
When I first started pipe smoking about 35 years ago, I was told by the folks in the pipe shops to use a thin coat of honey. I did it for a while, but eventually quit as I couldn't tell much difference. I don't buy that many new pipes, but when I do I don't do anything before loading it up and smoking it. I suggest you do what works for you, but would resist putting too thick a coat of any sugary substance in the bowl, as sugar does burn and doesn't taste very good.
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Post by Baboo on Dec 3, 2017 17:51:56 GMT -5
I don't pre-coat with anything...
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Post by papipeguy on Dec 3, 2017 18:02:18 GMT -5
I just load a full bowl and light up. Some of the veterans used to tell me that brandy & honey was their preference or the 1/3 of a bowl at a time routine. Been doing it my way for decades with no bad results.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 18:49:24 GMT -5
Nothing here. Very seldom I smoke the last third of a bowl anyway unless it's mindless. Happens sometimes.
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Post by slowroll on Dec 3, 2017 19:06:49 GMT -5
I don't condition either, unless I've got an estate with a big flaw in the bowl, or one of my own makes has a flaw in the bowl. Just fire'em up. Broken in about 8 pipes last couple months,good briar needs nothing.
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Post by haebar on Dec 3, 2017 19:30:35 GMT -5
In my early days of piping (1970's), I experimented with using honey in pipe bowls to accelerate building a cake. I haven't done it since then; now I don't add anything to the bowl before smoking.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 3, 2017 21:19:09 GMT -5
I just smoke it myself.... I do try to smoke the bowl all the way down when building a cake... if that requires an ash dump and rotating a tobacco that is wet, I do that.
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Post by peteguy on Dec 3, 2017 21:40:03 GMT -5
Maple syrup instead of honey is another choice I have read about.
I load and smoke. Never treated a bowl with anything. I do a retort and salt treatment if I buy an estate. I never let my own pipes get to the point of needing either of those.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 3, 2017 22:14:32 GMT -5
Maple syrup instead of honey is another choice I have read about. I load and smoke. Never treated a bowl with anything. I do a retort and salt treatment if I buy an estate. I never let my own pipes get to the point of needing either of those. Every six months Jiminks has to have a retort and salt treatment. |
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Post by That Falls Guy on Dec 3, 2017 22:25:59 GMT -5
Maple syrup instead of honey is another choice I have read about. I load and smoke. Never treated a bowl with anything. I do a retort and salt treatment if I buy an estate. I never let my own pipes get to the point of needing either of those. Every six months Jiminks has to have a retort and salt treatment. And so do his pipes!  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2017 22:31:15 GMT -5
On new pipes, especially Petersons, I use a thin honey coating. I try to wipe out anything in the bowl with Everclear and high proof whiskey.
For some reason Petersons take forever to break in. But it's worth the effort. Maddis and Basil Meadows I just load up and smoke. Most of my recent pipes have been morta, ceramic, or meerschaum.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Dec 3, 2017 23:33:33 GMT -5
I've been smoking pipe for only a year now and have so far built my modest briar collection up to eight pipes and three of those are estates that have been previously smoked, so the work had been done for me. But in my 'extensive' experience with the other five  , I just stuffed and smoked and have been happy with the results. |
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Post by slowroll on Dec 4, 2017 0:07:30 GMT -5
Maple syrup instead of honey is another choice I have read about. I load and smoke. Never treated a bowl with anything. I do a retort and salt treatment if I buy an estate. I never let my own pipes get to the point of needing either of those. Every six months Jiminks has to have a retort and salt treatment. I suspect Jim is likely to advise something about eggs about now.  |
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Post by Darin on Dec 4, 2017 6:25:31 GMT -5
Every six months Jiminks has to have a retort and salt treatment. I suspect Jim is likely to advise something about eggs about now. Yes ... I've heard he uses yolk to coat the inside chamber. Thanks for the responses so far. It's always interesting to see what different folks are doing and what works for them. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 4, 2017 10:44:36 GMT -5
 Load and go, the taste of new Briar is the Caviar of Pipeing.
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Post by Darin on Dec 4, 2017 11:07:21 GMT -5
Load and go, the taste of new Briar is the Caviar of Pipeing.
That's how I feel about the flavor of new Cobs ... sweet and distinct.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 15:23:00 GMT -5
I condition a new bowl with Carter Hall . . . . . . . works every time. |
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Post by Darin on Dec 4, 2017 15:28:44 GMT -5
I condition a new bowl with Carter Hall . . . . . . . works every time.
That used to be my "go to" as well ... pretty much any Burley forward blend now.
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Post by Matthew on Dec 4, 2017 18:06:25 GMT -5
I'm one that just loads and smokes.Estates I clean down to briar,any cake in the bowl is mine. Y'all need to be carefull, JimInks asked Santa for a "Fried Egg Shooter".And "His" wife likes him.Not like our wives who make us smoke our latakia outside. |
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Post by username on Dec 4, 2017 18:48:58 GMT -5
Another on the load and go.
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 3, 2019 6:00:53 GMT -5
I have found little to no need to go beyond what the pipe maker has already done.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 6:17:59 GMT -5
Either coat a new briar with a thin coat of honey 🍯 or my mixture of pipe mud. After about a 48 hour cure time I pack the chamber half way a few times. I find this builds up a fine layer of protection of my briar’s and Cobs. Every piper has their own preference 👌👍. YMMV
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Post by Mac on Mar 3, 2019 13:28:58 GMT -5
If the bowl coating won't wash away with hot water, I'll pour in granulated sugar, dump it out and let the coating dry. Load and smoke carefully and fully a couple of times, and a nice hard cake has started.
If not coated, I may go old school, and load partial bowls for a while. Sometimes not!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 14:00:51 GMT -5
I just smoke, fill, and repeat. My tobacco must include conditioner ... like my shampoo.  |
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Post by Darin on Mar 3, 2019 14:41:26 GMT -5
Lol ... another necro bump! |
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, I just stuffed and smoked and have been happy with the results.
Load and go, the taste of new Briar is the Caviar of Pipeing.
