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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 30, 2021 19:12:20 GMT -5
One area I know helps is a clean stem. All the way to the tiny edge. Not easy!. I hate to flood my pipes while cleaning( using everclear) but I hate cleaning too much as my supplies are bare by neccesity in an RV. I always have this "dont keep a pipe like stalin did" in my head.(idea came he might have been importing semois cigarettes after having some semois myself.) Leading to the famous "Stalin Stink" rumours. So I am trying to keep pipes separated into dark/light, clean/unclean, all the while trying not to be Joeseph Stalin.......lol So glad to know so many of you are as concerned with this issue as I am.... What you got against Stalin? He's all the rage on the coasts.😜🤠|
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Post by urbino on Mar 30, 2021 21:25:13 GMT -5
I'm 90% Va's of some variety. 50-50 flakes/coins vs ribbon cuts. The size of the chamber makes all the difference. Wide open vs closed is night and day. In which specific ways? |
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Post by briarbuck on Mar 31, 2021 10:39:20 GMT -5
I'm 90% Va's of some variety. 50-50 flakes/coins vs ribbon cuts. The size of the chamber makes all the difference. Wide open vs closed is night and day. In which specific ways? With Va's and flakes/coins there are a couple of tasting notes I do get when I use a big bowl. Nuanced background flavors like cinnamon that happen under perfect conditions in a bowl < .8". It may be my technique. Big open bowls with wide open draws are hard to sip and keep the ember temps down. By nature, smaller bowls encourage you to sip to keep the temps down. Smaller bowls almost force you to smoke flakes correctly. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 31, 2021 21:25:42 GMT -5
With Va's and flakes/coins there are a couple of tasting notes I do get when I use a big bowl. Nuanced background flavors like cinnamon that happen under perfect conditions in a bowl < .8". It may be my technique. Big open bowls with wide open draws are hard to sip and keep the ember temps down. By nature, smaller bowls encourage you to sip to keep the temps down. Smaller bowls almost force you to smoke flakes correctly. I see. Just for clarity, is that first sentence supposed to say "tasting notes I do not get when I use a big bowl"? |
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Post by briarbuck on Apr 1, 2021 8:39:42 GMT -5
With Va's and flakes/coins there are a couple of tasting notes I do get when I use a big bowl. Nuanced background flavors like cinnamon that happen under perfect conditions in a bowl < .8". It may be my technique. Big open bowls with wide open draws are hard to sip and keep the ember temps down. By nature, smaller bowls encourage you to sip to keep the temps down. Smaller bowls almost force you to smoke flakes correctly. I see. Just for clarity, is that first sentence supposed to say "tasting notes I do not get when I use a big bowl"? Yes, that is not, not correct.  |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 1, 2021 9:42:19 GMT -5
Reading about tobacco blends, I occasionally run across a statement like, "This will work best in a wide bowl," or the opposite, "This will work best in a tall, narrow chamber," or some other variation of the same idea. This seems like next-level piping to me, but it has me curious. Do you guys find bowl size/shape has any effect on the smoking qualities of a blend? If so, what does your experience tell you? Are there tendendencies? English blends tend to work best in ____, while VA/Pers work best in ____. Flakes smoke best in ____, but cube cut seems to like _____. Anything along those lines? In ghostless pipes I get no difference in a blend from one pipe to the next. It tastes the same regardless of chamber dimensions. It's a bit like saying macaroni and cheese would taste different when eaten from a bowl rather than a plate. |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 1, 2021 9:45:06 GMT -5
I'm 90% Va's of some variety. 50-50 flakes/coins vs ribbon cuts. The size of the chamber makes all the difference. Wide open vs closed is night and day. Chased that theory for thirty years and found no truth to it. Tobacco prep and smoking techniques changed the flavor profile more than any pipe ever did. |
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Post by briarbuck on Apr 1, 2021 9:59:01 GMT -5
I'm 90% Va's of some variety. 50-50 flakes/coins vs ribbon cuts. The size of the chamber makes all the difference. Wide open vs closed is night and day. Chased that theory for thirty years and found no truth to it. Tobacco prep and smoking techniques changed the flavor profile more than any pipe ever did. Its more about being able to control the air flow. Big wide open chambers need more air to keep them burning. It's kinda like trying to maintain a campfire with a flame thrower. It works but... |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 1, 2021 10:06:13 GMT -5
Chased that theory for thirty years and found no truth to it. Tobacco prep and smoking techniques changed the flavor profile more than any pipe ever did. Its more about being able to control the air flow. Big wide open chambers need more air to keep them burning. It's kinda like trying to maintain a campfire with a flame thrower. It works but... That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. |
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Post by briarbuck on Apr 1, 2021 10:51:42 GMT -5
Its more about being able to control the air flow. Big wide open chambers need more air to keep them burning. It's kinda like trying to maintain a campfire with a flame thrower. It works but... That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. A big bowl loaded up with flakes is like trying to cut your lawn with a 400hp riding mower. You can do it...but it's not the right tool for the job. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2021 13:01:54 GMT -5
I'm 90% Va's of some variety. 50-50 flakes/coins vs ribbon cuts. The size of the chamber makes all the difference. Wide open vs closed is night and day. Chased that theory for thirty years and found no truth to it. Tobacco prep and smoking techniques changed the flavor profile more than any pipe ever did. For you there's no truth in it. For briarbuck there is. I have no doubt about either of your opinions. |
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Post by urbino on Apr 1, 2021 20:52:01 GMT -5
Its more about being able to control the air flow. Big wide open chambers need more air to keep them burning. It's kinda like trying to maintain a campfire with a flame thrower. It works but... That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. I've been told other things are like that, but I think they were just trying to be nice. |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 1, 2021 23:38:57 GMT -5
That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. A big bowl loaded up with flakes is like trying to cut your lawn with a 400hp riding mower. You can do it...but it's not the right tool for the job. I use a big Ben Wade for 1792 Flake without any issue or effort. Sounds like your tobacco isn't dry enough. Are you referring to the bowl or the chamber? |
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Post by briarbuck on Apr 2, 2021 13:53:37 GMT -5
A big bowl loaded up with flakes is like trying to cut your lawn with a 400hp riding mower. You can do it...but it's not the right tool for the job. I use a big Ben Wade for 1792 Flake without any issue or effort. Sounds like your tobacco isn't dry enough. Are you referring to the bowl or the chamber? Nah, I dry the crap out of my stuff. When people used to transport fire (Before Bic's were invented) they used a horn. Small, cone shaped and not a lot of volume. Much easier to maintain a fire in a small chamber than say...a bucket. Most of the time I put a couple of fingers over a big bowl just to reduce the amount of air you have to pull across to keep an even burn rate. Smoking Va's in a wide open pipes feel like trying to drink a coke with a garden hose. imho |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Apr 2, 2021 17:11:47 GMT -5
That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. I've been told other things are like that, but I think they were just trying to be nice. Damn. Sorry bro. |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 2, 2021 19:06:20 GMT -5
That's why my comment included "smoking techniques". Wide chambers are packed lighter to allow more oxygen around the tobacco to help the burn. Pipe smoking is 90% technique and 10% equipment. I've been told other things are like that, but I think they were just trying to be nice.  |
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