Very Fine Baccy at the Bottom of Jar

[Seeker81]

Hey everyone. Was just wondering how you all use the finer (somewhat dusty) baccy at the bottom of a jar.
I mean when you are coming to the end of an amount of tobacco you have in there and don't want to waste any.
BTW I mean the ribbon cut types mostly, but it may apply to any type of cut.
Thanks.

 

[craig61a]

I put it in a jar with my navel lint...

 

[gervais]

if it’s literally “dust” I would probably either use it on the top of a bowl, or toss it out in some cases. If there’s enough in there to make a bowl, just toss the chunkiest of the pile in first

 

[Seeker81]

if it’s literally “dust” I would probably either use it on the top of a bowl, or toss it out in some cases. If there’s enough in there to make a bowl, just toss the chunkiest of the pile in first

Yeah that's what I ended up doing... Cheers for the response. I thought it might have maybe worked its way through the thicker bits and I would have ended up eating it but... smoked alright. A bit hotter than usual I think.

 

[Seeker81]

I put it in a jar with my navel lint...

Then do you smoke that all together? ha ha

 

[gervais]

Yeah that's what I ended up doing... Cheers for the response. I thought it might have maybe worked its way through the thicker bits and I would have ended up eating it but... smoked alright. A bit hotter than usual I think.

Almost every time I pack a bowl and draw-test the pipe, I get a few little bits come through on me, unless I’m folding flakes. It eventually will plug itself with a few dry draws, I find. I may try a filtered pipe someday to see if there is a big difference, but I don’t mind spitting out a few little pieces ☺

 

[Seeker81]

? doesn't bother me too much either tbh

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Usually I try to "sandwich" them between lengthy tobacco ribbons when packing a bowl.

 

[lawdawg]

I just toss it. The dust at the bottom of a pint jar is maybe 10 cents or so worth of tobacco, depending on the price per ounce.

 

[canucklehead]

 

[canucklehead]

I just put it on top when I'm packing a bowl (or packing a chamber ) of something else.

 

[Epip Oc'Cabot]

I have always found the finer "dust" at the bottom can be a pleasantly different smoke. the finer texture combusts more rapidly, so a quieter, gentler draw is uuseful. But the finer texture means more surface area is combusting and you get more concentrated flavor and nicotine as well. i would not toss it... but enjoy its own "rarer" qualities.

 

[mso489]

The snuff people in the pictures didn't wait until the dusty dregs. I would probably not wait until the dusty dregs were all that was left, but dump them and the rest remaining tobacco with another blend, mix it up, and pack it in a pipe. Sometimes these impromptu blends are surprisingly good and impossible to reproduce.

 

[danimalia]

I usually just chuck the true dregs. One thing that's interesting is that some blends use granulated Latakia or Perique, and so you might find a shit load of one of those components at the bottom of a bag/tin of a blend that uses it. Squadron Leader probably would have been a Lat bomb if all the Latakia at the bottom of the tin had been mixed evenly (kidding, sort of).

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I grab a pinch of the fine stuff as I work through a tin and top most bowls. It lights easier. Usually very little left at the end of a tin, I toss it.

 

[python]

I grab a pinch of the fine stuff as I work through a tin and top most bowls. It lights easier.

This right here is what I do as well. ?

 

[Seeker81]

This right here is what I do as well. ?

I was even considering a sieve type tool to shake a bit of the dusty stuff out of the jar so not to be left with a whole lot at the end ha ha

 

[3rdguy]

I use it on top as well. Great kindling.

 

[davek]

Use it on top as I go as well.

 

[diamondback]

I usually just chuck the true dregs. One thing that's interesting is that some blends use granulated Latakia or Perique, and so you might find a shit load of one of those components at the bottom of a bag/tin of a blend that uses it. Squadron Leader probably would have been a Lat bomb if all the Latakia at the bottom of the tin had been mixed evenly (kidding, sort of).

I’m definitely guilty of hand-mixing ribbons that I set out to dry, especially if the shades of the component tobaccos appear segregated.