Burned Mouth
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Pack more tightly, smoke much slower and drink warm tea whilst piping. Also if your a clencher, like me, move the pipe to a different side of the mouth, or hand hold it more. Lastly, try different blends. I find Latakia blends are less prone to this. Piping should be a pleasurable experience. Hope that helps.
The previous comments, especially Kashmir's hit all the bases.
I always have a cup of tea while smoking inside. I found it the best thing to drink while smoking.
I always have a cup of tea while smoking inside. I found it the best thing to drink while smoking.
I was going to suggest BioTene but roth beat me to the punch. When I first started smoking, it was a frequent occurrence for me even though I "tried" to smoke slowly and dry out the tobacco more. BioTene really helped out a lot and now I only use it occasionally.
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All very good advice above.
I noticed that the one word missing from everyone's advice/solutions posted thus far is....STEAM.
Generally speaking, the "mouth burn" is caused by the production of steam.
(It can happen if you attempt to re-light the very bottom of your bowl, in an open draw pipe, as well. I'm sure most of us have sucked on an ember or two at one time or another. 8O )
Keeping that (steam) in mind, may aid you in avoiding it.
You will want to keep the ember as cool as possible.
Drying your tobacco will help with the moisture that is turned to steam.
But, slowing down, keeping the ember as small and cool as possible will reduce the amount of steam produced, and gurgle I might add.
Of course that is simply my opinion, and advice.
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All very good advice above.
I noticed that the one word missing from everyone's advice/solutions posted thus far is....STEAM.
Generally speaking, the "mouth burn" is caused by the production of steam.
(It can happen if you attempt to re-light the very bottom of your bowl, in an open draw pipe, as well. I'm sure most of us have sucked on an ember or two at one time or another. 8O )
Keeping that (steam) in mind, may aid you in avoiding it.
You will want to keep the ember as cool as possible.
Drying your tobacco will help with the moisture that is turned to steam.
But, slowing down, keeping the ember as small and cool as possible will reduce the amount of steam produced, and gurgle I might add.
Of course that is simply my opinion, and advice.
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I burned the roof of my mouth a couple times. I used Biotene (the blue one not the green minty one) and by morning it felt almost normal. Dry your tobacco out a little so its not so steamy in the bowl. Slow down on puffing and take small 'sips' to take the tobacco not smoke it like a cigar or cigarette. Also some suggest opening the draught hole in the the pipe. I did it for mine and tounge bite and mouth burn are a thing of the past for me now. Good luck and welcome to the forums!
Am I the only one who feels like this is a right if passage to being a pipesmoker? I think we all came across some burn in our young days. Hell, I remember knowing my mouth was tore up and still smoking all day, because I wanted to. I eventually realized that I no longer had tongue bit or burn. That's how you separate the real smokers from the hobbyist 
In all seriousness, take the advice given. Yeah, you will still burn every now and then, but if you are meant to be a pipe smoker, none of that will matter
In all seriousness, take the advice given. Yeah, you will still burn every now and then, but if you are meant to be a pipe smoker, none of that will matter
Had a similar problem recently, except that it was the tip of my tongue that got scorched (ow!). Cleaning out my pipe thoroughly seemed to make a big difference - hasn't happened since.
Burning ones mouth is definitely a right of passage for all pipe smokers. I don't know anyone who has not done it in the beginning. Drying your tobacco and packing tighter will definitely help and sipping your pipe and not trying to get huge volumes of smoke will also be of help. Biotene is a must for all pipe smokers in my opinion, it really does work.
One other thing, if you're using a butane lighter, try switching to matches for the time being. Tobacco burns at about 500 deg C.
Matches burn at about 700 Deg C but butane burns at around 1,977 degrees C. With the typical butane lighter, you would be overheating your tobacco and burning your mouth (esp if you re-light often)
Matches burn at about 700 Deg C but butane burns at around 1,977 degrees C. With the typical butane lighter, you would be overheating your tobacco and burning your mouth (esp if you re-light often)
I did not know this. I use a Bic lighter b/c I don't really like the taste of a Zippo. I think I'm going to try matches this evening while running deliveries. I have never used matches to light my pipe only cigars. Are wooden matched better then the paper ones? I would think they burn the same :?:
IMHO, yes, but for me it's mainly personal preference. I don't think the temperature is different.
I still use my butane lighter btw, but I am careful to float the flame well above my tobacco to avoid overheating and if it's convenient, I will sometimes use matches though.
Wooden matches are best for the first light, then just a touch of a Bic will do it. Are you sure about the 1977 degrees? That might weld aluminum.
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