First of all even if not everybody would agree I clean up my briar, morta and clay pipes swiping a soft paper towel in the bowl followed by running under hot water for 30 seconds right after finished smoking. It works very well for me mainly because it avoids any ghosting or residual ashing taste which I dislike.
I got my first Meerschaum and I am wondering if I can do the same with it. I am asking because I know meer is very absorbing of water and actually if you leave for 15-20 min in water it becomes very soft (my understanding this is how they do in ordering to carve the meer block). I think just 30 sec of running under hot water should not be a problem but I'd like to know if anybody else is doing this with meer with success.
I got my first Meerschaum and I am wondering if I can do the same with it. I am asking because I know meer is very absorbing of water and actually if you leave for 15-20 min in water it becomes very soft (my understanding this is how they do in ordering to carve the meer block). I think just 30 sec of running under hot water should not be a problem but I'd like to know if anybody else is doing this with meer with success.