How Long Does Your Average Bowl Take to Smoke?

tblanco · Dec 21, 2012

How long should a proper packed bowl last you? I have been reading that you shouldn't smoke like a train to avoid tong bite and damaging your briar. I am just curios how long a bowl last for the old timers. Also, is it ok to leave a half smoked bowl in your briar for a couple of hours?what the threshold?

hans · Dec 21, 2012

there's no way to say what an average bowl is. different pipes, different draws, different packing techniques and different tobaccos! One of the reasons many of us love this hobby is the variety in everything.

You should basically never smoke like a train. You are just going to burn the tobacco, burn your tongue and gunk up your pipe. Each tobacco has it's own way of being smoked but i would caution that you are not going to get any fun out of puffing like a freight train. This is not a hookah!
I always caution about leaving tobacco in the bowl. I try to never leave it for any length of time. Sometimes i get distracted halfway through a pipe and forget about it for a few hours or overnight. I just clean it out ASAP and let if dry for at least 24 hours if not longer.

freakiefrog · Jan 2, 2013

For me it depends on the leaf as much a the bowl. I can sit and enjoy a good deep bowl for more than an hour and other smaller bowl it might take me 20-30 minutes. I normally don't pack a pipe unless I know I'm going to be puffing on it for some time.

kris · Jan 2, 2013

+1 rotnhnh.

cigrmaster · Jan 3, 2013

I smoke group 4,5,and sized bowls with va and vaper flakes and I get 1-2 hours out of them. I will let a pipe sit for an hour or 2 and then go back to it with no ill effects.

hobie1dog · Jan 4, 2013

All Day Long:

maduroman · Jan 4, 2013

with my mm diplomat 45 min to an hour
with my nording (i'll get to it honey when i finish my smoke), freehand, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours...

colorduke · Jan 5, 2013

I smoke mostly Grabows,my avg smoke 15-25 minutes.

salewis · Jan 5, 2013

It depends on three variables. First, the size of the bowl. Second, the cut of the tobacco. Shag cut tobacco burns faster than plug cut and cube cut. Flake cut tobacco burns faster than cubr cut but slower than shag cut. Finally third, the manner in which you smoke. If you are a rather fast puffer versus a smoker with a slower cadence your bowl will burn faster. The idea is to establish your own cadence and don't be afraid to let the tobacco go out and relight.
Happy smoking!

cigrmaster · Jan 6, 2013

hobie, That thing must eat a whole tin at once. It looks like that would take 6 hours at least to smoke, how many times have you smoked it and what type of blends do you smoke in it?

admin · Jan 6, 2013

Average is 45-minutes keeping it lit the entire time.
Ranges 30 - 60 minutes.

pipedude · Jan 6, 2013

Average is 40minutes, depends on the size of the bowl. I have a small pipe I smoke during the day which takes 30mins to smoke.

rmbittner · Jan 8, 2013

It really is widely variable, based on bowl size, cut of the tobacco, packing technique. I expect anywhere from 30-45 minutes for a bowl from most of my pipes. Flakes will go longer. GLPease blends always go on the short side. (For me, they require a looser pack to get the most from them, which means less tobacco in the bowl.)
And, yes, DGT is a real thing. But I've honestly never tasted any benefits whatsoever from letting a half-bowl sit overnight. And in order to have that half-bowl in the first place, you have to experience Smokus Interuptus, which I personally find unsatisfying.
I can't help wondering if all of this discussion is causing some folks to suddenly start worrying way too much about how they're smoking their pipes. There was a time, believe it or not, when pipe smoking was a source of relaxation and comfort. . .

Bob

redbeard · Jan 9, 2013

Finally looked at the time before starting and when I was done I was smoking it for an hour and 15 mins!! Time flys when your enjoying yourself

redbeard · Jan 9, 2013

That's some slow sipping -- WTG Red!

Thanks!! I am trying my best... At it for bout a week and I feel like I'm doing pretty well,

bigboi · Jan 10, 2013

I am newer to the pipe hobby, but the more I seem to get "better" at it, meaning the more I enjoy the nuances of the flavor and the relaxation I get, the longer it seems to take me. And definitely at least in my experience so far type of tobacco and bowl size play a huge role in the time it takes.

progger · Jan 10, 2013

I am usually in the 45 to 60 minute range. I have had a few bowls go over an hour and they make the reading that much more enjoyable.

anthonyrosenthal74 · Jan 11, 2013

I've been averaging 45 to 60 minutes. Being a newbie, seeing everybody else's posts, I have to say I'm doing swell. I haven't had a smoke under 40 minutes yet. I am bragging. I am proud of myself

swhipple · Jan 11, 2013

A average bowl usually takes me about 45 minutes. I've had some smokes take over an hour but that is a rare occasion. My smokes have been getting shorter lately since I've been packing less tobacco to keep from discoloring the rims on my pipes.

englishdave · Jan 11, 2013

45-60 minutes. I'll often set my pipe down and come back to it later with no ill effect, and often for the better. I have some larger pipes that take me 90 minutes or so to go through the whole bowl.

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