My intro and questions

Hey guys so I'm knew to the pipe smoking scene and I have had my doubts about it at first going threw tongue burn and a burnt out pipe that was cheaply made,but that said I think I have come into my own a little. I started smoking a hookah back a few years ago but it took so long to set up I used it maybe 4x a year. Then a lawer friend of mine smoked a pipe with me for. First time 2 years ago and June of last year I bought my first brair pipe or at least I thought it was briar turns out it was junk burned threw near the stem at the base of the Bowl. So I threw it in my ditch and threw out my three sutliff tins that night thought I would go back but that same friend said dude buy something made in Italy they mostly all rock so I did and I this pipe it's a long church warden made in Italy by a guy named brindisi not expensive but I like the cooler smoke but it's a tiny bowl so it's a fast 10 - 15min smoke.

Here's some questions I had

-I have tryed aromatics and I like the idea of them they sound great but I have yet to enjoy one most have given me bad tongue bite. I do like lane 1Q though

Any good beginner suggestions ? On how to pick a good aromatic blend. I'm really into the frog Morton series but I know they aren't really aromatic

-my next thing sadly my pipe stem broke inside my beautifully broken in bowl and I'm looking to replace on a very tight bugget. I'm looking into cobs like the Missouri meerschaum I like the idea of the grab bag for 30$ any body have thoughts on this ? Pleas keep in mind I like a cooler smoke but a churchwarden is not completly needed.

If I go with the Missouri Meechaum I am thinking of buying a Forever stem any thoughts on this?

-as a new pipe smoker I'm not sure what stem material to go with looks have lil to do with what I want I'm into comfort!

Thanks for ur in put

Thanks a lot man how would I know if a stem would fit my pipe ? As I look for them it never lists the brand mine is and I'm not sure if I can get the broken piece out of my pipe but I am very interested in replacing the stem.

Thanx guys. Yeah I like my Frog mixes but I would like to get into aromatics mostly bc of the wife she says my pipe smoke " smells like shit" hahaha. Thanks for the suggestions on the aromatic blends. One thing I see in the description of tobacco really dose me no good but once see it says anything about sweet I shy away from it. Any way I think it just experience.

I tryed a few suttlif blends the room note was great but man I did not enjoy the smoke at all I'm really loving the dark mellow smoke of burley and cavendish I'm glad I'm joined learning a lot recently.so I'm ordering the bag of corn cobs from MM. Thanks again