OGS In A 100 Gram Round Tin

pipefish · Aug 27, 2014

I have a 100 g tin of OGS that I'm looking forward to opening, but I've read here that the 100 g tin contains one long continuous flake that is folded over on itself. I'm guessing that it's going to look something like this after I open it:
http://pipesmagazine.com/wp-content/tobacco-reviews/orlik-golden-sliced/orlik-golden-sliced-flake-sizes.jpg
So, the obvious question is how to tackle this monster. Anybody got experience with these super-size flakes? I'm thinking of unrolling it and slicing into more manageable flakes to store in a mason jar. But I don't want to get in over my head until I hear from some experts.

voorhees · Aug 27, 2014

I bought the 100G tin and will be buying more. As for the way its packaged, yes its a continuous flake and as for storage I bought a rubber sealed flip top jar that holds the entire amount in the bottom. It would actually hold two full tins.

As for how I use it, I just break some off and stuff it into my pipe. Works out fine for me.

andrew · Aug 27, 2014

There's really no right or wrong way to go about it, cutting it into more manageable sized flakes is what I usually do as well with my Gwaith&Hoggarth flakes I get which are monsters. Cube cutting is a great way to enjoy a flake, and if in doubt, rub it out is solid advice. Throw it into a mason jar after you open it, the tobacco.

prndl · Aug 27, 2014

i jar the tin whole here, as well.
usually, i just grab it by the hank, pull it just a bit above the jar and "trim" what i need off the top with a small pair of scissors, dropping the rest back into the jar.
gravity feed and fire away.

escioe · Aug 27, 2014

I always cut down flakes to fit vertically into half pint mason jars. I find that two of these cut-down flakes more than fill most of my pipes.

ruscho · Aug 28, 2014

It's not one continuous flake, it's just a bunch of very big flakes folded over a couple of times.
Bunch'em up in a jar.

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