I read that many pipe smokers would clean their pipes so that when they sip in air from these pipes emptied, they would taste nothing. Many of my pipes have some stubborn bitterness in the bowl, those bitterness similar to the moist dense unburnt dottle.
I haven't tried retort myself but have tried salt and alcohol treatment for quite some time. It worked well on some pipes but not on some other. Estate pipes that I bought from professional dealers such as Smoking Pipes and Danish Pipe Shop always smell nice - nothing much but a hint of sweetness like those present in slightly aromatic Virginia mixture. I wonder what cleaning and odor removal treatments they usually perform on their pipes, the treatments they use seem so effective.
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Now get back to my questions.
I think perhaps it is necessary to perform salt & alcohol treatment from time to time to a pipe, and if it is the case how often do you do that? Once per 3 months? 6 months?
How effective is retort compared to the effect of salt & alcohol treatment?
I haven't tried retort myself but have tried salt and alcohol treatment for quite some time. It worked well on some pipes but not on some other. Estate pipes that I bought from professional dealers such as Smoking Pipes and Danish Pipe Shop always smell nice - nothing much but a hint of sweetness like those present in slightly aromatic Virginia mixture. I wonder what cleaning and odor removal treatments they usually perform on their pipes, the treatments they use seem so effective.
:puffpipe:
Now get back to my questions.
I think perhaps it is necessary to perform salt & alcohol treatment from time to time to a pipe, and if it is the case how often do you do that? Once per 3 months? 6 months?
How effective is retort compared to the effect of salt & alcohol treatment?