Strange smell with corn cob

gamxiaoyuan · Sep 17, 2014

Because of breaking down of my briar,I smoke corn cobs these days.However, I smell a strange odour out of them.

It's like burning matches.

This happens when I smoke W.O. Larsen with Country Gentleman, don't know if it's gonna happen on other pipes with other tobacco.

Have you guys come across similar problem?

newbroom · Sep 17, 2014

Nope, unless half a lit match drops into the bowl as I'm lighting it. I just ordered a grab bag 'o seconds from Missouri Meerschaum! A MM cob pipe is the perfect American tobacco product.

andystewart · Sep 17, 2014

I haven't had this issue, but I have a friend who has, very recently. He bought two Legends and tossed them after complaining of a bad smell and strange taste in one. Tommy put it down to glue from the shank-bowl joint spilling into the bowl and burning off.
Andy

gamxiaoyuan · Sep 17, 2014

What brand of cob are you smoking, Eric?

Just ordinary Missouri corns.

smeigs · Sep 17, 2014

I make corn cob pipes and the only smell I get sometimes is the smell of popcorn haha. I dont coat my cobs with anything so when they burn hot they have a bit of a popcorn smell. Adds some good flavor though.

gamxiaoyuan · Sep 17, 2014

I make corn cob pipes and the only smell I get sometimes is the smell of popcorn haha.

Haha,that's hilarious. :P

mcitinner1 · Sep 17, 2014

Newbroom how did the bag of seconds work out? I got 4 of the Missouri Pride cobs yesterday cause they're only 4 bucks. Also got 1 Country Gentleman. Smoking Lord Nelson in the CG now. Life is good.
I wish they had a B&M store, I live 25 miles from the place.
tinner

newbroom · Sep 17, 2014

tinner,

I JUST ordered them, this a.m.!...have been wanting to for awhile. I read reviews that usually you get mostly Legends, a Gentleman or a Danish or Diplomat, usually one of those, and the rest either smaller cobs or you might get lucky. With the new models, I'm hoping for a Tom Sawyer.
mike

lordnoble · Sep 17, 2014

Depending on how new the cobs are it could be the part of the stem that protrudes into the bowl burning away. I've never smelled it, but I know it happens because most of my favorite cobs have the stem burnt away inside the bowl. YMMV
-Jason

cobguy · Sep 17, 2014

Whether it's the heel burning down, a coating on the inside of the bowl or just the cob itself,

it will pass after it's broken in. Also, smoking the first several bowls deliberately slower

than your normal pace may help. It's the slow, low-heat smoldering that really coats a cob.

gamxiaoyuan · Sep 17, 2014

Thanks Lordnoble and Cobguy, your answers make a lot sense.

minfarshaw · Sep 18, 2014

Yeah I think cob guy is right. The smell goes away after 1 bowl. I think it is plaster.

jmsutton · Sep 19, 2014

Does the smell come when you get towards the bottom of the bowl? The only time I've ever had a smell like that was when I smoked it all the way to the bottom and the wooden stem got charred a bit.

gunslinger · Sep 19, 2014

I agree with the others who think it is the wooden stem charring at the bottom of the bowl. This is normal for a new MM cob and should go away after smoking to the bottom a few times. It should not be related to the tobacco you were smoking in my opinion.

huntertrw · Sep 19, 2014

mcitinner1:
"I wish they had a B&M store, I live 25 miles from the place."
You CAN buy pipes at Missouri Meerschaum's factory in Washington, Missouri, so I encourage you to make the trip!

Strange smell with corn cob

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