Hot smoke isn't fun. But neither is cool smoke for me. Cool smoke is harsh and I need to tamp to get ember going again. Ideal smoke is warm and flavorful. So, what am I missing from cool smoke?
Cool Smoke Vs. Warm Smoke.
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But I don't get tongue bite from warm smoke. And flavor is better. I agree that hot smoke isn't optimal, but neither is cool smoke. At least, for me.
I frankly don't notice a temperature difference, other than when I light. But, then again, I'm not a seasoned pipe smoker.
I like warm smoke as well. Not hot, but not too cool, either. And I agree that warm smoke has better flavor. Like warm food vs. ...well, cool food, or, let's say cold.
Another vote for warm smoke, cold is flavourless and hot is harsh.
A fair to middling smoke. Didn’t we learn anything from Goldilocks?
I don't know the temperature of the smoke itself changes much. There's not much mass with smoke. It's the moisture/steam that changes.
I agree the middle point is where I get the most flavor. Too slow or too fast and it losses some of the definition.
I recently opened a tin of Haunted Bookshop. Flavorful then became flavorless. Thought I had Covid’s loss of taste. The flavor just vanished.
I have a gentle slow cadence.
My hat’s off to you whom smoke numerous blends and can get each to behave. It’s mind boggling how you can control so many variables.
It’s the chief benefit of knowing one or two blends and their characteristics well. No surprises.
On edit. As pertains to cool or hot. Granger smokes cool. Carter Hall burns hotter than Granger. C&D burley burns hotter still. Same technique with all.
I have a gentle slow cadence.
My hat’s off to you whom smoke numerous blends and can get each to behave. It’s mind boggling how you can control so many variables.
It’s the chief benefit of knowing one or two blends and their characteristics well. No surprises.
On edit. As pertains to cool or hot. Granger smokes cool. Carter Hall burns hotter than Granger. C&D burley burns hotter still. Same technique with all.
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