Consensus on What Tobaccos in Types of Pipes?

[turtlehead]

Title edited. Consensus is general.

Curious if there's any general consensus as to what kind of tobacco blends people will smoke in what type of pipe, eg: briar, meerschaum, cob, ect....

Are there certain things, eg: Virginias are WAY better smoked out of cobs (no idea... just giving sample)

I know, all this puffing stuff is super personal
BUT - is there any general consensus?

I'd hate to smoke a virginia out of a cob to come and find out that it's so much better in briar, and yet I gave up on the tobacco thinking it was just aweful because I had the wrong type of pipe.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

There is no general consensus, just personal preferences

 

[anotherbob]

tobacco. That's the only real consensus. And I've noticed people rarely say I only smoke this in this kind of pipe at least compared to people who say I've heard x y or z is best in pipe material y z or x.

 

[warren]

The only consesus I've ever noticed on this site is, "I enjoy my pipe."

 

[sablebrush52]

I've heard a lot of "rules" about the proper combination of tobacco and pipe chamber shape over the years, very few of which hold up. I've learned what works for me.

If I were to offer any suggestions it would be, dry your tobacco, don't pack tight, don't puff like a freight train, and then experiment to find what works best for you, and keep experimenting.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Whatever in whatever unless I've got a blend or genre specific pipe.

 

[OzPiper]

NO !
Nada !
None whatsoever !

 

[Grangerous]

Never

 

[reloader]

I don't subscribe to any such rule, but have heard people say they only smoke aromatics in a cob.

 

[JOHN72]

Three years smoking only on cobs. I have only had very good results, with any tobacco. I don't have much to say with briar, I've only been smoking briar for a short time.Of course I am still experimenting and enjoying my briar. But this is just my personal experience.

 

[Donb1972]

I only do this if I am trying something new and I'm uncertain about whether I will like it or not...in which case I use a clay. But after that, I just smoke with whatever pipe I decide to use(although I would choose a pipe based on what was previously smoked in it. I wouldn't smoke St Bruno in a pipe that I smoke Visions of Celephais in, for instance).

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

One thing is that I like smoking Kentucky fired flakes in a modest size bulldog shaped pipoes with a conical chamber

 

[judcole]

It's all subjective. There are no rules, only best practices.

 

[Streeper541]

HAHAHAHAHAHA.... You asked about general consensus here!

 

[Ryan]

I’ve seen variations of this question posted often, one of them was my own post.

I have found that I do like certain tobacco blends in certain pipes, but I’m not sure how much the chamber size/shape has to do with it. I just know my experience with certain blends seems to be better in certain pipes.

I do recommend trying a particular blend in several pipes and discovering for yourself which pipe you prefer it in. In the end, your experience is the one that will mean the most when making these sorts of choices. For example, I know there are some blends I really prefer in a cob, and I only found out through trial and error.

As others have stated, a real consensus on any subject can be hard to achieve. In the end, only one opinion will matter in regards to your smoking pleasure. Keep smoking and the answers will reveal themselves.

 

[Ryan]

I just realized somewhat of a consensus has been found on the idea that a general consensus is seldom achieved in this forum. Lol

 

[kola]

I find I get poor smokes in any pipe with a conical chamber, thus I avoid them. OTOH I could be nuts. Or am.

 

[kcghost]

Generally if you load your pipe correctly and puff slowly most any quality pipe is going to be fine.

 

[bullet08]

Burley goes into cob. Especially, OTC. That's how I do it. All others, briar.

 

[anotherbob]

I find I get poor smokes in any pipe with a conical chamber, thus I avoid them. OTOH I could be nuts. Or am.

weird brown dog in your photo. Almost got run over by a pack of those last friday while out for a smoke. Yeah conical chambers seem great to me if you make sure the tobacco is really super extra dry. OTherwise it kind of dies half way.