Sidebar

Search results

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

Watch for Updates Twice a Week

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Cigar World
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
MBSD Pipes
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Search the forum
  1. matchstickman

    Prodigal Son Returns

    Just came back to the forums myself for roughly the same reasons Simenon. I always enjoyed seeing you on here and am glad that you decided to come back. Welcome!
  2. matchstickman

    Butane Lighters?

    newbroom, I will have to try that. I think I have a roll of hemp wick around here somewhere that was given to me by a good buddy of mine.
  3. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    So just an update, here's a pic of my latest effort, which turned out great, but I have decided after today to invest in a charcoal chimney because I have a feeling this will make life a lot easier. I have also decided that I am going to be that guy that drags the grill out when there's 10...
  4. matchstickman

    Just Made My Own Leather Pipe Roll (Pictures)

    If you were to make another one of those with brown leather I would buy one in a snap. That looks really great! Congrats!
  5. matchstickman

    Butane Lighters?

    I can second any one of the Xikar lighters, bought one some years ago that went kaplooey on me but every lighter has a lifetime guarantee, so if it fails, they'll fix or replace it free of charge. I have used the two that I have quite a bit and have no complaints about them, I just have to find...
  6. matchstickman

    Greetings from Chicago

    What towns are along that route? Route 66 goes through Pontiac, got a lot of family in that area. Edit: Just looked it up, that's a little north of my area still but I've been through Kankakee once or twice.
  7. matchstickman

    Thunderstorm in Connecticut — going to the dogs

    When we first adopted the dog, he got scared at some of the weirdest things. As a puppy he was hit by a car, and for the first month or two that we had him, I couldn't get him to ride anywhere to save his life. Now I can't keep him out of the car. Weirdly enough, though, whenever it starts...
  8. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    Ummmm...Pretty sure that could be taken the wrong way by someone. :rofl: I do love me a good steak, but being diagnosed with gout last year, doc gave me a list of foods that I have to limit myself on, and unfortunately beef is one of those foods. The wife can still eat steak though, so she...
  9. matchstickman

    Showing Off Some Recent Purchases

    Thanks everyone. After the move a lot of my pipes got packed away, and like I mentioned earlier I took a hiatus from the hobby for a few years so I wasn't sure that these were going to get used any more, but I'm glad I kept them around because they are all champion smokers. My rotation now...
  10. matchstickman

    Story of How the Wife and I Rescued a Dog

    Yeah he fits right into our house. He can still be a bit of a butt because he's only a year old but he catches on to what he should and shouldn't do pretty quickly. As for Oreo, I can see the Jack Russell because of the body shape, never would have guessed a Chihuahua mix though. So weird that...
  11. matchstickman

    What Should I do With This (?)

    As far as it cracking on first smoke, I seriously doubt it. Does the stem come out and go back in with relative ease? If the stem is a tight fit and you have to rotate it quite a bit to get it out of the shank, it might make it worse over time, but it's hard to tell at this point. I've had pipes...
  12. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    That's precisely how I figured out I don't like pork cooked the way everyone says to cook it. I know that it's still perfectly safe to eat and it is very juicy but there is just something about the texture that I'm not a fan of. I like my steaks cooked a perfect medium all day long though. I...
  13. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    That's what I intend to do, and given that this was my first time doing this I don't think I did too badly. Being a line cook, I know my way around a kitchen, we just don't have a charcoal grill, we have a flat top that has 4 electric burners underneath so I can adjust the heat by the different...
  14. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    Yup I remembered that from when dad would grill when we were little. Kept it open halfway to keep the heat around medium. Once again, it did OK, food just took a little while. The wife raved about the chicken legs.
  15. matchstickman

    Story of How the Wife and I Rescued a Dog

    Oreo is a fitting name. You know the breed? JoJo is a Heinz 57, a little bit of everything.
  16. matchstickman

    Story of How the Wife and I Rescued a Dog

    That's a good looking dog embers. We took JoJo to the dog park earlier today to let him run. Still haven't found a dog that can beat him in a foot race.
  17. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    By the way, the potato recipe sounds dynamite. The wife will thank you for it :D
  18. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    Warren it's a smaller oil drum type setup, not made of an oil drum but that same shape. The surface area is large enough that I can set up indirect heat and that's what I did this time around to prevent everything from burning because I had never done this before but I had a basic idea as to...
  19. matchstickman

    Charcoal Grill Advice for a Newbie?

    So I never had the opportunity to use a grill when we were in the apartment, and I was gifted a VERY nice charcoal grill as a housewarming gift from my father in law, and I finally sacked up and cooked on tonight. I have never cooked on a charcoal grill before, but I made some chicken legs and...
  20. matchstickman

    What Are the Benefits to a Bulldog Shape?

    I've always been a fan of form that follows function, and since the bulldog shape burns anything you put in it remarkably well, I can say I'm a big fan. I have a few of them and none of them are bad in any way.
Top Bottom