A little bit burned

[scloyd]

NOW, if you need a list of whose advice to trust implicitly, here's a very short list, just a couple:
Warren, jpmcwjr, mso489, sablebrush54, chasing embers, jaytex, anthonyrosenthal, Cosmic, craiginthecorn, crashthegrey, scloyd, npod, olkofri, fishnbanjo, pipestud, hoosierpipeguy, carolinachurchwarden, mikethompson, paul, workman, bnichols23...... [gasp wheeze choke choke choke]

I appreciate being added to the list but honestly I just started 7 months ago and I'm learning something new everyday. Seeing my name with all of these Hall of Famers made me smile.
Anyway, as for wiping out the bowl. I use a plain dry paper towel after every smoke.

 

[mikethompson]

Well I know I've made it when Bill puts me in Hall of Fame! I'm blushing over here.
As for the wipes, they have plenty of time to dry between smokes (like weeks!) so I am not to worried about residuals. As for their cleaning nature, goodness Cosmic how strong were those wipes? The ones we use are essentially thin sheets of paper and water.
Scloyd, some guys have been doing this for years and years and are still learning new things. That's part of what makes this so much fun.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

As for their cleaning nature, goodness Cosmic how strong were those wipes?

Just regular unscented baby wipes. You can even clean an engine with them. When my daughters were babies, the pediatrician had told us to use a wet washcloth after using the baby wipes, because they will cause rashing. The chemicals are really strong to quickly get the shit off a bay, but then you have to wipe the chemicals off the baby afterwards.

 

[readix]

This is gonna be probably a really, really stupid question, but.. Do you actually taste the flavor of the tobacco in your mouth? Or is it more like you smell it when it's coming out? I'm so confused

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Like food there is a percentage you sense with taste buds, and a percentage that you taste through your sense of smell. I don't know the exact science behind it, but that's the Reader's Digest version of what I know. I hope that helps.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Blow every third "sip" or so out your nose to experience all the blend has to offer.
This is a great thread, with some of the sagest wisdom available. Heed it and you'll be just fine!
Welcome!

 

[aldecaker]

If I exhale the smoke out through my nose, I generally taste it more. Some people refer to that as "retrohaling", so if you see that term, that's all it means. And when people say the slower you smoke, the more you taste, they're not lyin'.
EDIT: Aaaaand Tom beat me to it. Hiya, Tom!

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[pipesmokingtom]

EDIT: Aaaaand Tom beat me to it. Hiya, Tom!

What's up, buddy?!

 

[danielplainview]

Welcome aboard. Keep the char/cake in the bowl not outside the bowl and you’ll do just fine.

 

[mso489]

Welcome. An afterthought on cake building. You will have a carbon layer, a blackened layer, inside your pipe, and you want that. You have the option of building cake, a thickened layer inside the bowl that is eventually periodically reamed (bored out with a reamer tool), or if you prefer, you can wipe out the bowl after every smoke with a paper towel or paper napkin or baby wipe (some use) and leave just the very thin blackened carbon layer. I have done this for years and decades, and it maintains the size of the chamber and the pipes smoke as well as those with cake. I like this method, as does a devoted minority of Forums members.

 

[bnichols23]

blushing over here.

Hmm. OK, I need to work the skills. I meant to drain the blood *away* from your head. :twisted: :nana: :rofl:

 

[ignaciojn]

Regarding cake, I just bend the pipe cleaner I've used into an U shape and use it to clean the inside of the bowl after each smoke.
It's handy and it works.