Acrid Ash

[Mr.Mike]

Upon the recommendation of @chasingembers in a post awhile back, I dumped my ashes before relighting a pipe that had been sitting for a bit. This not only did the trick to get rid of bad tastes for pipes I had set down for a few hours, but also smokes that seem to start going acrid 3/4 of the way down. Just dump and your back in business.

 

[bullet08]

Dumping ash and running pipe cleaner makes smoke much better.

 

[Mr.Mike]

I've always ran a pipe cleaner but dumping ash mid bowl is a new habit of mine. It's funny how you can still improve things after 10+ years.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I usually don’t bother dumping ash unless it’s a bowl that I’ve had to put down and come back to later. Either that, or I’ve accumulated enough ash in a deep bowl that it makes a relight difficult to take.