An Experiment!

[gatorlope]

I bought an herb press, with the idea of taking some of my old, dried out tobacco and combining it with some moister modern tobaccos and making some of my own small cakes, perhaps with a bit of Bourbon, Rum or Absinthe.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I've been making some cakes and it's a lot of fun, even just compressing them for storage. When you get a mister for the alcohol, get one with the finest sprayer you can find. You'll be surprised at how little you actually need. At least I found that with water when I was rehydrating.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A few forum members were singing the praises of pasta presses for making cakes several months ago.

 

[Frozenoak]

I use this.

A few forum members were singing the praises of pasta presses for making cakes several months ago.

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[saintpeter]

The press reminds me of something. Oh, yeah...

 

[gatorlope]

A few forum members were singing the praises of pasta presses for making cakes several months ago.

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This is about what it looks like, but without the handle. Probably smaller also, so if I like the result, I’ll keep this in mind for larger cakes. Thanks!

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Pollen Press they call it, Ive used one successfully to make some cakes

 

[gatorlope]

I've been making some cakes and it's a lot of fun, even just compressing them for storage. When you get a mister for the alcohol, get one with the finest sprayer you can find. You'll be surprised at how little you actually need. At least I found that with water when I was rehydrating.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[gatorlope]

The press reminds me of something. Oh, yeah...

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Gotcha- one of those things that it’s a bad idea to pull out when you’re being stopped by the cops!

 

[gatorlope]

It’s working!
That little herb press only does enough for one pipe though, so I’ll be checking out the pasta presses to compare them.

 

[gatorlope]

Second try- more tobacco (my mixed pouch of leavings, some RP ‘Rich & Warm’ and some leaf tobacco that I had run through an old cast iron shredder), more absinthe and more pressure.
I left it under pressure for a couple of hours and was rewarded with a perfect little cake that was good for two very enjoyable bowls of tobacco.