Smoked two bowls this weekend, both were free of tongue bite, required relatively few relights, and burned to the bottom of the bowl. One was an aromatic out of a cob the other was Frog Morton Cellar out of a Savinelli Bing favorite with no filter. I've made two changes based on some youtube videos. 1) Didn't do the three pinch pack, with progressive pressure. Just took a big wad of tobacco and dropped it in, and then tamped down with intermediate pressure; 2) used the breathe method -- breathed in and out through my nose with about 15% sipping to bring the smoke in and then blow back through the pipe, with an exhale of smoke on alternating "sips". Also made sure the tobacco wasn't too wet.
Is the three pinch method generally used? It didn't seem to work well for me. And do people not like the breathe method for some reason -- seems like it works extremely well.
Is the three pinch method generally used? It didn't seem to work well for me. And do people not like the breathe method for some reason -- seems like it works extremely well.