Best Tobacco to Break in a New Pipe ?

[Hunter1]

Title edited for cap. See Rule 9, please.

Question, I smoke English blends, English aromatics, and full areo's. Is it better to break a new pipe in with non areo's or will it matter? I do keep some pipes just for my English , and most for my Areo's. Or will that matter ? can you smoke whatever in any pipe ? Man I really love smoking a pipe.and trying different tobaccos. Thanks.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Break it in? Just smoke it as you would any other pipe you own.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

It's like in one of the Hallmark Christmas movies we like - the refined queen of whatever made up country asks the driver who is taking them to a "Krispy Kreme" type place what varieties of tea they will have - he says, "the hot kind", lol.

Something you enjoy that burns!

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

The best tobacco to break in a pipe is whatever you like to smoke. I break in a pipes by only filling them 1/3 and smoking them all the way to the bottom until I have the heel caked to my liking. Then treat it as I would any other pipe.

 

[Peterson314]

For an inaugural smoke, I've always grabbed whatever I wanted to smoke.

That said, I've reset a few troubled pipes after exorcising their ghost, and then I'm more deliberate. I bought an estate Comoy Christmas Pipe, and it was sour and disgusting. After a VERY thorough cleaning, I got it back in working order with Country Squire's Green Dragon. The Virginias worked very well and left the pipe neutral. I've also used MacB's Mixture.

 

[JimPM]

I'm old school, Carter Hall of course.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I like burleys for breaking in a pipe.

 

[bobpnm]

The tobacco you have.

 

[captpat]

Break it in? Just smoke it as you would any other pipe you own.

^^ This

 

[blackpowderpiper]

It is my unscientific theory that the first tobacco smoked in a new pipe will to some degree forever permeate the bowl of that pipe. As such, I like to smoke a neutral flavored tobacco for the first few bowls. A good burley or Virginia works for me. Having said that, if you love English or aromatics, let her rip. It's your pipe so smoke what you enjoy.

 

[JackOrion]

I say start a new pipe off with your favorite tobacco.

 

[Mr_houston]

It is my unscientific theory that the first tobacco smoked in a new pipe will to some degree forever permeate the bowl of that pipe. As such, I like to smoke a neutral flavored tobacco for the first few bowls.

I also follow this unscientific theory - go neutral and get the cake started. Then whatever.

For me, it’s always Virginias. This will tell me if it’s a good VA pipe. If so, then it remains a VA pipe. If not, then Latakia blends.

My rationale is that it’s harder to find a good VA pipe. So they all get tested that way.

 

[Scottmi]

I like to load up whatever tobacco I want to smoke in it, full up and smoke it. If it doesn't make it all the way to the bottom (e.g. wet dottle) then the next bowl will be the same tobacco, half full in the bowl. I like to try for at least one 'dry smoke' to the bottom to give the bottom of the bowl it's chance to feel an ember. mostly though, I am not too concerned about a break-in process. heck, i loose track of how many bowls in my meers at about .. 4..3..?

 

[Chasing Embers]

or will it matter?

Pick one you like and run with it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Any tobacco you like.

 

[kcghost]

Breaking in a pipe is not that hard. Put the kind of tobacco in it you intend to smoke in it. If you bought a pipe to smoke aros in then load it with aros. If you are not sure what you are going to smoke then try Virginias, then English's, then aros. Stop when you have a good smoke.

 

[coys]

I keep aromatics, virginias, and english tobaccos to their own pipes. I would just start a new one out using whatever it's destined to be for.

 

[Coreios]

The only pipes I think need breaking in are cobs because of the bottom of the bowl taste ehh for a while. And Peterson uses a weird coating that doesn't taste good to me for a few bowls. But all I do for those is not smoke anything spectacular in them until that taste is gone.

 

[Auxsender]

Definitely smoke what you hate and what you don’t have on hand when breaking in a pipe. Anything less would be uncivilized.

 

[renfield]

Preferably some Penzance from at least 10 years ago. If you have none on hand don’t smoke the pipe until you can acquire some. The fate of the pipe hinges on this crucial point.

Just smoke what you like. No need to over think it.