Black Frigate. Uber Noob question>

[jaytex1969]

What do I do with this brick of tobacco?
How best does one process it?
Hurry back with your replies! I got a new briar just for the occasion and I've been waiting too long to try it already!!
Thanks.
Jay :nana:

 

[Chasing Embers]

It's a crumble cake. Just break off a piece, rub it out, drop it into a pipe, lightly tamp, light up and enjoy!

 

[didimauw]

Don't listen to chasingembers, he's never smoked the stuff....

 

[agnosticpipe]

Jay, you'd better do exactly as chasingembers says, as he is the Captain of the Black Frigate, and many scoffers have had to walk the plank. :mrgreen:

 

[Chasing Embers]

Don't listen to chasingembers, he's never smoked the stuff....

Nope, never have. :wink:

 

[Chasing Embers]

Jay, you'd better do exactly as chasingembers says, as he is the Captain of the Black Frigate, and many scoffers have had to walk the plank. :mrgreen:

:rofl:

 

[jaytex1969]

Wow and yum!
See my next "First Impressions" posting for more details.
Thanks, fellas.
Jay :nana:

 

[Chasing Embers]

Look forward to hearing what you think. The tin in the pic is from '99, and still unopened. :mrgreen:

 

[jaytex1969]

The tin in my upcoming pic was opened within 99 seconds of receipt...
Jay :nana:

 

[Chasing Embers]

I have about five pounds squirreled away. Have been smoking it since '97, but have a few of those old shoe polish style tins left.

 

[cshubhra]

Cut into flakes against the grain (There are some youtube videos but I could not find it), or use this video from smokingpipes university.
How to cut a plug

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Cut into flakes against the grain (There are some youtube videos but I could not find it), or use this video from smokingpipes university.
How to cut a plug

Black Frigate's a crumble cake though, not a plug. Crumble cakes are basically ribbon cut tobacco that's been pressed. So they literally just break apart and you rub it out back into a ribbon cut form.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yep, if you try to flake cut BF, it will just crumble. Very easy to just break off pieces as needed.