Consistently Packing Half A Bowl

[redleaderdave]

Hi all, this maybe a dumb question but here goes. I recently purchased a Savinelli 622 bent pot that I really like, but the bow is pretty large at .91 x 1.52. I can easily spend well over an hour smoking this thing. This may be because I'm trying to smoke it slowly while it breaks. Once its broken in is is OK to pack half a bowl or would that cause the pipe to carbonize unevenly over time? Would I be better to just pack a full bowl and split it over two days? There are times when a long smoke is nice, but lately under an hour would be better. I suppose I could just save it for time when a longer smoke is called for, I'm just really enjoying the way this is smoking compared to my other Savs which have smaller diameter bowls.

Dave

 

[cosmicfolklore]

1.52 is not really all that deep, and width doesn't affect how long a bowl will smoke as much as the percentage of width to depth, but that is neither here nor there,
The width is probably adding significantly to the flavors, as you will have more tobacco surrounding the cherry, pushing off more of the essential oils of the tobacco before it actually incinerates.
Yes, pack half bowl a million times if you want. It doesn't bother me at all, and I'm sure it won't do anything negative to the pipe.

 

[forloveoffreedom]

I pack full bowls and I’m not scared to set a partially smoked bowl down for a day or two. Often it actually tastes better, delayed gratification technique it’s called.

 

[Pypkė]

I suggest not worrying too much about achieving "uneven carbonization" and just enjoy smoking the pipe. I like smoking from a pot too. Fill it halfway and smoke that, or fill it all the way and smoke half per session. Or smoke the whole thing. It's good.

 

[Sigmund]

Unless its an English I smoke and toss. I think most blends are not nearly as good relit. Fill the pipe as much as you want. I dont always fill it to the top. Of course I have too many pipes and I can just pick a different size bowl if I want less tobacco. Let that be a good excuse to gather more pipes.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I find Virginias and Vapers to be the best DGT smokes, and they can set for weeks even and still taste great when relit. YMMV

As for whether it will cake or not. I believe that it will still cake up above the tobacco line, and I say this because many of my pipes will start to develop cake over the rim if I don't keep the rim cleaned off.

 

[didimauw]

I find Virginias and Vapers to be the best DGT smokes, and they can set for weeks even and still taste great when relit. YMMV

As for whether it will cake or not. I believe that it will still cake up above the tobacco line, and I say this because many of my pipes will start to develop cake over the rim if I don't keep the rim cleaned off.

I believe a lot of cake comes from the smoke. Which makes me wonder. Will a meerschaum pipe with a coloring bowl still cake in the chamber?

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

I just swab out the bowl in good shape with a wadded up paper towel after each smoke. The bowl will form a thin layer of carbon but no heavy cake to worry about. Half bowls won’t be an issue. Many members here don’t build cake in their pipes.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Will a meerschaum pipe with a coloring bowl still cake in the chamber?

Being one who doesn't own a meerschaum, I cannot answer your question.

 

[kcghost]

I always fill the bowl up whether I have enough time to finish it all. If I don't, I set it in the ashtray and finish it tomorrow. No problem.

 

[verporchting]

Won’t hurt a thing, but if you are concerned with a thicker or uneven cake layer ten seconds with a reamer will make it all even again.

 

[LeafErikson]

Being one who doesn't own a meerschaum, I cannot answer your question.

Oh wow you don’t own a single meer? Thats surprising.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Oh wow you don’t own a single meer? Thats surprising.

Not really, I think that I advocate my passionate love for the aromas of warmed briar quite frequently. I am not opposed to meerschaum, and there are a few that I've seen that I think are beautiful. I am also just not a fan of the color they turn when smoked.

 

[Servant King]

I just swab out the bowl in good shape with a wadded up paper towel after each smoke. The bowl will form a thin layer of carbon but no heavy cake to worry about. Half bowls won’t be an issue. Many members here don’t build cake in their pipes.

^^^ This

I pack partial bowls more often than I pack full ones, never had a single issue.

Oh wow you don’t own a single meer? Thats surprising.

Of course not. A man who stands in front of a refrigerator clad exclusively in boxer shorts gnawing away at a chicken leg between swigs of milk straight from the jar clearly has no time for meerschaum. At least that's the word on the street.

@cosmicfolklore See? I told you it couldn't be unseen. I don't understand why no one listens to me. Wait, strike that...I do understand, I just don't agree with it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Not all color rapidly at all.

Not really, I think that I advocate my passionate love for the aromas of warmed briar quite frequently. I am not opposed to meerschaum, and there are a few that I've seen that I think are beautiful. I am also just not a fan of the color they turn when smoked.

Not all meers color rapidly. Outside grime can be washed away. And the hot water flush works well in giving them a quick and easy clean.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

@cosmicfolklore See? I told you it couldn't be unseen. I don't understand why no one listens to me. Wait, strike that...I do understand, I just don't agree with it.

For the record, because this will not make sense when someone dredges up this thread 6 to 8 years from now. He is referring to another thread, but they keep mentioning that they've seen this. But, they could have only seen this in their imagination, and they chose to see me in whatever way their imaginations sway.

Kind of odd to know that I'm running through the imaginations of grown men anyways, ha ha.

 

[Servant King]

For the record, because this will not make sense when someone dredges up this thread 6 to 8 years from now. He is referring to another thread, but they keep mentioning that they've seen this. But, they could have only seen this in their imagination, and they chose to see me in whatever way their imaginations sway.

Kind of odd to know that I'm running through the imaginations of grown men anyways, ha ha.

You totally blew the lid off my plan to utterly confuse people several years down the line. Thanks a lot!

Also, please define "grown."

 

[didimauw]

Being one who doesn't own a meerschaum, I cannot answer your question.

We gotta fix that

 

[The Benedictine]

I don't think I've ever left a bowl half full. It depends on how long you wish to smoke I would imagine. The caking should still be even or at least unnoticeable with smoking just half a bowl.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

We gotta fix that

You know, meerschaums don't even cross my mind throughout the normal course of my day. But, if someone wants to give me a meer, I will gladly give them my address.