Corn Cob Experience

[jvnshr]

Finally, yesterday I received the Missouri Meerschaum corn cobs I ordered online. Here they are;

From left to right:
1 - Country Gentleman

2 - Diplomat 5th Ave

3 - Morgan XL Natural

4 - Morgan Natural
After work I didn't have enough time, so I managed to smoke Morgan Natural for 15 minutes. And in the evening I smoked Country Gentleman for 40 minutes. My blend was Erinmore Mixture. One thing I need to say: MM corn cobs are amazing. I couldn't believe how cool the smoke was and I was just shocked. I was shocked when I grabbed them for the first time actually. I was waiting them to be really really light and something like a toy, but they proved their name. I have to note that, Morgan Natural smoked hot, not the bowl itself but the smoke was hot. I think it was because of the short stem and tobacco being not dry enough. I changed the stem to a longer one and it smoked well. Country Gentleman was an amazing experience though, the bowl stayed really cool and smoke was very nice. One thing I didn't like about them is the dust and small wooden parts left inside the bowl and shank after manufacturing process, I had to blow them out, clean the shank with the pick of the Czech tool and paper towel. Still, taking the price into consideration I don't mind doing that. Now it is time for me to find very nice blends. Cheers.

 

[seagullplayer]

Nice.
Some people say you can't beat them for the price.
I am more inclined to say you just can't beat them.

 

[jvnshr]

@seagullplayer totally right, great price and great smoking experience.

 

[shikano53]

Congrats on the cobs! I have a number and love them.

:clap:

 

[elbert]

My bag of mystery seconds is out for delivery at my local post office as we speak...the suspense is killing me!

 

[jackswilling]

"I am more inclined to say you just can't beat them."
For me, as I have stated before, Missouri Meerschaum is a National Treasure. My favorite is the Mark Tawin. I have and recommend the Forever Stems. Have both for filtered and unfiltered. The "filtered" Forever Stems convert pipe to non-filtered. It appears that Log Cabin, the new manufacturer just makes stems for the filtered models now. Walker made them for both.

 

[foolwiththefez]

I love the few corncobs I've smoked. I'm considering a grab bag of seconds myself. Is there a thread where people post their contents? From the reviews on the website, it seems like mostly legends with one "high end" cob is pretty common

 

[phxrock]

Recently I got a grap bag. I found a bent Mark Twain that was misshapen on the outside dimensions, a bowl for a Shire Cobbit with a regular bent stem several Legends and a pony express.

 

[sw0snuff3r]

I bought a grab bag about a year ago. I got 6 Legends, a Great Dane, a Patriot, an Eaton, and a Pony Express. There really wasn't anything wrong with them other than some chips on the rim and an uneven stain on the Patriot, they all smoke great.

 

[elbert]

I'll post my experience later today. I'd like a few naturals.

 

[phxrock]

One other thing I just got a few of the Danish Royal stems with the last grab bag to replace the standard stems. These have the feel of the valcanite stems. The bend isn't sharp so a cleaner can be passed though to the bowl.

 

[captainprophesy]

Very nice... hope they bring years of enjoyment.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I've noticed the warm stream with short, open draw pipes as well. I get the same feeling with the Hardwood Diplomat and one of my billiards that I drilled out. Take extra precaution to sip slowly, the open draw makes it easy to move a lot of air.
The regular plastic stem from Missouri Meerschaum ends approximately in a 4.72x2.35mm hole, that's 11.09 square millimeters, just 1.28 square millimeters short of the 5/32" bore commonly used in artisan pipes (3.96mm diameter or 12.37 square millimeters).

The plastic filtered stem ends in a 6.29x2.35mm square hole in the button, that's 14.78 square millimeters, just shy of some of the most open pipes you'll find on the market.

It might be a good idea to ream out the shank with a sharp, snug fitting drill bit just to clean out the burrs. I assume the drill they use to make the draft hole in the first place is run pretty close to dull before they replace it.

 

[elbert]

The count is in!
My grab bag came a day early. Looks like 1 Shire (already have one), 1 Great Dane Spool (Don't care for that shape myself), 6 Legends in the different shapes, and my favorite, a Washington. I would have liked a Missouri pride, but the Washington is close enough. As an added bonus, I can now play around with different stem configurations. I think the Shire works better as a short pipe, for instance.

 

[didimauw]

I'll never live without owning at least one or two cobs!

 

[jvnshr]

I read all the comments and I am sure that I am going to order a bag in the future for sure.

 

[jvnshr]

It all started here. Sorry for bumping an old thread guys.

More than 9 years ago I ordered some corn cob pipes and joined this forum. And I am smoking some Hobbit's Weed in that same pipe after 9 years. Just wanted to share.

 

[yardjocky]

Which is your favorite now ?

 

[jvnshr]

Which is your favorite now ?

Are we talking about the pipes or tobacco?

 

[Snook]

Nice choices all around. I agree with your observation about them seeming to smoke more cooly. I've got my eye on the Bing shape when it's back in stock. The old-style Virginia Planter/Chesapeake also look pretty cool.