Corn cobs getting really hot

[mauiboi808]

My corn cobs pipes get really hot when I start smoking them. I take my time smoking them but they still get really hot to even hold sometimes. I know corn cob smoke hot but it seems to smoke hotter then usually.

 

[deathmetal]

Most cobs, you should get 45 minutes out of a bowl. It's a good way to gauge smoking speed. Might also try less sugar-intense tobaccos, i.e. non-Aro or semi-Aro Burley-based blends. How does it work with Carter Hall or Prince Albert?

 

[ray47]

Try the Natural (aka..Nekid) Cobs. They dissipate the heat better then the coated cobs. It's all I buy now and frankly I find them a better smoke. I wish the Mark Twain cobs would come with natural bowls.

 

[winton]

Smoke slower. If you really want to feel a hot pipe, try a clay. But someone challenged us to hold the bowl of a clay while smoking it. That forces you to go real slow or burn your fingers. I found that this technique works for me. That, and I have tough fingers. Perhaps I just have the sensitivity of a brick.

 

[jackswilling]

I have never had a cob heat up and get too hot to hold/smoke. By their nature they can get warmer than a large briar but not so much that I ever thought about it one way or another until you mentioned it. I have a few mark Twain's, my favorite MM pipe, and never noticed the finished/unfinished issue. Hope someone has an answer for you, as life would be below average without cobs in the rotation.

 

[cortezattic]

It's fortunate that they remove the kernels before they sell them. :lol:

 

[xrundog]

Cobs get hot for me too. It's a light porous material. Plus I probably smoke too fast. That's the reason I don't mess with cobs much.

 

[perdurabo]

Some blends smoke hotter than others. Some times conditions (wind) cause the pipe to smoke hot. Try sipping, but even then you may find that they smoke hot. I was smoking some C&D Haunted Bookshop in a RobRoy the other day, and noticed that HB smokes hot in this particular cob, Plus the walls to certain cobs are thinner than a briar or other cobs. The MM Diplomat has thick walls and smokes cooler. Also My 5Star McArthur has thick walls and doesn't smoke hot. When it gets hot take a break and let it cool down. I love my cobs, and find that I get better flavor from them than my Briars.
Like Deathmetal said, try Carter Hall in the cob and see if it still smokes hot. Plus, smoking slow isn't the same as sipping. It took me awhile to figure that out. You can smoke slow and still be taking big drags(that's a no-no, those drags will water down the flavor) which will cause the pipe to still get hot. Chasing embers(Big Nod) is the goal, not smoking a chimney.

 

[stoker]

they shouldn't get hot. They do get a little warm but that should be it. Feels good in the winter to hold on to.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

What model of Cob is it? Get a Mark Twain or Country Gentleman (or even a Morgan for $5), those have thick walls. And slow down, if any pipe ever gets uncomfortably hot you should put the pipe down for a minute.

 

[hawky454]

I know corn cob smoke hot

Actually cobs tend to smoke very cool in my experience. I have to really try hard to make a cob warm to the touch. You may be packing to tight and puffing to hard.