No cake for me. I wipe the bowl after each smoke.
Do You Believe In The Cake? Yes or No
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I Like to clean affter smoking...Because hate ash flavor in my tongue............It´s a personal opinion............??
No.
There is confusion between cake which I see as detrimental as it alters negatively the taste and the carbon layer buildup which is a necessary protection layer on briar.
I always wipe and water flush the pipe immediately after each smoke. I have a cake free pipe (but with a protective carbon layer) which smell fresh and return a perfect smoke each time.
Again do not confound the necessary carbon buildup with the unnecessary and detrimental cake.
There is confusion between cake which I see as detrimental as it alters negatively the taste and the carbon layer buildup which is a necessary protection layer on briar.
I always wipe and water flush the pipe immediately after each smoke. I have a cake free pipe (but with a protective carbon layer) which smell fresh and return a perfect smoke each time.
Again do not confound the necessary carbon buildup with the unnecessary and detrimental cake.
Keep in mind that I don't say "will" I say "may", because it's about the percentages, always about the percentages.
Just as I've seen plenty of cracked bowls stuffed with thick cakes, I seen bowls equally stuffed that weren't cracked. I've cleaned up a number of them with cakes that removed quite easily and some whose cake had hardened to rock and practically needed blasting caps to remove.
Like I said, I prefer the thin hard carbon layer to the soft flaky cake.
In addition to what I previously said (my vote was for no) it is an absolute NO for meer, morta or clay as the cake is the assured pathway to a cracked bowl.
This, and once every couple of week or so hot water wash with old toothbrush scrubbing.
Yes, this is where I am at. A couple twirls (scrapes) around the bowl with the pipe tool after smoking and a quick blow through.
Yes and I don't care what others say I think it is great. I don't wipe out my pipes but in all these years I've rarely had to scrap back the cake. Not sure how that doesn't work well for others but..... Also I just like that hard carbon coating it makes the pipe kind of a living thing almost.
No. I clean my pipes in the dishwasher after every smoke.
Just kidding!
Yes.
I'm not particularly finicky with my pipes. I let the cake build up if it wants to and scrape it out with a pipe nail every now and then and ream a pipe if it gets too thick before I realize it. I like the added flavor the cake holds, it helps protect the briar, and aids a bit in managing moisture. I find that the Va's that I typically smoke leave a nice thin hard cake as long as I smoke them dry and use good technique. The occasional aromatic I smoke sometimes leaves a "soggy" cake which I scrape out. Of course, I never allow cake to build up in my meers but I don't reach for them all that often.
One thing that surprises me in this thread is that folks rinse their bowls with water. Is this as common a practice as it seems in this thread? How long do you let the pipe dry afterwards? It seems to me, this could potentially sour a pipe. I've always believed moisture/water is the enemy of pipesmoking.
Just kidding!
Yes.
I'm not particularly finicky with my pipes. I let the cake build up if it wants to and scrape it out with a pipe nail every now and then and ream a pipe if it gets too thick before I realize it. I like the added flavor the cake holds, it helps protect the briar, and aids a bit in managing moisture. I find that the Va's that I typically smoke leave a nice thin hard cake as long as I smoke them dry and use good technique. The occasional aromatic I smoke sometimes leaves a "soggy" cake which I scrape out. Of course, I never allow cake to build up in my meers but I don't reach for them all that often.
One thing that surprises me in this thread is that folks rinse their bowls with water. Is this as common a practice as it seems in this thread? How long do you let the pipe dry afterwards? It seems to me, this could potentially sour a pipe. I've always believed moisture/water is the enemy of pipesmoking.
Is it just me or the majority of no cake people also breath smokers? Or am I misremembering things?
Ya, I’m with you on that. First time hearing this water rinse technique but can’t bear the thought of hand washing my pipes. Different strokes.
Cake happens. A very thin, hard carbon cake is just fine with me. About half a dime's width.
Wayne- A lot has been written about this, and there are a number of adherents. An equal number of "Never!" And points in between.
Two points: Rather than sour a pipe, it often sweetens them; and
A 20 second hot water flush introduces far less moisture than 45 minutes of smoking, where the moisture is constant, and at high temperatures.
I've written at length on this—some will say ad nauseam— and it's been successful here for five years.
I believe that the water flush method is especially relevant, due the pandemic.
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