Does Anyone Shred Their Tobacco?

[ray47]

I use a coffee grinder on tough, wet flakes. It is the ONLY way I've found to get FVF to burn without relights.

I do the same as you, but I use one of those mini food choppers to get FVF and some other flakes to a ribbon cut and not shag.

 

[rushx9]

I have problems with extremely long ribbons going down and clogging the airway.

like, do some people just shove that pile of hay down the pipe?

I shove that hay! I find if I roll long ribbons into a wad and stuff it in all at once, like a big knot, I get the best burn. A lot of G&H and Germain's is super stringy.

 

[rushx9]

Other than plugs I pretty much just stuff it in. Amazing how forgiving tobacco is when it's dry enough and not packed too tight.

^This gets a big +1

 

[didimauw]

I let mine dry for a half a day and then When it's crispy, I rub the hell out of it. Tiny tiny pieces, some almost powder consistancy.

 

[Zartoon]

Thank you for the answers. I recently tried Tabac Manil Robin and was amazed at how well it burned and required no relights. I started thinking why not do this to all tobacco. It is cut very finely and almost fees like cotton.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Was just thinking today. Shag or very fine shredded tobacco seems to smoke better. Do people shred their tobacco to a finely shredded type? Is so, what do you use to do it?
Thoughts?

About half my tobacco is shag to begin with. I don't use a shredder, but a knife and rubbing out between the hands for other cuts.

 

[cigrmaster]

I fold and stuff everything except plugs that I cube cut. The key to fold and stuff for me is the humidity. Too wet it doesn't burn great. Too dry and it smokes hot and fast.

 

[sandollars]

I use the "Cookie" shredder mentioned above. You get great control with it.