GL PEASE UNION SQUARE

[jship079]

How do you prepare this type of cut. I got several cuts like this im my smoke pack today.This is much more dense than anything I have smoked do you just crumble it up I need a pipe smoking mentor.

 

[surfmac211]

I would recommend rubbing it out. Pack the bowl on the lighter side because since it is a Virginia cake it will bit the hell out of your tongue if you are puffing to hard. When I first started smoking this blend it was a bit of trial and error till I figured out a good packing method for this. I also like to cut it up into smaller squares and gravity fill it. Check out Bob's video's on packing and just try a few out. If you scroll to the bottom left of the screen you will see a section called Featured Articles by Bob Tate and he has few there that are very helpful.

 

[chuckw]

Rubbing it out is my choice. As Surfmac said, Bob's video will give you the basics on several methods.

 

[strongirish]

I rub it out a little but tend to load like a flake. It is a wonderful blend. It burns nice and slow and savory!

 

[jship079]

I rub it out a little but tend to load like a flake.

By that do you mean more or less gravity fill with little to no packing

 

[python]

In my experience, most flake tobaccos do best with no real packing done when loading the bowl. You want room for the tobacco to expand when you put fire to it. If I fully rub out the flake I will use very little pressure, if any, when packing the bowl.