Good Way to Prepare GH flakes?
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It's definitely not needed for thin flakes like Peterson and Stokkebye, but for the thicker GH and SG flakes it really works the trick. If you think about it, the grinder is designed to process an incredible sticky bud into smokeable condition.I'm having trouble wrapping my head around this grinder thing, probably because my only familiarity with those kingtop contraptions is from friends who are into the "other leaf" using it to absolutely pulverize things into a fine dust, and that sounds like an awful way to smoke tobacco.
Can you take a couple photos of what your tobacco looks like after running it through your grinder? I feel like this will help me conceptualize all this, haha
I find that, despite the small size of the flakes, they tend to burn really smoothly and I "SIP" much lower and slower and the bowl never gets hot. It's when you have a big flake and you're huffing and puffing that it gets hot.
Meer chips are just flakes of meerschaum.
I don't know if I said it but cube cut seems to work the easiest and most flavorful with the GH flakes. Right out of the package too. I would have incorrectly thought rubbing it out finer would work better.
Yeah, that 1792 wasn't dried at all. Just cubed and loaded.
I've only tried Ennerdale Flake but I was pretty upset that I didn't try cube cutting it until the last two flakes. Basically got about the same number of relights I'd expect from a dry ribbon cut. And zero loss of flavor. If I rubbed it out and let it dry it smoke fine too but the scent and flavors where slightly more subdued. And cube cut doesn't burn much faster then fold and stuff either.
Smoking a whole Gawith-flake, simply folding it and putting it in the pipe, is for the fearless, or reckless, or masochistic.
I crumble (with my fingers, for me it's more than enough) almost always all the flakes because I get a better flavor (for my tastes) and a less claustrophobic smoke.
I've never tried cutting them into cubes, I promise myself to do so soon.
What I NEVER do is let the Gawith flakes (Samuel or Hoggarth) dry because in my opinion the flavor gets worse.
It's also not true that they don't burn when wet, maybe it will take a little longer to light them well, but once they start they never go out.
I remember once I got a bulk of FVF that was a bit dry (maybe it was an old box, bulks are not vacuum-packed and tend to dry out over time) and I humidified it by placing it over a pot of boiling water (lol)
Please DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME.
I crumble (with my fingers, for me it's more than enough) almost always all the flakes because I get a better flavor (for my tastes) and a less claustrophobic smoke.
I've never tried cutting them into cubes, I promise myself to do so soon.
What I NEVER do is let the Gawith flakes (Samuel or Hoggarth) dry because in my opinion the flavor gets worse.
It's also not true that they don't burn when wet, maybe it will take a little longer to light them well, but once they start they never go out.
I remember once I got a bulk of FVF that was a bit dry (maybe it was an old box, bulks are not vacuum-packed and tend to dry out over time) and I humidified it by placing it over a pot of boiling water (lol)
Please DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME.