Has Anyone Tried Putting Tobacco on a Traeger?

[jdlander]

I was reading in a different thread about removing some moisture from wet tobacco by stoving it for a bit in the oven at 250 degrees.

It made me wonder if I could do this with tobacco in my Traeger. Would this add some depth and creativity to the tobacco?

Maybe I could get some whole leaf somewhere (wholeleaftobacco.com or leafonly.com) and then put it on the Traeger for an hour or so at 150 degrees. What would this do?

 

[Jwebb90]

I have no idea what this would do but I’d be fascinated to see what would happen if you did.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Curing whole leaf with smoke is nothing new, it’s how Latakia and many flue cured varieties are done. But I’m not sure how much you stand to gain by smoking already cured leaf. You definitely don’t want to contaminate your leaf with any animal proteins in the process.

 

[The Benedictine]

Curing whole leaf with smoke is nothing new, it’s how Latakia and many flue cured varieties are done. But I’m not sure how much you stand to gain by smoking already cured leaf. You definitely don’t want to contaminate your leaf with any animal proteins in the process.

Steak topping sounds pretty good actually.

 

[khiddy]

I’ve tried smoke treating some D&R Two Timer, which is as close to pure burley leaf as you can get without buying whole leaf (well, I guess semois is more pure as it’s entirely uncased, but that would be wasteful given the cost and rarity of it being in stock).

I moistened the tobacco a touch with reverse osmosis water via a spray bottle, and smoked it at 180F on the Traeger for 8 hours, stirring the tobacco and moistening it a touch every now and again.

I can’t say that it made much difference.

Latakia is hung over a smoldering fire for weeks or months, so a couple of hours is not really worth the effort, in my experience.

 

[kcmontie]

I’ve tried smoke treating some D&R Two Timer, which is as close to pure burley leaf as you can get without buying whole leaf (well, I guess semois is more pure as it’s entirely uncased, but that would be wasteful given the cost and rarity of it being in stock).

I moistened the tobacco a touch with reverse osmosis water via a spray bottle, and smoked it at 180F on the Traeger for 8 hours, stirring the tobacco and moistening it a touch every now and again.

I can’t say that it made much difference.

Latakia is hung over a smoldering fire for weeks or months, so a couple of hours is not really worth the effort, in my experience.

science… i love it

 

[forloveoffreedom]

I’ve tried it, what a pain getting the tobacco balanced on the grill. Flake much easier than cube cut.

 

[Sobrbiker]

For the Latakia fans, will a pellet grill feed goat pellets?

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

For the Latakia fans, will a pellet grill feed goat pellets?

That reminds me, I have some items for the pay it forward giveaway I have been meaning to post.

 

[JoburgB2]

I cannot stop conjuring images from this OP subject, “Has Anyone Tried Putting Tobacco On A Traeger?” I keep visualising a Boston Butt up top, and a pan of tobacco leaf below.

 

[Brad H]

I’ve tried smoke treating some D&R Two Timer, which is as close to pure burley leaf as you can get without buying whole leaf (well, I guess semois is more pure as it’s entirely uncased, but that would be wasteful given the cost and rarity of it being in stock).

I moistened the tobacco a touch with reverse osmosis water via a spray bottle, and smoked it at 180F on the Traeger for 8 hours, stirring the tobacco and moistening it a touch every now and again.

I can’t say that it made much difference.

Latakia is hung over a smoldering fire for weeks or months, so a couple of hours is not really worth the effort, in my experience.

Water bottle spray is reverse osmosis?

 

[khiddy]

Water bottle spray is reverse osmosis?

RO water (we have an undersink RO filter & tap in the kitchen) in a spray bottle.

I should also say that I put the tobacco in a fine-mesh filter basket on top of the grates. Traegers use indirect heat (kind of like a convection oven full of swirling smoke) so it wasn't scorching the tobacco on the bottom. And I used an oak/hickory/cherry blend of all-wood pellets to generate the smoke.

 

[nick24601]

Kentucky refired

 

[Pipeandapencil]

I love pipe smokers. Never stop exploring.

 

[khiddy]

Kentucky refired

Since I was using D&R Two Timer for the experiment, it got the name "Third Time's the Charm."

 

[InWithBothFeet]

Use this as a topping and it will add creativity and also sharpen your vision.

 

[huntertrw]

Has Anyone Tried Putting Tobacco on a Traeger?​

This brings a whole new meaning to "smoking tobacco!"