Got my online order the other day some seems very moist the black Kathy seems very moist how do I properly dry some out
How Do I Dry My Tobbaco
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From slowest and most safe and reliable, to fastest and least safe and reliable:
- Leave it out in the open air for a while.
- On a plate on a cup warmer.
- Microwave it for a few seconds.
- Flammenwerfer.
For quick drying right before smoking the microwave works great. Or should I say it worked great until I got banished from the microwave. My wife is not a fan of the perpetual micro-room note.
I set out the tobacco on a disposable coffee filter and check it until it’s at the desired dryness. Easy to check the moisture / dryness and smoke when ready.
If you’re going to dry a lot just put the excess into a ziplock bag, I sometimes do this if I’m going to smoke several pipes in the next few days but generally I just do a pipe or two at a time since I like to mix up the routine with many different blends.
If it’s too dry or you took out too much, put it back in the jar and the moisture will equalize with the rest.
If you’re going to dry a lot just put the excess into a ziplock bag, I sometimes do this if I’m going to smoke several pipes in the next few days but generally I just do a pipe or two at a time since I like to mix up the routine with many different blends.
If it’s too dry or you took out too much, put it back in the jar and the moisture will equalize with the rest.
Air dry works best for me. If you live in a very humid location you can either move or find a mild heat source to help dry it out. I’m not a fan of nuking as I experience a “cooked” flavor to nuked tobaccos.
I think I will just air dry some and be patient
Pipe smokers are a patient lot anyway. It’s just part of the appeal.
Not very advanced, but I leave a few pipe bowls full in a pottery bowl in my smoking area, or occasionally will just pack a pipe or two and leave it/them overnight. Most of my smokes come right out of the jar or tin and burn just fine, though I live in a somewhat humid area (N.C.). The leaf in the open bowl is fine for days, maybe because of my locale. I've always done more drying than hydrating.
Wifes hair dryer, shirt over a bowl. If you do it in your lap you can get a pretty good "nic hit".
Set it on the manifold under the hood on the way to the store. That's why they call it dark fired.
has to be a black car though
I usually just take a big pinch, 4 or 5 bowls worth, out of the jar and spread it on a surface (usually a glass-bottom ashtray I keep clean for this purpose) and just smoke. The first bowl is usually pretty wet, and that's fine. I just keep packing from the same pile and it gets dryer and dryer for every bowl, the last usually nearly bone dry. I can't say I enjoy the smoke more or less at any particular dryness level, you just gotta pack every one a bit different.
I leave mine spread out on a large platter in a warm, dry room.
I've never tried it, but a food dryer may work, also.They have multiple drying racks, but get one where you can control the heat level.I bought one for the wife as a gift, but it never gets used.
maybe I'll run an experiment.
I've never tried it, but a food dryer may work, also.They have multiple drying racks, but get one where you can control the heat level.I bought one for the wife as a gift, but it never gets used.
maybe I'll run an experiment.
what about an old ford tractor?
I mason jar almost all of my tobaccos. I leave the lid off to dry the top of the tobacco and then rotate a bit in said jar until the moisture is as dry as I would like. I do this will all styles of cuts.
Other times I do have a small plate on my desk for drying as well. I set out how much I want to smoke, rotate around until properly dry. If I am looking to speed up some drying I set the plate on a speaker right up next to a box fan that is in my window. I always have the fan forcing air/smoke out the window (on as low a setting as I can get but it's still a bit too fast/loud for me) so that smoke does not go into the rest of the house for the most part.
Other times I do have a small plate on my desk for drying as well. I set out how much I want to smoke, rotate around until properly dry. If I am looking to speed up some drying I set the plate on a speaker right up next to a box fan that is in my window. I always have the fan forcing air/smoke out the window (on as low a setting as I can get but it's still a bit too fast/loud for me) so that smoke does not go into the rest of the house for the most part.
You can pack the pipe before you plan to smoke. That works pretty well too. And let it sit for that time. If it's got PG then that might not work.
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There's some pretty good stuff in here from the gurus. I guess they used to sell tobacco dyers. I catch hell, anytime my heater isnt running.
I have a little glass tray I bought at an antique store that I dry mine out on. If I'm impatient I put the tray in my food dehumidifier for a short bit.