How low shoud I let my tobacco get

[docman21]

Im a newb and my question is,

I've heard to leave a small amount of tobacco in the bowl and let it cool then clean..

the question is, how low is too low?

 

[cortezattic]

I've never heard that. I smoke 'em to the bottom if I can do so without overheating the pipe -- or suckin' ash. :lol:

Having some unburnt residue is inevitable if the burn of the ember isn't perfectly symmetrical;

but this is not something I usually pay attention to.

 

[unclearthur]

I smoke until either the tobacco is gone or it starts to taste rank.

 

[docman21]

thanks guys.. :D

now I won't be wasting any!

 

[mjtannen]

I reload unburnt tobacco into the middle of the bowl of my next smoke. Most latakia blends suit each other very well. I never waste any tobacco. A layered smoke like an ice cream parfait is delicious.

 

[fshu2]

smoke it until you dont enjoy the bowl any more, after all this is something that should be pleasurable.

 

[jimbo]

I try to burn every last bit of tobacco in the bowl. I think this insures against a pipe going "sour" because the moisture is evaporated instead of soaking into the heel of the pipe.
A few charred black pieces (not totally burned) is OK, but I try never to find any brown, unsinged pieces.
When relighting near the bottom, run the spoon of the pipe nail down the inside wall OPPOSITE the draft hole. The relight will pull the fire across the bottom and light any unburned tobac.

 

[ohin3]

I'm with Jimbo on this one. I make an effort to burn all the tobacco in my bowl to ash.

 

[cortezattic]

Nice tip, Jimbo

When relighting near the bottom, run the spoon of the pipe nail down the inside wall OPPOSITE the draft hole. The relight will pull the fire across the bottom and light any unburned tobac.

 

[oldjazzlover]

I have to say,that I agree with the others. I try to smoke till it's all gone or burnt at least. 8)

 

[fred]

I agree that Jimbo has a good point. Most of the time, these Meerschaums

completely incinerate the tobacco load, due to their high degree of absorbency.

However, if the last bit of tobacco doesn't taste good, then it becomes dottle.

This is infrequent and doesn't seem to sour a Pipe, as it would if this was

done frequently.

 

[jimbo]

I'm not that versed with meers to make an opinion there, but the bottom of the tobac is not supposed to taste as good as the top. If you want to throw a cigar away after it's only half finished, that's fine too, but if the pipe tobac is good, I make an effort to smoke it all, even if the last is somewhat rank. I think it's better for the pipe.

 

[unclearthur]

My thought is"If it works for you, then it is right, for you. The only hard and fast rule is rules were made to be broken. Including that one!

 

[expatpipe]

"When relighting near the bottom, run the spoon of the pipe nail down the inside wall OPPOSITE the draft hole. The relight will pull the fire across the bottom and light any unburned tobac"
Thanks for that tip, Just used it! )

 

[jsharp]

Maybe it's just me, but I find it difficult to smoke my pipes until all the tobacco is burnt. At the end of my smoke there is always a small amount of tobacco left behind. If I try to smoke it, I light up, draw and then have to light up again and again. It also seems that the last bit of tobacco doesn't taste the same, so I just dump it.

 

[tanless1]

One should never have less than 5#'s on hand.....various blends of course.