How To Home Stove Tobacco - Informational Only

[Auxsender]

Oops. The temps have fluctuated pretty badly. I wonder how this will impact the result.

 

[Auxsender]

Just pulled it from the oven after letting it cool down slowly.
Ima give it a week.
Note the slightly domed top and darker color.


Condensation

 

[Auxsender]

I didn’t do the tin foil thing. I just kept the lid on real tight. It got up to 214 and didn’t break. I wonder if maybe the key is to avoid shocking the glass with temp change. Anyway, it’ll take a lil nap for a week and I’ll report back.

 

[gamzultovah]

Just pulled it from the oven after letting it cool down slowly.
Ima give it a week.View attachment 233563
Note the slightly domed top and darker color.

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Condensation

Which blend did you stove?

 

[Auxsender]

Which blend did you stove?

Sutliff 507c. You can see the label in the first pic if you zoom in. I jarred it last year in August.

 

[Auxsender]

I couldn’t wait a week after stoving so I’m trying them now. Stoved on the R and unstoved on the L. I wonder if multiple stoving sessions would be harmful or helpful in developing a deeper, richer 507c. Ima smoke these bowls and report back.

 

[Auxsender]

Ok. I’m about 30% into each bowl. The stoved one is slightly less bighty and has an ever so slightly deeper sweetness to it. I’m certain I could tell which is which in a double blind test but it’s close.

 

[SunriseBoy]

Just a bit of an update on the "toasted" PSLNF, aka "Lazarus". As we speak, I've got some fired in a Savinelli 606, and it is very good. Quite smooth, and a fairly deep flavour.
It was necessary to do a second treatment of the potato peel to get the overall hydration 'about right'.
Anyway, it is a good accompaniment to my Remote Viewing.

 

[SunriseBoy]

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I couldn’t wait a week after stoving so I’m trying them now. Stoved on the R and unstoved on the L. I wonder if multiple stoving sessions would be harmful or helpful in developing a deeper, richer 507c. Ima smoke these bowls and report back.

Yeah, I'm a very big fan of 507C. A very under-rated blend, IMO. Have liked this for a solid ten years or so.
I'm going to do a stoving application with this one also.

 

[Mr_houston]

It’s 105 degrees in Houston this afternoon and feels like 111. Good thing that I’ve got my annual August tobacco bake going on in my truck. Capstan Blue and St. a James Flake this year.

 

[BigEd]

Was there a consensus on using vac bags? Vac or just seal?

 

[jdlander]

Just read through this whole thread and I want to try stoving, but have a couple questions:

1. It seems most stoving is done with flake tobacco. Can it also be done with ribbon cut?

2. I understand the Burley doesn't have the sugar to benefit from this process, but isn't Burley sort of a "tabula rasa" tobacco, and can absorb flavor and sugars pretty well? Could I ADD sugar and flavoring to a Burley tobacco and then stove it? (e.g., brown sugar, molasses, coffee grounds, chocolate, whiskey, etc).

 

[SunriseBoy]

I followed the instructions explicitly for a jar of LNF. But my Asperger's and numbers don't mix.
I did mine at 190 C instead of F...Oh dear?!
Anyway the stuff turned out to be toast. Literally, it was crunchy.
For some reason I didn't throw it out. Thought about it a week later, and did the potato peel add in.
Worked an absolute treat. About a week or so later I tried some, and it was just great. I tried some again last week and it smokes like ten or twelve year old flake.
Anyway, now it's labelled "Lazarus" Navy Flake.

 

[huntertrw]

Here's a link to a thread by tbradsim1 from January, 2015 on this very topic.

 

[huntertrw]

Bradley was on a roll. Here's a link to another of his treads, this from November, 2013 regarding baked Erinmore. Enjoy!