I never thought about whether this was "ok" or not till I saw this. Id say about 50% of my smokes end up sitting for hours at a time half-finished. They're always perfectly fine when I pick them back up, so it never crossed my mind :?
Is it o.k. to leave half smoked tobacco in the pipe?
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I've never had a problem letting a pipe sit half smoked overnight or longer depending on the tobacco. just pick it up light and enjoy. nice.
What you are doing is referred to as Delayed Gratification Technique, aka DGT. I DGT probably 90% of everything I smoke, and found that for me, the key is dryness before setting the pipe aside. When a blend is at the proper dryness, regardless of type of blend, it can be DGTd. The reason being, it seems, is without unneeded or unwanted moisture, the tobacco won't turn sour. Most of my blends are burley. Virginia, or combos of the two, I have also DGTd VaPer and Latakia with decent results. Just like our individual tastes vary, the same will be true with DGT pipes. I know that I've often forgotten pipes for up to 3 weeks, and they smoked fine. I have even experimented with setting pipes aside for up to 3 months and still had an awesome smoke.
When you want to stop smoking a pipe that still has half a bowl, rather than dumping the remaining tobacco, why not try my DGT Method? First, insert a pipe cleaner into the stem and shank but don’t let it reach into the bottom of the bowl or touch the tobacco. Keep the pipe cleaner in place for three minutes to absorb any moisture. With the pipe cleaner in place, remove all the ash and embers from the bowl. After three minutes or so, remove the pipe cleaner, and set the pipe aside and forget about it.
I have found that a DGT pipe will perform best if it has rested a minimum of three hours, although overnight seems better. If a DGT bowl seems too dry or harsh, try cupping the bowl and gently exhaling into the bowl several times to freshen it again. Also, for variety, I sometimes will add another blend loosely to a DGT pipe, which also helps you freshen the DGT tobacco. Of course, DGTing won’t be for everyone, but if you have tried it with mixed results, give my method a test, you just might be surprised.
When you want to stop smoking a pipe that still has half a bowl, rather than dumping the remaining tobacco, why not try my DGT Method? First, insert a pipe cleaner into the stem and shank but don’t let it reach into the bottom of the bowl or touch the tobacco. Keep the pipe cleaner in place for three minutes to absorb any moisture. With the pipe cleaner in place, remove all the ash and embers from the bowl. After three minutes or so, remove the pipe cleaner, and set the pipe aside and forget about it.
I have found that a DGT pipe will perform best if it has rested a minimum of three hours, although overnight seems better. If a DGT bowl seems too dry or harsh, try cupping the bowl and gently exhaling into the bowl several times to freshen it again. Also, for variety, I sometimes will add another blend loosely to a DGT pipe, which also helps you freshen the DGT tobacco. Of course, DGTing won’t be for everyone, but if you have tried it with mixed results, give my method a test, you just might be surprised.
Yea I do this all the time. It's good if you remember to go back in the next day or two.....it sucks when you haven't touched a pipe for awhile - want to load some fresh toby in there, reach down and realize @#$%^! This thing is half full!
If you put the half finished bowl back in your pocket, be sure not to put it there upside down.
Just a friendly tip.
Just a friendly tip.
I just smoked a half bowl of Penzance that was in the pipe for about a week and it was great.I do it all the time. I forget about it and then when I go to load a pipe I see it is already half full so I smoke whats left then load a new bowl.
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