I'm a novice also, so don't take my word for it. I smoked hh navy flake the past 2 morning bowls. I ripped 1 flake in 3 pieces, packed them like I pack normal tobacco the evening before to dry them a little and everything burned fine.
Is this Normal with Flake; If Not, What am I Doing Wrong?
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I never want the cherry to go fully across the top. You don’t get as much flavor from the actual incineration of the leaf as you do from the heat pushing the oils from surrounding tobacco. Some prefer the full cherry in the pipe, but not everyone.
I don't fold and stuff often because I don’t like to “fiddle” with my pipe much as I smoke. But when I do, I get my best smokes when the pipe and tobacco do exactly as the OP posts.
If you don’t like to use your tamper, then just rub it out. And when you do want a different experience and can tamp, the way the OP describes it is about the best way, IMo.
There’s no one best way that works for everyone. If you enjoyed the flavor, just don’t worry about it pushing down the sides. If you don’t, then experiment. Find what works for you.
I don't fold and stuff often because I don’t like to “fiddle” with my pipe much as I smoke. But when I do, I get my best smokes when the pipe and tobacco do exactly as the OP posts.
If you don’t like to use your tamper, then just rub it out. And when you do want a different experience and can tamp, the way the OP describes it is about the best way, IMo.
There’s no one best way that works for everyone. If you enjoyed the flavor, just don’t worry about it pushing down the sides. If you don’t, then experiment. Find what works for you.
Drying tobacco in the chamber has a major drawback: the heel -or say the bottom half- stays damp while the top dries a bit. If there's a differential, you want the bottom drier than the top.
Stop the presses. Harris has the correct answer.
100% balls on accurate.
I had no problem with dark star rubbed out and dried.
Thank you for your advice, next time I should pick a bowl or plate to dry!
Yes, that works.
And you can also dry a whole bunch, jar it, so you will always have tobacco ready to load and smoke.
And you can also dry a whole bunch, jar it, so you will always have tobacco ready to load and smoke.
How in Jane’s green bush did you rub out Dark Star? I only ever run it through a coffee grinder.
I’m very dexterous
I’ll snap a pic next time... it rubbed out nearly into a fine ribbon.
You got the fake stuff.
And there's no way it rubs out in ribbons. They're like wood chips.
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I have no problem cube cutting it or rubbing it out. Never did understand complaints about it not burning.?
Those are splinters! ?
It's a joke.I have no problem cube cutting it or rubbing it out. Never did understand complaints about it not burning.?
it's a lack of mojo/prana/chi or whatever you call it.I have no problem cube cutting it or rubbing it out. Never did understand complaints about it not burning.?
Mine is all like little blackened pencil erasers. When I tried to rub it, it just erased my palms and gave me a friction burn.
Yes that was also my experience with Dark Star back when it was fresh,... very difficult to work with. The old stuff seems to go easier. This latest tin I opened was from 2001 and it was a piece of cake to rub out and smoke (also quite a bit mellower). Sort of miss the struggle
The good news is that now you have no fingerprints
Used all the advice given and just smoked a bowl of flake for around 2.5 hours. Probably a rare smoke seeing as the first 3/4 of the bowl I only had to relite 3 times. Some how I kept it at the verge of going out with just a little stoke as I sipped. I let it sit for about 30 min at the 3/4 point and when I went back to it the flavor was incredible. The aroma it left this time was much stronger also so I’m still enjoying it lol. Thank you for the pointers guys.