Looking For Fastest Method of Cake Building

[gervais]

I have a very thin walled pipe that has also happens to have an ultra craggy sandblast. She heats up quicker than a cast iron skillet thrown in a forge. I'm hoping some cake buildup will help a little, but I always try to avoid it. Is there a better cut/type of tobacco that will work best? Do I just not wipe the bowl out and keep on filling er up?

Thanks guys and gals

 

[Butter Side Down]

Yeah, wipe the bowl out and keep filling it up. For fast results, shag cut blends usually burn quickest, so those are a good choice. In that category, GH Dark Birds Eye is my go to blend. Very strong though, so your nicotine tolerance will either need to be pretty high already, or just commit and it'll be higher by the end. Five brothers is also a good choice, but the same caveats apply.

 

[Bbailey324]

I find Prince Albert to be a quick cake builder. It is easy on the mouth while doing it as well.

 

[The Benedictine]

I second 5 Brothers and Prince Albert.

 

[VDL_Piper]

PS Cube Cut builds a nice cake and quickly too

 

[ThermionicScott]

Send it to @didimauw !

 

[The Benedictine]

Send it to @didimauw !

He wants a cake layer, not a plug of carbon.

 

[Brad H]

Martha Stewart had a good recipie I think.

 

[Briarcutter]

I've heard Carter Hall works well to build a cake.

 

[gervais]

Send it to @didimauw !

He wants a cake layer, not a plug of carbon.

Yeah I've never seen someone layer a pipe so thick with the stuff. Maybe I should! Lol

 

[Chasing Embers]

Smoke it and don't clean the chamber.

 

[Snook]

I thought I heard somewhere that if you cover the top of the bowl with your thumb and then shake the ash and dottle around (after it’s cooled), it will cover the chamber and help build up cake more quickly.

 

[Snook]

Smoke it and don't clean the chamber.

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Lol why is his face superimposed on his shirt.

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

Like others said any blend that burns to white ash easily and a lot of it. Burleys usually fit that bill, Lat heavy blends on the dry side could work too. Really anything works just put the pipe through it's paces and build it up.

Why the concern with how hot it's getting? Thin walls will always be warmer than thicker ones and unless you're freight training it and ruining smokes, which I doubt, you should be fine. Just means you have to eagle's claw the stem, like you would a cigar, with that pipe.

Only issue I'd be concerned about is if it's a lacquered finish getting it too hot can cause the lacquer to bubble, but then again so can excessive cake and any heat so you're kind of damned either way and just have to be careful.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Lol why is his face superimposed on his shirt.

And on his hands.

 

[Snook]

And on his hands.

Hahah, okay that got me good.

 

[ThermionicScott]

And on his hands.

Were those other faces always there, or have you been adding one each time?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Were those other faces always there, or have you been adding one each time?

Though I could, I found that one that way.

 

[jakesmokes]

I have good luck with no cleaning for 10 or so bowls. Then paper towel ream after that. Just smoke it everyday you’ll have a cake before you know it.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Kendal #7, 5Bros, any shag your like….