Meerschaum Coloring Bowl- Purpose?

[SSGT.]

Been reading about meers coloring bowls and was wondering why you would use one. seen a few videos on faster coloring and all that and wondering why. I'm relatively new to pipe smoking and Meerschaums but one of the pleasures of smoking a meers to me anyway is watching it take on the coloring of being smoked. any thoughts on this subject?

 

[daveinlax]

From my limited experience coloring bowls are clunky and not much fun to smoke from but for whatever reason very effective in coloring a pipe evenly.

 

[condorlover1]

Starter for $10. No conferring. Who will press the buzzer first? Will it be @Chasing Embers or @condorlover1 ?

 

[AroEnglish]

Some people want a very even coloring that the bowls apparently provide. It's just an aesthetic preference as far as I can tell.

 

[didimauw]

I'm under the impression, that it's reaalllyyyy only the smoke that makes the pipe color. Hence why the shanks color before the bowls. So if you put a second "bowl" ontop of the pipe bowl, the bowl that's a part of the pipe will color more evenly, like a Shank would normally.

 

[kcghost]

It is just something to do while you smoke your pipe.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I much prefer natural coloring, and am in no hurry to achieve it. So, none of that tripe for me.