PSA: Be Careful Cleaning Your Cobs

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Oct 2, 2019
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I smoked my cob this morning and was cleaning it out this afternoon. I noticed it had a bunch of leaf squished up in the bottom below where the shank connects. There's a piece that juts out from the shank into the bowl area, which makes it had to use the flat blade on my pipe knife. So I switch to the pick and start scraping and jabbing and then I notice it feels a little squishy.

Well, me being the curious idiot that I am, I poke it a little more. Next thing I know, there's a hole the bottom of the cob.

Just wanted to warn others to be careful when cleaning their cobs. Don't be an idiot like me. Don't poke the bottom with a pick. It's a piece of corn and of course you can make a hole in it.

Oh well, at least they're cheap!