I will try that. Smoking Commonwealth this afternoon and two thirds down the bowl, I couldn't have kept it lit if I used a torch. Good smoke but not as good a BF IMHOI had good results rubbing out first, then drying it to a crisp (although not so dry it breaks into dust). I even tried the microwave trick one evening when I didn't want to wait. Nuked a bowls worth on a paper towel for 15 seconds, then let it sit 10 minutes. It was also a fantastic smoke, pretty much indistinguishable from air dried.