Hello everyone.
I have really been starting to enjoy flake tobaccos as of late and enjoy the slow cool burn of the fold and tuck vs. rubbing out.
I have, however, been encountering burn issues which I have to imagine are from not being able to tamp the outer portions of the tobacco down into the ember. The tobacco seems to burns in a conical shape with the center burning the fastest. This is similar to other cuts I have smoked, but with other cuts I can tamp the outer portions of tobacco into the ember. With the folded flake it seems the orientation of the tobacco fights the tamping process.(I call it out as a "burn" issue because eventually I can no longer tamp effectively at all and the pipe starts going out quite frequently)
I have tried being a little more aggressive and scraping the outer portion in and down over on top of the ember, but usually this process just results in packing the pipe too tight where I can no longer get a draw.
I am sure it is just something that comes with experience, but if anyone has any tricks or pointers they can contribute it would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize in advance if this has already been covered in older posts. I used the search function and haven't found anything.
I have really been starting to enjoy flake tobaccos as of late and enjoy the slow cool burn of the fold and tuck vs. rubbing out.
I have, however, been encountering burn issues which I have to imagine are from not being able to tamp the outer portions of the tobacco down into the ember. The tobacco seems to burns in a conical shape with the center burning the fastest. This is similar to other cuts I have smoked, but with other cuts I can tamp the outer portions of tobacco into the ember. With the folded flake it seems the orientation of the tobacco fights the tamping process.(I call it out as a "burn" issue because eventually I can no longer tamp effectively at all and the pipe starts going out quite frequently)
I have tried being a little more aggressive and scraping the outer portion in and down over on top of the ember, but usually this process just results in packing the pipe too tight where I can no longer get a draw.
I am sure it is just something that comes with experience, but if anyone has any tricks or pointers they can contribute it would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize in advance if this has already been covered in older posts. I used the search function and haven't found anything.