Tapping out ash...

[Old_Woodsman]

Hi,

When you’re halfway down a bowl, or less, do you loosen up the smoked tobacco (now ash) and tap it out into an ash tray? If so, do you then tamp down what's left and re-light?

Thanks....

 

[anotherbob]

Hi,

When you’re halfway down a bowl, or less, do you loosen up the smoked tobacco (now ash) and tap it out into an ash tray? If so, do you then tamp down what's left and re-light?

Thanks....

sometimes. I find it depends on the blend. Some ash can be really thick or impart an ashy flavor. And sometimes I just do it for fun.

 

[NomadOrb]

Depends on the blend and the size of the bowl in my experience. Obviously, larger bowls build more ash as you smoke down, so removing some ash helps more often than smaller bowls.

 

[Mr_houston]

Yes, I do exactly that. Most every bowl. Burns better and tastes better.

However, I recently cube cut some FVF and when I dumped the ash, most everything spilled out.

 

[dunnyboy]

Yes, I do the same thing. After dumping and lightly flattening the remaining tobacco, there is usually more ash to dump. I also check to make sure there really is smokeable tobacco left.

 

[shanez]

I often do that with the exception of the ash tray part. I just dump the ash out onto the ground.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Only if I'm having trouble getting it lit again after tamping.

 

[rmbittner]

Hi,

When you’re halfway down a bowl, or less, do you loosen up the smoked tobacco (now ash) and tap it out into an ash tray? If so, do you then tamp down what's left and re-light?

Thanks....

I do the latter, probably 999 times out of 1,000 bowls. And that one time is probably because I thought I had already finished the bowl and was just dumping the ash.

 

[SBC]

Of course, some ash you simply tamp down (and it helps maintain an even, sustainable burn). The question is how much ash calls for a dump. And I think that guys vary on that.

For me, if I'm using a shorter bowl (like a squattier bulldog, for instance), I may get through the bowl without dumping much.
Whereas, if I'm using a taller bowl, I'll typically dump about half-way down.

I find that the last few minutes before needing to dump ash can be the best few minutes of the bowl. The remaining tobacco never seems quite as good after that.

 

[Oddball]

I may blow on the bowl to get the very fine ash out of there but rarely tap or tamp once the true light has taken hold.

 

[didimauw]

Hi,

When you’re halfway down a bowl, or less, do you loosen up the smoked tobacco (now ash) and tap it out into an ash tray? If so, do you then tamp down what's left and re-light?

Thanks....

Only if I KNOW there is good tobacco left, and it wont stay lit. Most times instead of tamping, i rotate the tamper to even the ash out all around the bowl. That seems to help keep it lit.

Sometimes after dumping and relighting causes a gross taste for the rest of the bowl, but sometimes not.

 

[reloader]

I can usually tell by the draw and the way the tobacco is burning if I need to dump ash or not. When I do I tamp the remainder. Sometimes I don't have to dump the ash and sometimes I may have to do it two or even three times during a smoke.

 

[ray47]

If I'm at the half way point I use the poker on my tamper to get off the top ash and then relight. If I'm near the bottom, I just stir things up and dump the ash in an ashtray.

 

[TN Jed]

I only dump the ash when things stop working right. It really helps when the tobacco hasn't been dried enough, too much tamping or overpacking occurs. All of which I'm guilty of more than I like to admit. Once dumped I give a little poke and stir then tamp lightly.

 

[Hunter1]

I tamp it, then just turn the pipe upside down and let the ash fall into an ashtray. Sometimes I empty it first then tamp. I don't tap the pipe to get rid of the ash.Like the other member said it depends on the tobacco.

 

[Briar Tuck]

I dump ash without loosening it, then tamp and relight. How many times I need to do that varies, but usually at least a couple of times.

 

[bullet08]

It all has to do with how the smoke is going. I try not to disturb the ember as much as possible by the poking around near the wall of the chamber. That loosens the ash enough, if you tip it upside down, they will fall out.

But a lot of time, I don't empty ashes now days. The thing I noticed is, the part of the tobacco by the wall of the chamber that didn't catch the ember previously will catch it when there's ash covered center.

Only time I dump ashes now is when it interferes with smoke and how it tastes.

 

[Coreios]

When I feel the draw slipping away I tamp then ash. If The tobacco is thin I retamp if its kind of a thick kindling I don't. Just gotta kind of decide for yourself what feels right with different tobaccos. Sometimes I never ash a bowl.

 

[instymp]

Yes

 

[kcghost]

Not as a general thing. Only if I am experiencing some problem in getting the proper draw on my pipe.