What about half-smoked bowls?

[Travis K]

Hey fellas,

What’s your take on half-smoked bowls? Say you light one up, get partway through, then gotta set it down for a bit. You folks ever come back to it later, or just dump it and start fresh? How long do you figure is still alright before it gets weird?

 

[wyfbane]

I've done both, but I usually light it up again. It depends on the tobacco and the conditions in which you set it down. lol

 

[didimauw]

Thats how I smoke these days. I pack a pipe and smoke it all no matter how many attempts it takes. Half smoked, 3/4 smoked, almost gone, idc.

 

[mortonbriar]

My 'bowl to drive' ratio does not often align exactly, so many mornings I am lighting up yesterdays half finished bowl. It does not have the same let down as a soggy cigar, but it is worth passing a pipe cleaner through the stem to make sure you are starting fresh.

 

[Pypkė]

Smoking half-smoked bowls is pretty common. I do it all the time. My favorite pipes tend to have larger bowls. I load up and smoke 'til it's gone, even if I'm smoking it some more tomorrow.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

It can last fine for days. It would help a bit to run a pipe cleaner through to soak up moisture. Virginia blends can actually get a bit sweeter, kind of a stoving affect. One nice advantage pipes have over Cigars.

 

[OzPiper]

I’m of the school of finishing what I start.
So no half-finished bowls for me

I have pipes in a range of sizes - I just choose an appropriately sized one.

The only times when I don’t finish a bowl is if someone calls unexpectedly (rarely) or if I’m bored with the bowl (rarer still).
Those bowls get dumped as my anal personality insists on cleaning up my pipes after every smoke

 

[Olkofri]

It's only cigars that go stale; and even for these there's a technique to put them down mid-smoke and then ligth up a day or so later.

 

[sablebrush52]

I've left a half a bowl for days and fired it up with no regrets.

 

[mortonbriar]

I had a falcon roll under the seat in the car for at least a month before I found it, and the 2nd half of that bowl of 1Q was delicious, I guess that is a preservative heavy blend though!

 

[spearheadbill]

Lighting a bowl and coming back to it the next day is exquisite with some blends and this technique has a name. It is called "Delayed Gratification Technique" and is commonly referred to by the acronym DGT. DGT bowls of Mac Baren roll cakes and many VaBurs is the preferred method by many experienced pipers.

 

[zanxion]

When things get unexpectedly busy, I put down the pipe, get things done, and when the clouds are gone I get back to the peaceful puffing of my bowl. It is some sort of rule for my smokes; never rush things, enjoy it to the very last of it (sometimes even the very last of the dottle).

 

[hobie1dog]

I very seldom ever leave a 1?2 bowl If it's a day later I dump it.

 

[Waning Embers]

Always, even days or weeks later.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Yep. Just as good as a fresh one, probably better.

 

[BingBong]

No problem. Picking up an unsmoked ½ is always a pleasure. Didn't somebody here mislay a part smoked bowl down the back of the sofa for a year, then have an excellent reunion?

 

[Jo L.S.]

Sometimes I put my pipe down somewhere and light it again a few days later without any problem.

 

[proteus]

Reight it and enjoy. Toss some ash out which I do. Leave just a bit of ash and relight. I belive the ash attracts moisture which keeps tobacco humidified while holding for a bit of time. Relighting through that is harder sometimes.

 

[Briarcutter]

I scrape a little of the ash off, tamp and relight,not a problem and do it frequently. If I know I'll have to set down a half finished bowl I'll gently blow the smoke out through the stem like a cigar before I set it down.

 

[B.Lew]

As many have stated, I also will relight and finish a bowl that has sat for hours, days or in the rare forgotten pipe a week or two. Usually tastes like it did the day of. If for some reason it doesn’t satisfy? I throw that baccy in the gutter and go and get another.