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JimInks

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Aug 31, 2012
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Starting off my smoking day with a bowl of circa year 2000 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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smknron

Can't Leave
Sep 9, 2019
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I do just under crispy. I have found that for “fire retardant“ blends a few seconds in the microwave on a paper plate, followed by a little room drying does the trick. The nuke time varies between 7-15 seconds. I make the time decision based on the moisture and pliability of the tobacco and experience. I live in FL so, atmospherics (humidity) plays a role, as well. You will still encounter re-lights but, the quality of some of these ‘hard to stay lit’ blends makes it worth it for me.

Sticking the plate in front of an air source (vent, ac, fan, etc) after nuking speeds the process.
I do this too. Not crispy, but to where it still has a little springiness to the tobacco, works good.
 

cwpiperman

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Jun 15, 2018
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Beginning my first pipe of the day, with 4 year old Escudo, aged in the tin, in a Savinelli Quandale....a nice churchwardenesque pipe with prince shaped bowl. Fresh pulled latte on the side, after just having changed out the pump-lever gaskets on my Quickmill Vetrano Evo B espresso machine. Continuing to work. The weather is warm but humid and rainy.
 
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