What Do You Dry Your Tobacco Out In/On?

[leonardbill1]

When I was a kid my parents liked to go to antique stores and would drag my brothers and me along. I saw this tin on one of those trips and thought that it was hilarious (honestly, I still do), so I had to have it. While it has served a variety of purposes over the years, I recently decided that it's next use would be as an upgrade from the magazine page I was using for drying tobacco. And less likely to get knocked over and spill the tobacco. Shown here with some Pease Spark Plug which definitely needs drying time.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I dry mine by laying it on a paper towel and folding it over or in the microwave. Paper towel is better if I have time.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I dry mine by laying it on a paper towel and folding it over or in the microwave. Paper towel is better if I have time.

Same, but after folding the towel I press down on it to remove surface moisture from the tobacco.

 

[sablebrush52]

I just leave a few bowls worth out on a plate until it reaches the desired level of dryness. I used to use the nuker, but found that it imparted a "cooked cereal" flavor to some blends. So no more of that.

 

[isaac]

i have a little leather mat that will hold the tobacco

 

[augiebd]

I usually dry my tobacco in the tin or in the bowl.

 

[craig61a]

I use small bowls I get at the Dollar store...

 

[ukbob]

Sheet of kitchen towel , cheap and cheerful.

 

[Latakia Dave]

I put the tobacco in a small wooden bowl and then press the tobacco with a paper towel and let it sit for the desired time.

 

[Duck]

I have a set of six bowls that I use, sometimes I'll use an ashtray, other times I just leave the jar open.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I just dry the whole damn tin or jar. This saves time from having to do it one bowl at a time. I will just set the tin or jar on a coffee warmer and leave it overnight. Then I cap it, and let stand for another 24 hours, and this will allow the moisture remaining to spread back out, making it more consistent. Then, I just load from the tin or jar without all of this waiting around between bowls.

 

[mso489]

North Carolina has a pottery district down near the state zoo, a town called Seaboard, which is interesting because it is in no way coastal. It has dozens of potters' studios and kilns, and over the years I have accumulated quite a bit of their work, including two pottery bowls I used to dry and sometimes mix blends of tobacco. They give the process a touch of art and tradition.

 

[ray47]

I bought this at SmokingPipes and not only use it for drying, but also for packing a pipe and filling mason jars.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Paper towel, pipe, small plate, very small glass bowls we have around to put ingredients in when baking. My efforts with the microwave are now expressly discouraged, lol.

 

[scloyd]

Tobacco - paper towel or paper plate.

Pipe after water flush this pipe dryer.

 

[DanWil84]

Anything I can get my hands on, piece of paper, towel, empty tin.

 

[Egg Shen]

The foot

 

[Egg Shen]

Or the ear

 

[scloyd]

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The foot

This pic would of been a nice addition to our Big Foot thread a couple of months ago.

Here it is if anyone is interested.

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[Toast]

I bought this at SmokingPipes and not only use it for drying, but also for packing a pipe and filling mason jars.

I have a Joseph Joseph mini folding chopping board that I use in much the same way. One of my better pipe related purchases!