Wide bowls for flavor...

[blackadderlxx]

Hey all, so I've seen in numerous places that some smokers recommend a wider bowl for certain blends to get more of the flavor in more complex blends. I reserved judgement on this philosophy until I tried it myself, and have to say that in my new Sav 320 (which has a wider bowl than anything else I own) I've been able to pick up things I hadn't before with certain blends I have. So this leads me to a question for the gurus here. I've been hesitating to ask this question because I'm concerned that it will be followed by an outbreak of PAD in my life, but here goes...
For those of you who fall into the 'wide bowls for x blend' school of thought, what pipes (besides a 320) do you use? Thanks in advance.

 

[pipehunter]

Pot shapes of all sorts are useful for this.

 

[blackadderlxx]

Pot shapes of all sorts are useful for this.

Do you have a particular favorite?

 

[seanv]

I have a savinelli 622 ks. It loves old Dublin

 

[wolflarsen]

The 122 is another wide and shallow chamber from Savinelli. I'm quite fond of mine.

 

[blackadderlxx]

Those Savs are both nice. I knew I would regret asking about this!!! :D

 

[orobusto]

I think you can get more flavor from a wider bowl because you are smoking cooler. Your draw on the pipe is pretty consistent, so you are drawing the same amount of air through a larger chamber making a cooler smoke.

 

[trouttimes]

I tend to like both wider bowls and bigger bowls but they do tend to use a little more tabacco.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I haven't found you get more flavor. My experience is the flavor(s) is less intense but the complexity is more noticeable.

 

[leafsmoker]

+ hoosierpipeguy

 

[seanv]

Well put Hoosier

 

[ashdigger]

I love pot shaped pipes. I love Squadron Leader them, I love ribbon cut VaPers in them.
I know people who just hate them though.

 

[rdavid]

I have a couple of the 122’s and they are outstanding smokers but my 320’s are probably my number one favorites for a larger bowl. And yes, exactly what hoosier said.

 

[npod]

what pipes (besides a 320) do you use?

This beast has a pretty wide bowl :puffpipe:

 

[rdavid]

I know people who just hate them though.

I actually did not like them when I first got mine until I experimented with the right blends. Seems as if the heavier latakia and balkans do really well. Ribbon cut Va/Pers? Interesting. Going to try RO’s Acadian VaPer in one of my 320’s.

 

[npod]

But in the real world, I use pot shaped pipes like this one for coaxing nuances in flavor.

 

[blackadderlxx]

@npod - dunno that first one seems more practical...

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

until I tried it myself, and have to say that in my new Sav 320

How many times must I say it.... the 320 is a magical pipe ::

 

[64alex]

I find a wider bowl brings up better the taste of complex English/Balkan mixtures. The wider I have is a clay Lepeltier billard which is 25 mm wide and it is wonderful with complex mixtures.

 

[rdavid]

Anthony... your recommendation of the 320 is the reason I have 4 of them now. Thanks.