Also, when it comes to jars, it’s good to flip them over every so often during long term storage. Gravity eventually plays a part and the moisture will seep to the bottom making what’s on top be much dryer.
@Rdp77 said:
On those opened ones with the plastic lids that @Amos_Umwhat is talking about…I’ll burp them once a month or so. They seem slowly but continually build up pressure and it can make the lids skew.
I'm glad you posted that observation. I've wondered to myself just what was loosening them, and I'm looking at the Star of the East tin right now and the top is askew. And I know, for sure, that I snapped it down all the way around and double checked it.
There are only two options left to me. Jar it up, or smoke it up. Whatever shall I do?
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FWIW….anything I open gets jarred. All extras stay in original unopened packaging. I made the mistake of starting with 4 oz jars…way too small. 8 oz is as small as I go. Get plenty, more than you need, of jars in case you go on a buying spree.
Take a look through this thread. I've modified some of my positions since I started this, but nothing major. Others have contributed as well. Might help with perspective.
Cigar coffins are often the perfect length to store pipe cleaners in. Also pipe nails, spare pipe lighters, my Perfect Draw cigar tool, and a short charging cable to plug my phone into my laptop. I even drew a ring gauge on the side of one of them. I may have to use wood glue on them soon.
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I'm looking for tips for prepping and smoking twists. Whenever I slice them up, it's like smoking whole leaf. Even though I thought I dried this enough in the sun, it's still requiring a lot of relights. How do you prep your twists?
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I use a rounded cleaver and then I use my newly founded method of flake packing. I think most of you may remember my previous battles with flake and coin trying to maintain a consistent burn.
Well….i have employed a, new to me, method for flake, coin and twist plug.
Depending on the depth of the bowl, I cut, twist or break the flake to match bowl depth and then place the flake grain vertically through out the bowl. Haven’t had a burn issue since.
I am happy to hear you have found the way of the Flake, Jeff, that's pretty much how I roll. With flakes it's important to leave a bit of room in the bowl because the tobacco swells up when you light and smoke it and can choke the bowl if it is too tight a fit.
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I am happy to hear you have found the way of the Flake, Jeff, that's pretty much how I roll. With flakes it's important to leave a bit of room in the bowl because the tobacco swells up when you light and smoke it and can choke the bowl if it is too tight a fit.
@Yakster absolutely my experience. I think, well I’m sure, all the previous methods I’ve employed did not account for the expansion and was simply too tight. However, not being the brightest star in the sky, my new method, for me, does not allow me to over pack and leave enough room for expansion. It’s a whole New World for me… Flake is amazing and I enjoy it very much… Especially now that I have figured out how to smoke it LMFAO.
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Less moist tobacco is not always a bad thing. I prefer mine a tad on the dryer side than most.
Also, when it comes to jars, it’s good to flip them over every so often during long term storage. Gravity eventually plays a part and the moisture will seep to the bottom making what’s on top be much dryer.
If you decide to get some jars, opt for the wide mouth.
I'm glad you posted that observation. I've wondered to myself just what was loosening them, and I'm looking at the Star of the East tin right now and the top is askew. And I know, for sure, that I snapped it down all the way around and double checked it.
There are only two options left to me. Jar it up, or smoke it up. Whatever shall I do?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
FWIW….anything I open gets jarred. All extras stay in original unopened packaging. I made the mistake of starting with 4 oz jars…way too small. 8 oz is as small as I go. Get plenty, more than you need, of jars in case you go on a buying spree.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
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Cigar coffins are often the perfect length to store pipe cleaners in. Also pipe nails, spare pipe lighters, my Perfect Draw cigar tool, and a short charging cable to plug my phone into my laptop. I even drew a ring gauge on the side of one of them. I may have to use wood glue on them soon.
I'm looking for tips for prepping and smoking twists. Whenever I slice them up, it's like smoking whole leaf. Even though I thought I dried this enough in the sun, it's still requiring a lot of relights. How do you prep your twists?
I use my chaveta and chop it up. An ulu would work well too.
Nice, I'll have to break out my ulu next time.
I use a rounded cleaver and then I use my newly founded method of flake packing. I think most of you may remember my previous battles with flake and coin trying to maintain a consistent burn.
Well….i have employed a, new to me, method for flake, coin and twist plug.
Depending on the depth of the bowl, I cut, twist or break the flake to match bowl depth and then place the flake grain vertically through out the bowl. Haven’t had a burn issue since.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
I used to use an ulu to cut quite thin coins, grab a bunch.and stuff them in a cob, but I am a heathen in most things.
Just jam it in there and use a torch lighter.😁
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I am happy to hear you have found the way of the Flake, Jeff, that's pretty much how I roll. With flakes it's important to leave a bit of room in the bowl because the tobacco swells up when you light and smoke it and can choke the bowl if it is too tight a fit.
@Yakster absolutely my experience. I think, well I’m sure, all the previous methods I’ve employed did not account for the expansion and was simply too tight. However, not being the brightest star in the sky, my new method, for me, does not allow me to over pack and leave enough room for expansion. It’s a whole New World for me… Flake is amazing and I enjoy it very much… Especially now that I have figured out how to smoke it LMFAO.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
I’ve also found that the shape of the bowl seems to affect flake more than other cuts.