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DaBear · 03-12-2012, 01:06 PM

From my experiences, cobs don't require near as much time to break in as a fresh briar, though a briar will give you a consistent experience once broken in and will last for ever as long as its taken care of, unlike a cob. The cooler and less bite probably has a bit to do with the filter, and that can impact flavor as well. When you smoke your briar you're probably puffing a little too fast, as that will create a hotter and wetter smoke, go easy at it until you get some good cake, once you get the cake you'll have a little leeway with how fast you puff.

That said, my best smoking pipe was a cob until recently. Unfortunately its finally burning out at leaves a charred flavor in the background on every smoke.

03-12-2012, 01:06 PM	#3
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: WTF Corncob? Why U Better? From my experiences, cobs don't require near as much time to break in as a fresh briar, though a briar will give you a consistent experience once broken in and will last for ever as long as its taken care of, unlike a cob. The cooler and less bite probably has a bit to do with the filter, and that can impact flavor as well. When you smoke your briar you're probably puffing a little too fast, as that will create a hotter and wetter smoke, go easy at it until you get some good cake, once you get the cake you'll have a little leeway with how fast you puff. That said, my best smoking pipe was a cob until recently. Unfortunately its finally burning out at leaves a charred flavor in the background on every smoke.