Breaking in the ol'e pipe

TheatyHannington · 12-09-2010, 10:09 PM

Apparently I am one of the few who takes the long way about things. I either buy estate pipes or I do this:

First bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill 1/3, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward.

Second bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill 2/3, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward.

Third bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill full, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward.

Fourth & Fifth bowls: Fill full. No honey. Smoke slowly.

I find this builds up the cake without dealing with that nasty new-pipe flavor. For somebody like me, who smokes a couple of bowls a day, this ensures that there is a good cake built up before the pipe hits regular rotation and gets smoked way too often.

Custom Pipe Maker TC Fuller told me to do this.

12-09-2010, 10:09 PM	#9
TheatyHannington Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Moscow, Idaho (Go Vandals!) Posts: 51 Trading: (2)	Re: Breaking in the ol'e pipe Apparently I am one of the few who takes the long way about things. I either buy estate pipes or I do this: First bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill 1/3, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward. Second bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill 2/3, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward. Third bowl: Coat inside of pipe in honey. Fill full, smoke slowly. Let rest overnight afterward. Fourth & Fifth bowls: Fill full. No honey. Smoke slowly. I find this builds up the cake without dealing with that nasty new-pipe flavor. For somebody like me, who smokes a couple of bowls a day, this ensures that there is a good cake built up before the pipe hits regular rotation and gets smoked way too often. Custom Pipe Maker TC Fuller told me to do this.