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[ApexAZ]

Hi all. I bought a couple corn cob pipes. I was wondering if the information on breaking in and caring for briars is interchangeable with corn cobs? I read somewhere that they do not need to be rested in between smokes. Is this true?

Thanks in advance!

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by ApexAZ

Hi all. I bought a couple corn cob pipes. I was wondering if the information on breaking in and caring for briars is interchangeable with corn cobs? I read somewhere that they do not need to be rested in between smokes. Is this true?

Thanks in advance!

First, get rid of the filter in it, that will improve the flavor immensely. It serves more like a tampon, absorbing moisture and never drying out.

Second, if it gurgles at all, then rest it inbetween smokes. In fact, resting a pipe between smokes - whether briar or cob is always a good idea.

Hope that help.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by ApexAZ

I was wondering if the information on breaking in and caring for briars is interchangeable with corn cobs?

Not entirely. Cobs don't "break in" by building cake like briars; they just taste rotten for a few smokes until the pine shank chars out and the corn taste, if any, goes away. Cobs don't need to get caked up. Also, after cleaning a dirty stem, most people* would not leave their $11,000 Teddy Knudson flame grain sitting outside for a couple of days to air it out; this you can do to good effect with your $11 cob.

* I am not talking about the people with that IHT kind of money, but most of us.

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

* I am not talking about the people with that IHT kind of money, but most of us.