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.

Pat1075 · 12-09-2010, 11:22 PM

gently dampen the inside of the bowl with water no honey the honey will only serve to produce a soft cake and that won't do you any good The honey method was developed by yello bowl to make it a pain in the butt to break in pipes and sell their pre-honeyed pipes faster.
smoke 3-5 half bowl slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day
then 3-5 more 3/4 bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day
then 3-5 full bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day. This will produce a hard cake.
Then do as you will though I still strongly recommend smoking an individual pipe not more than once per day.

TheatyHannington · 12-13-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat1075

gently dampen the inside of the bowl with water no honey the honey will only serve to produce a soft cake and that won't do you any good The honey method was developed by yello bowl to make it a pain in the butt to break in pipes and sell their pre-honeyed pipes faster.
smoke 3-5 half bowl slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day
then 3-5 more 3/4 bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day
then 3-5 full bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day. This will produce a hard cake.
Then do as you will though I still strongly recommend smoking an individual pipe not more than once per day.

It's not any more of a pain in the butt than your method. I figure, if the person who made the pipe tells me to honey or syrup my brand new pipe that he just built, I'm going to trust him.

There are 2 types of cake? Soft and hard? This is new information to me. Tell me more.

12-09-2010, 10:09 PM	#1
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.

12-09-2010, 11:22 PM	#2
Pat1075 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 755 Trading: (11)	Re: Breaking in the ol'e pipe gently dampen the inside of the bowl with water no honey the honey will only serve to produce a soft cake and that won't do you any good The honey method was developed by yello bowl to make it a pain in the butt to break in pipes and sell their pre-honeyed pipes faster. smoke 3-5 half bowl slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day then 3-5 more 3/4 bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day then 3-5 full bowls slow and steady all the way through no more than once per day. This will produce a hard cake. Then do as you will though I still strongly recommend smoking an individual pipe not more than once per day.