Toasting the foot: is it really necessary?

[Tidefan73]

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by Tidefan73

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

I do it the same way.

[pektel]

Originally Posted by Tidefan73

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

This is my preferred way to light my cigars as well. Does it make a difference? For me, it does.

Smoke what you light, light what you smoke. Or something like that.

[Tidefan73]

I found that puff or 'kissing' while lighting causes it to taste bitter for the first 1/4 or so. Had a guy at a B&M in San Antonio show me the 'new' way and I've stuck with it since.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Tidefan73

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

That pretty much sums up my method too, Theron. Maybe semantics if one calls this "toasting" or not, but it's right on for me.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by Tidefan73

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

Originally Posted by icehog3

That pretty much sums up my method too, Theron. Maybe semantics if one calls this "toasting" or not, but it's right on for me.

My thoughts exactly. I didn't think it was called toasting the foot, as I thought toasting had to be done with a soft flame, and the cigar may, or may not be, lit. I usually use a torch, trying not to let the "blue" flame touch the foot, but the heat at the end of that blue flame is enough to get it lit. When the entire foot is cherry, I will puff away.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

[Dave128]

Originally Posted by Tidefan73

I don't really 'toast' the foot, it's the way I light all my cigars. I don't puff them when lighting, I simply 'toast' them until they're lit, then puff away! One thing, I ensure to keep the flame far enough away so I don't burn anything.

This.