Re: Tobacco Maintenance Day
- From: "rkzenrage" <rkzenrage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 27 Jul 2005 14:54:43 -0700
Lannes Johnson wrote:
> I was really bored today and was looking for a project. It's way too hot to
> get into the pipeshop and start working. I have cleaned and reamed all of
> the pipes that I routinely smoke, about 12 of them. I decided that I would
> perform some tobacco maintenance, my least favorite thing to do. Why? I
> don't know but I just don't like to do this.
> I have some bulk, and tined, tobaccos that I am going to move from long
> termed storage into intermediate storage containers to get ready for
> smoking. The tobaccos have been properly aged but they must first be
> cleaned. I also rehydrate (spritz) them with distilled water at this stage
> if necessary. Let me discuss tobacco cleaning with you a bit.
> As you all know, tobacco has a very fine particulate powder (dust) that
> coats the shreds and is also found at the bottom of an almost empty can. I
> call this tobacco powder. It can be a fine as talc powder and as coarse as
> ground coffee. I remove this particulate matter before smoking because I
> think the tobaccos burn cooler, pack better, and I just don't want this fine
> textured stuff in my pipe, mouth, or lungs period. Here's how I do it.
> I use a Wal-Mart ($3.94) tea strainer, a big one. Also, I use a 9 inch
> Pyrex pie dish to catch the tobacco powder (dust). Just fill the strainer
> with tobacco and gently tap against the palm of the empty hand whilst being
> over the pie dish to catch the powder. I also dig around in the strainer to
> facilitate getting most of the powder and small pieces of tobacco through
> the strainer. You will be surprised what comes out of the tobacco. I pitch
> the tobacco powder at this point. You can then dump the cleaned tobacco
> from the strainer into the pie dish and give it a spritz or two with
> distilled water if the tobacco need rehydrating. Then it is ready for
> storage, various containers, or smoking. Now, don't do this if you are
> going to lose sleep over, and are concerned with , the loss of the tobacco
> powder. I guess you could save it but I pitch mine. That is tobacco
> maintenance. I have done this to my tobaccos, tinned and bulks, for years
> and it just makes me feel better about smoking. Anybody else do something
> like this?
> Happy Smoking-a cleaner tobacco!
> lj
If you have any plants (other than tomatoes or any other nightshades)
put the powder on them, especially plants that like acidic soil. My
herbs really go NUTS with tobacco on them.
Don't throw it away! Your plants need that.
Namaste'
Robert
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