Perfectoohhnoo!

[Zeede]

I tried my first perfecto, and it didn't go well. I lit the foot, got the first 1/4 inch of it glowing, and still couldn't get any draw through it. I tried blowing through it, which did get some wisps of smoke to come out, but still no draw. Took my soft flame lighter to it to light it some more, nothing. Even my double butane torch lighter didn't help.

Am I supposed to light the entire first inch or something, or just the tip? I used a cedar spill initially, focusing on the tip of the foot. Am I supposed to wait five or ten minutes for the lit foot to smolder?

It also didn't help that the head ended up being full of stems. I counted eight stems in it after I clipped it with my guillotine.

Edit: Also, the foot was torpedo shaped, unlike most perfectos.