Questions You Thought Too Stupid To Ask

[MataFina]

I have been using that technique to make sure the cigar burns even with out running or tunneling as I smoke as well...as I am drawing, I'll watch the burn line to see if I have the amber lighting the whole way around, if when I am done with my draw I don't see the a nice red ring all the way around the burn line, I will carefully keep on sipping until I get an even burn...It has been working for me.

Hope the description makes sense.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

Another technique you can use is two-fold. First, slowly rotate the stick as you smoke it. I try to give mine a quarter turn after every puff. This is because of point two, if a side isn't burning well, put that side down. I always thought that you should put the non-burning side up to help the heat get there, but that's actually the opposite. The heat and flame from the bottom actually uses all the oxygen and the top is left suffocating.

So, slowly rotate, and if it's not burning well, put the less lit side toward the ground.

PS. the non burning part down only works if it's just a slower burn and not completely out yet.

[LAN CERO]

Another technique you can use is two-fold. First, slowly rotate the stick as you smoke it. I try to give mine a quarter turn after every puff. This is because of point two, if a side isn't burning well, put that side down. I always thought that you should put the non-burning side up to help the heat get there, but that's actually the opposite. The heat and flame from the bottom actually uses all the oxygen and the top is left suffocating.

So, slowly rotate, and if it's not burning well, put the less lit side toward the ground.

PS. the non burning part down only works if it's just a slower burn and not completely out yet.

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[Bruck]

How low did you take your carb intake? I was at <25 for about 6-weeks and cigars that I normally had no issue with started to bite me.

By 25 I assume you mean grams of carbo? I never got that low, maybe 50. Didn't seem to have an effect on tolerance of Uncle Nick anyway.

[DarkKnight]

I haven't been smoking cigars that long, but what I've found is the rh used to play havoc on my burn. I started off maintaining my humidor at 70rh and had constant relights, and uneven burn lines. Once I dropped it down to ~65rh, the relights are rare, and my burn lines across different brands have been MUCH better. Of course, YMMV.

I'd say 95% of the time, after my first ash drops, my cigar burn line goes awry. Doesn't matter if I let the ash drop naturally, or if i tap the ash in my tray. One side of the cigar goes ape shit and burns down one side and not the other. But before the ash falls, it's razor sharp. The rest of the cigar I seem to be having to do maintenance on the burn line to keep things nice and even. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal and I am just paranoid about an even cigar burn line?

[Cameradude]

I keep everything at 65% so I doubt that is it. Like I said, it burns perfect until I ash and on some cigars that can be half of it. I have yet to try any of the other recommended techniques due to the weather.

[Herf N Turf]

Not many noobs here yet, so I thought I'd give this a bump.

Q: What's purging and what good is it?

A: Blowing gently back through a lit cigar in order to expel acrid flavors created by stale smoke trapped in the cigar. Also helps clear excess tar if combined with a closely held flame.

[Sticky B]

How do you slow down? Im a turbo smoker and I smoke mainly with tall and stubby pokers, I like my toungue and want to keep it. So what do you do to slow down?

Try putting the cigar down. Sometimes not holding in your hand 100% of the time makes it a lot easier not to keep puffin and puffin on it

[Branzig]

Try putting the cigar down. Sometimes not holding in your hand 100% of the time makes it a lot easier not to keep puffin and puffin on it

How'd this happen?

You just answered a question form the pipe thread in the cigar thread....weird.

Also, what kind of cigar are you smoking that is a "tall, stubby poker" Sean?

[Sticky B]

How'd this happen?

You just answered a question form the pipe thread in the cigar thread....weird.

Also, what kind of cigar are you smoking that is a "tall, stubby poker" Sean?

Seriously, I thought the question was phrased oddly. Like, I really couldn't make sense of it, but I tried my best anyway, lol

As to what happened and how I answered one question elsewhere... I transcend time and space? Iunno. Accidents