Who else prefers a cob?

[Lostmason]

I smoke VaPers until the corn taste goes away. I actually enjoy the taste of the curing cob along with a VaPer. I hate to see it go. I'd imagine the corny taste wouldn't go so well with an English blend tho...

I was thinking some of the "spicier" blends might be complimented,,,,I'll give it a try Thx

Gone in one or two more smokes.

I was hoping that was the case,,,,my B&M has some in stock for 5 to 10 bucks ea.(MM Cobs)

[Bruck]

My name is Bruck and I am a coboholic. Hello Bruck (in unison)

I've picked up a couple of the smokeable seconds from MM; still have about 15 or so. I have a few briars and meers, but usually reach for a cob for the everyday after dinner smoke.

PS for those of you who might not now about the smokeable seconds - Missouri Meerschaum sells random grab bags of 10 cobs that for one reason or another, usually aesthetic, don't pass QC, for abt $35 shipped.

[Tobias Lutz]

I like my cobs (about 25%) of my pipes, but I can't imagine every abandoning briar. In my opinion they serve to offer everything a briar does not, and the briar does the same in respect to them.

[Alligator Gar]

If you looked at my cob to briar ratio you would conclude I favour cobs. And that may be true. Their merits are manifold:

1. Readily available. I bought one at lunch so I could smoke some tobacco a friend sent to the office today.
2. I can smoke goopey, stinky stuff in them and not care.
3. I can clench them like Popeye.
3 1/2. They are light weight, don't exacerbate my TMJ syndrome.
3.99. I can keep them around new in the package for when my kid's bum friends come over and want to smoke a bowl with us.
4. I like the break-in taste.
5. I can use a pipe lighter and not care if it tastes like charcoal starter. That crap ghosts my briars.
6. I'm cheap and I'm from Iowa.

Drawbacks? Ugly as sin with no aesthetic value. That's why I love briar--it's beautiful.

[johnnyflake]

Basically, I am 95% into Cobs and 5% in Meerschaums. After having about 30 briars, in my herd, at one time in my life, I only own one now days and rarely, if ever, smoke it!

[Cool Breeze]

Basically, I am 95% into Cobs and 5% in Meerschaums. After having about 30 briars, in my herd, at one time in my life, I only own one now days and rarely, if ever, smoke it!

Hearing that come from you sir, I feel validated.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I don't hate the few briars I have. I have a beautiful pre-Republic Peterson that I do enjoy. I'm smoking a no-name briar right now that I picked up at a flea market on the cheap. But I probably smoke cobs 10-1.

Maybe it's just because I'm a rookie and cobs are so easy. They don't ghost, so I can pack whatever I'm in the mood for in and not worry about it. It's damn near impossible to make them gurgle, which I do have a problem with in briars. That may be why I lean towards them.

[DGErwin11]

They make pipes out of corn? Have they been doing that long?

Seriously, I have been known to smoke a cob...often. What always tickles me is when folks refer to them as disposable. I have not put a new cob in service in about 4 years. A well smoked cob is a well smoked cob. Once they are "seasoned'', the smoke is sublime. I treat them pretty much like I do my briars. Smoke several bowls a day, wipe out the bowl with a paper towel and run pipe cleaners through the stem and shank as needed. The one shown below is at least 4 years old, looks like hell and smokes like heaven.

[Demuths1770]

i have actually been enjoying my cob more than the estates i bought and restored! idk why but i just like the way i smokes

[StogieNinja]

Since I'm not a huge fan of sweet tobaccos, I tend to shy away from the cob overall unless I'm looking for that corn syrup sweetness. I know that sounds weird, but I avoid most bourbon for the same reason.

I will say that burley in a cob can be magical.

[johnnyflake]

Hearing that come from you sir, I feel validated.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I don't hate the few briars I have. I have a beautiful pre-Republic Peterson that I do enjoy. I'm smoking a no-name briar right now that I picked up at a flea market on the cheap. But I probably smoke cobs 10-1.

Maybe it's just because I'm a rookie and cobs are so easy. They don't ghost, so I can pack whatever I'm in the mood for in and not worry about it. It's damn near impossible to make them gurgle, which I do have a problem with in briars. That may be why I lean towards them.

Thank you for the kind words my friend!