Cobs

[Idlefellow]

Prepping myself for the onslaught from those who love them: I have never been able to get next to cobs. I've owned a few, including a big ol' Douglas MacArthur styled one. I don't remember them smoking poorly or anything, but then I don't remember them smoking great either. I guess my main prejudice is that a nice briar is just so much more attractive, and I'd rather have one of those sticking out of my face

 

[David The Druid]

Cobs are for yard work for me. If I break a cob, I can buy another. If I break a Peterson, I might cry.

 

[Idlefellow]

Yeah I guess. But to tell you the truth I'd just wait till the work was done and enjoy a nice briar

 

[Singed]

I guess you either like them or you don't.

 

[Balisong]

If I break a Peterson, I might cry.

A friend ran destroyed his favorite pipe, a Peterson System, the other day. It will take time to identify the new favorite and the destroyed one will always be remembered.

I guess you either like them or you don't.

I knew a doctor who was a pipe smoker in the late 80's and asked him about it. After dismissing cigarettes and cigars because of health reasons he told me smoking a pipe using non aromatic tobaccos in a cob and not inhaling was the safest way to enjoy tobacco. Throw away the cob when it gets gunked up.

 

[Steelarts]

I enjoy my cobs mainly for Lakeland aromatics which might ghost my Petersons. Personally I prefer briar but I don’t dislike smoking my cobs. I guess it depends a lot on my mood and the tobacco I fancy smoking.

 

[Swede]

I've enjoyed them for various reasons like those already mentioned. To me, they smoke cool, especially a raw cob, I can light them with about anything with no worries about them rim, and they usually smoke down to mostly ash without a fuss. I've had times when tobacco gave better or new tastes in a cob, but that has been more frequent in briars. I have 4 cobs with the largest being an MM General.

 

[Swede]

A friend ran destroyed his favorite pipe, a Peterson System, the other day. It will take time to identify the new favorite and the destroyed one will always be remembered.

I knew a doctor who was a pipe smoker in the late 80's and asked him about it. After dismissing cigarettes and cigars because of health reasons he told me smoking a pipe using non aromatic tobaccos in a cob and not inhaling was the safest way to enjoy tobacco. Throw away the cob when it gets gunked up.

Wonder why he specified non-aromatic?

 

[Balisong]

Wonder why he specified non-aromatic?

They sometimes have artificial flavors and carrier substances that can become carcinogenic at pipe smoking temps. Food grade additives are not tested at pipe bowl temperatures.

 

[Timbo]

Idle, love me a cob but you're entitled to your own opinion of them. Have you smoked one past the break in stage?

I find simpler tobaccos work best in a cob like burley blends or straight Virginia blends though my Latakia blends smoke pretty well too.

 

[Blackhorse]

Some of the more recent models from MM have been released with beautiful acrylic stems. Wonderful.


https://vermontfreehand.com/corn-cob-pipes/
.

 

[Idlefellow]

Timbo, I think it's an aesthetic thing rather than a "technical" thing for me.

 

[Singed]

Timbo, I think it's an aesthetic thing rather than a "technical" thing for me.

I felt that way for years. I didn't want to look like a "rube" smoking a cob. Now I see it as a type of "pipe pageantry", a persona I embrace while I'm smoking. More down to earth than my mood when I'm smoking something I feel is more formal, sophisticated, scholarly, or sage. My pipe selection is highly influenced by the impression I want to project or the way I want to feel while I'm smoking. I suppose you could call it a form of "cosplay".

 

[Timbo]

Timbo, I think it's an aesthetic thing rather than a "technical" thing for me.

I hear you, they are cheap but that's part of what I like about them. The disposable factor and who cares if you lose one, just grab another for a few bucks.