Corn Cobs vs Briar

[aquiring93]

Am I crazy, or is it easier to smoke a corn cob vs a briar? I feel like I am able to keep a bowl lit longer and without as much effort in a cob vs my briar pipes.

Thoughts? Anyone else have a similar or opposite experience?

 

[Glacierman007]

I love a good cob! As far as keeping the bowl lit longer, can't say whether there's a diff between the two, but I do know that my packing the tobacco properly makes one heck of a difference.

But you may be right.....

 

[MX]

Cobs seem to me be wonderfully forgiving, not sure if it is real or just in my head, but flavor wise. My Briars just taste better

 

[Darin]

Cobs rule! I've got high-end factory pipes, estate pipes, artisan pipes, etc. Cobs have a great open airflow, breathe better and dry faster. The only reason to own anything but cobs is aesthetics, IMHO.

 

[aquiring93]

Cobs rule! I've got high-end factory pipes, estate pipes, artisan pipes, etc. Cobs have a great open airflow, breathe better and dry faster. The only reason to own anything but cobs is aesthetics, IMHO.

I'm starting to feel this exact same way...seeing as I mostly smoke a pipe while I'm puttering around the garage, I don't quite see the need for a fancy briar right now.

 

[Scap]

Love my cobs!

 

[CigarStone]

When I smoked the pipe frequently, I loved cobs because they didn't get at hot to the touch, they dried quicker, and you didn't have to worry about the mirror polish.h

 

[Pugman1943]

All this being said, who makes,a decent Cobb pipe? Point me a a good direction please.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

@Pugman1943 - Try Missouri Meerschaum - right down the road from me.

https://corncobpipe.com/

"the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of cool, sweet-smoking corn cob pipes"

They grow their special variety of corn for these pipes just ten miles from here. Lots of history here.

 

[ClemsonTiger77]

Am I crazy, or is it easier to smoke a corn cob vs a briar? I feel like I am able to keep a bowl lit longer and without as much effort in a cob vs my briar pipes.

Thoughts? Anyone else have a similar or opposite experience?

Corn cobs are awesome everyday beaters!

I smoke my cobs in the summertime exclusively. Humidity doesn’t cause the slurping and gurgling you’d get w a briar with a smaller draw. I can smoke it hot & not worry- any bad habits you have, cobs are more forgiving. Forgiving & less finicky on a humid day.

My ABSOLUTE favorite tobacco in a corn cob is ANY BURLEY- or Carter Hall. You’re welcome. Put some Carter hall in a cob & you’ve found a slice of heaven. Carter Hall is the ONLY tobacco I buy in a big tub. I pretty much smoke that exclusively in the summer. It’s the pipe version of a yard ‘gar.

Briars are different- some have thin chambers- some bigger pipes like a freehand have thick walls w their chamber. Thin walls I’d smoke cooler blends- like the English blends, orientals, Balkans, etc. I wouldn’t smoke Virginia flake in something like a Chacom Mozart. On the other hand- you can smoke whatever you want in a thicker walled pipe. Those are my flake pipes.