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How to Buy a Pipe
When you buy a pipe, choose the finish you like. Do you like the feel of the smooth waxed straight grain or the pebble-like rusticated? As I have said, pick the pipe YOU like, the pipe that feels right and it will be with you for a long time. If you consider how long a pipe lasts, even if you do spend a great deal (that is subjective), when you divide it by many years of enjoyment it really is a bargain. Make sure the pipe you buy is a comfortable and convenient size. If too large, it can be heavy in the mouth and uncomfortable. Also where and when do you smoke? If you smoke a short time, then a small to medium pipe is best. If you relax, read or talk with friends, then a larger pipe is fine. As I say, a beautiful pipe is a work of art, not unlike a sculpture. Pick your pipe to suit your lifestyle.
Let us now talk about the finish on the pipe. There are several types of finishes: high gloss smooth, glossy smooth, matte smooth (some call this natural), sandblast, rusticated and several combinations of the above. With the very high gloss, be sure you are getting a top quality pipe and not one with varnish or lacquer; it seals the wood and it cannot breath. The very top-of-the-line pipes are the straight grains. And the very best of these is with a very tight even grain all the way around. This usually shows bird’s-eye on the bottom or top, unless it is a plateau finish (natural rough outside the burl). Bird’s eye comes from the grain getting sideways and can be very beautiful. Rough finish includes sandblast and rusticating. Sandblasting is just what the name implies; a high pressure burst of sand directed at the pipe, which removes some of the wood, producing an uneven rough texture. In a sandblasted pipe you can very often see the grain. Sometimes a top-of-the-line pipe will be a sandblasted straight grain and be absolutely beautiful.
Rusticating is done by hand and is really an art that is very time consuming. Rusticating can be much deeper than blasting and also is usually more even or consistent. After blasting or rusticating, the pipe is stained and polished to give it that “final look”.
About the burl: The soil is very rough and sandy and many times a grain of sand or tiny pebble will be next to the burl. As it grows, it will grow around it. When the block is sawed there may be a defect.
With inexpensive pipes these flaws may be filled with putty or etched (carved to hide them.) Unless the spot is large, it affects only the appearance, not the smoking of the pipe. I do not agree with the idea that blasting or rusticating is used only for flaws. If a pipe does not have a perfect straight grain, it may look beautiful in a rough finish.
Medium-range pipes may have an etching covering a sand spot or may be partially blasted to cover a flaw. I have never found a problem with this. Low-end pipes may have flaws that have been filled. Unless these fills are very large or unsightly, they usually do not affect the smoking. If the fill has been done with care and stained to match the rest of the pipe, it can be very hard to
Here are some of the finest pipe makers: Dunhill, Ashton, Ferndown, Castello, Caminetto, Poul Winslow or Davidoff.
Take your time and enjoy.
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About the Author
Jim Bennington has been in the cigar and pipes business and contributed to different cigar & pipe publications for over 30 years.
How do they make those chocolate volcanoes at the Great American Cookie Company?
We have the Great American Cookie Company in our mall. Once in a great while they have this thing called a chocolate volcano. It is like a brownie cup filled with this delicious white creme filling and then topped with a chocolate glaze of some sort. The chocolate glaze is thick but yet pourable and stays on the cookie. And how do the stores make that light and fluffy frosting that kinda tastes like whipped cream. They use it sometimes instead of the heavier shortening based frosting that was always on a store bought birthday cake. The light frosting is still stiff enough to pipe through a pastry bag and make designs.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcanoes Recipe
Ingredients
The Lava
3 ounces (1/2 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk (such as Eagle Brand)
1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
The Cookie
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
11 tablespoons (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (lightly packed) light brown sugar
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease them with vegetable oil.
Make the lava: Melt the chocolates together in the top of a double boiler placed over simmering water [do not let the bottom of the double boiler touch the water].
Combine the evaporated milk and the vanilla in a medium-size bowl.
Using a whisk, stir the melted chocolate vigorously into the milk until the mixture is smooth and well blended. Set it aside.
Make the cookie dough: Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together into a small bowl and set aside.
Using en electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter, peanut butter, both sugars, and the vanilla together in a medium-size mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Stop the mixer twice during the process to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Add the egg and beat on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl.
Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until blended, about 15 seconds. Scrape the bowl and mix several seconds more.
Measure out heaping tablespoons of the dough and roll them into balls with your hands, Place the balls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
Using your thumb, press a deep hole into the center of each ball, and plop a heaping teaspoon of the lava mixture into the hole. Pinch the opening together just a little bit so the lava will not overflow, but so that it is still visible.
Bake the cookies until they are lightly golden, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool the cookies on the sheets or eat them while they are still warm for an extra- special treat.
Store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 day. After that, store them in the freezer for up to 2 weeks. Bring them to room temperature before eating.
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