MM Corncob Smokers: What's You Favorite

[Arizona]

I've had a Diplomat since 1981 when i was 18. It as my first pipe and I still have and smoke it now and then. I've gotten more and more into cobs lately in fact. My pipe rack in the livingroom has 3 newer cobs in it that I smoke pretty hard and they never let me down. The Great Dane spool is probably my favorite shape if I had to pick one, but the Country Gentleman would be a close second.

[DubintheDam]

Too me a cob is a Washington or an American....it has to be a poker shape and it has to be straight....I'm always amazed to see how popular those egg shapes are, they probably smoke great, real nice in the hand.....but not for me...it's just 'goddam' unAmerican'...says the Irishman!

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by DubintheDam

Too me a cob is a Washington or an American....it has to be a poker shape and it has to be straight....I'm always amazed to see how popular those egg shapes are, they probably smoke great, real nice in the hand.....but not for me...it's just 'goddam' unAmerican'...says the Irishman!

I agree with you. I had a vague feeling of letdown when I went to the Kevlar plant in Maydown. I thought it would be run by by delightful little peat-burning men in tweed jackets. No smell of peat. No woodplank floors. Not even a begosh or a begorrah. No tweed in sight.

[DubintheDam]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

No tweed in sight.

What's the world coming to....global warming will only decrease the wearing of tweed even further...personally I never go backpacking without a woolly jumper and a tweed coat...Gortex and fleece are overrated...IMO.

[CigarGal]

I have never tried a cob. Does that make me un American? I didn't vote because I don't smoke one. It's on my long list of things to do.

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by CigarGal

I have never tried a cob. Does that make me un American? I didn't vote because I don't smoke one. It's on my long list of things to do.

no worries Marianne..truth is I didn't even know that Mister Moo had a line of pipes at all

[Mad Hatter]

".............and a person that's got used to a cob pipe knows it lays a long ways over all the pipes in this world, and you can't git him to smoke any other."

- Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Abroad

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by CigarGal

I have never tried a cob. Does that make me un American? I didn't vote because I don't smoke one. It's on my long list of things to do.

Marianne,

It's not only Un-American, it's criminal! However, in your case, we forgive you! That is, providing you do the right thing!!!

http://www.corncobpipe.com/

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by EvanS

no worries Marianne..truth is I didn't even know that Mister Moo had a line of pipes at all

I am multi-dimensional - I think it started with FORTRAN.

Gotta say I was puffing down some of that McCraines Red Ribbon in a Great Dane eggie on the drive down to Orlando today and the cob was working for me. Yep. Puff-puff.

[CigarGal]

Do you use filters with the cobs or no????

[earnold25]

all my corn cobs taste burnt (5). actually anything i smoke in a pipe tastes burnt. I'm thinking of scrapping everything and starting over as its obviously me.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by CigarGal

Do you use filters with the cobs or no????

No, I do not use filters, I just throw them out!

[brianwalden]

I voted Diplomat. My first pipe was a legend and it worked as a first pipe for all the abuse a first pipe takes but I bit through the stem in a few weeks. It was bent, I think that might have had something to do with it. On MM's the bent stems leave a very short part of the bit to put in your mouth. With the straight stems I can rest it across several teeth to spread the pressure out over a larger area.

I recently bought a Great Dane egg, Great Dane spool, and a Diplomat (all straight). They all seem to be pretty much the same pipe just the shape of the bowl is different. The spool feels great to wrap your index finger around, but the thinner part in bowl seems to get real hot while I smoke it. The one advantage of the spool is it's a perfect sitter. The egg and the Diplomat both smoke cool. The egg shape looks good but you can't set it down without a stand. I figure you don't buy a cob for the looks, so the added functionality of a pipe that can sit is a big pipe. The Diplomat smokes good, and while it doesn't sit perfectly it leans on the stem and is stable enough to set it down without effort. Plus it looks like your classic no frills cob.

[DSturg369]

My fav is the Country Gentleman followed by the Pride.

[CrankyChris]

I don't know which model it is but the pipe is a bent and its unvarnished ( I think). the outside of the bowl is not smooth. It looks like a knawed corn cob which I think effectively dissipates heat.

Like this one only bent.



I have 1 that's not bent but sometimes the liquid goo gets in my mouth which tastes like ass.

Also, you don't really have to worry about screwing it up - you can just get a new one. There is a 2 puff break-in time - then you're good to go.

Highly recommended ! I'm buying 4 with my next order.