Batman, Eat Your Heart Out

May, 2000

Is the price of premium stogies still a bit much? Lighten up--it takes less than a buck's worth of tobacco to fill a pipe, and the smoke lasts as long as a double corona. First, make sure your tobacco is properly humidified--70 percent is ideal. (It should feel slightly moist.) Fill the bowl with tobacco. Tap the side of the bowl to settle the tobacco, then gently tamp the tobacco down so it feels springy. Repeat this process two more times, until the bowl is filled to the top. It takes two matc...