Long term rolling tobacco maker dealing with a persistant problem: @SmokesnJokes

[SmokesnJokes]

My finished product (rolling tobacco) never burns quite right. My process is to air dry the leaves, then I run them through the shredder, it's probably 1.5-3.5 mm thickness for cutting strands (too big due to cheap shredder) so I then shred multiple times, turning them into "flakes" to get around this. Finally I do the crucial step of putting the shredded pieces in the oven. This helps a lot, but it NEVER smokes like store bought rolling tobacco. Constantly it won't burn well, and it needs lots of drags to stay alight.

From left to right 1: Air dried leaves (wonderful colours if I do say so myself!) 2: A single time shredded. 3: Multiple shredding plus a few minutes in the oven. I am getting a new phone soon so I can provide better quality pictures if needed, cheers!

 

[deluxestogie]

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Immature leaf burns poorly. Inadequately color-cured and kilned leaf burns poorly (due to retained, albuminous proteins). Excess chlorine in the plant fertilizer or watering can inhibit leaf combustion.

• What tobacco varieties are you growing?
• Are the leaves fully matured, prior to being harvested?
• What are your color-curing conditions and duration?

Bob