How to Pack and Light Flake Cut Tobacco

Today we’re talking about flake tobacco and specifically how to pack it properly into a pipe. We’ve discussed packing ribbon tobacco, but flake tobacco adds one extra step to that process. Now some — especially beginners — might wonder why exactly we should smoke flake tobacco or why we would even want to when we can simply rely on ribbons and avoid any extra steps in the packing process. The simple answer is: flavor.