Uneven burn and self correction.

Bob Luken

So if I have one side of the wrapper that is burned ahead of the other side of a stick and I want to give it a chance to correct itself should I set it down with the less burned side down or up? I read somewhere that you should hold or rest the less burned side on the bottom and this will help it self correct better but this goes against what I think would make sense. To me it would seem to make sense to keep the less burned side of the wrapper on top so the hot cherry would be underneath it.

LiquidChaos66

I would like to know this as well... In my smoking time ive noticed the bottom burns more than the top when ive tried to even things out... but then again im not positive.

pilgrimtex

I may be medicated but I can't stand waiting. A good cigar seems to self correct rather quickly. Others need my help. That is where the torch comes in. I heat the coals in that area to help it along. Problem solved. I can get back to sippin my Brandy and the cigar learns who is master. LOL

Bob Luken

pilgrimtex:

I may be medicated but I can't stand waiting. A good cigar seems to self correct rather quickly. Others need my help. That is where the torch comes in. I heat the coals in that area to help it along. Problem solved. I can get back to sippin my Brandy and the cigar learns who is master. LOL

Yeah, I discipline them with my lighter too but I'd still like to know on which side would be best to hold it or rest it for the sake of giving it a chance to correct itself.

catfishbluezz

Bob Luken:

pilgrimtex:

I may be medicated but I can't stand waiting. A good cigar seems to self correct rather quickly. Others need my help. That is where the torch comes in. I heat the coals in that area to help it along. Problem solved. I can get back to sippin my Brandy and the cigar learns who is master. LOL

Yeah, I discipline them with my lighter too but I'd still like to know on which side would be best to hold it or rest it for the sake of giving it a chance to correct itself.

Honestly? I don't really think it matters. Granted I have heard arguments for either side, but in my experience, if it is not going to self correct it will not. I think the important thing to note, is that while you are smoking you should rotate your cigar. Sometimes I like to let them go a bit and see if they will correct, but most times I just torch it quickly by barely letting the torch touch it up at an angle from a side. So do not expect it to correct if you put it on the bottom or top, just keep rotating it and if its going to work out it will.

scarlin

A good cigar usually can correct itself nicely. What I do is when I notice an uneven burn it put it down with the less burnt part up. Heat rises so it will encourage the top to burn and re-correct.

Bob Luken

scarlin:

A good cigar usually can correct itself nicely. What I do is when I notice an uneven burn it put it down with the less burnt part up. Heat rises so it will encourage the top to burn and re-correct.

That's what makes sense. Heat rises. But like I said I read something to the contrary and have been trying it both ways but with no definitive success either way. Just wondered if anybody had heard of this.

edelrionyc

I always put longer side down. I read it somewhere and it stuck with me. Seems to correct itself over time. If it's getting bad i will use the torch to touch it up or just blow on it to burn faster.

kuzi16

The Kid

I tend to side with pilgrim on this, but to answer your question I think it works better if the less burned side is up.

pilgrimtex

taythegibs

The Kid

Amos Umwhat

Rhamlin

catfishbluezz:

Bob Luken:

pilgrimtex:

I may be medicated but I can't stand waiting. A good cigar seems to self correct rather quickly. Others need my help. That is where the torch comes in. I heat the coals in that area to help it along. Problem solved. I can get back to sippin my Brandy and the cigar learns who is master. LOL

Yeah, I discipline them with my lighter too but I'd still like to know on which side would be best to hold it or rest it for the sake of giving it a chance to correct itself.

Honestly? I don't really think it matters. Granted I have heard arguments for either side, but in my experience, if it is not going to self correct it will not. I think the important thing to note, is that while you are smoking you should rotate your cigar. Sometimes I like to let them go a bit and see if they will correct, but most times I just torch it quickly by barely letting the torch touch it up at an angle from a side. So do not expect it to correct if you put it on the bottom or top, just keep rotating it and if its going to work out it will.

Ive never been able to tell if one side up really makes a difference either. But I tend to put the longer side up but I've tried it both ways. I have come to realize when you get those sticks where part of the ash is just plain hard it won't ever correct no matter how often you torch it. I assume its just poor bunching that causes this.

pilgrimtex

Okay: There is always the chance of an uneven Burn. When you experience it think of this: But by the grace of God I could be smokin a machine made piece of crap. So when you have that occasional uneven smoke be happy. Fix it and go on.

pilgrimtex

Well since this thread came out I have been toying with the way I hold a cigar and I seem to find that holding a cigar vertical (ash up) It has a chance to even out more than if held horizontally. It may still need the help of my lighter but it appears to work in some cases.

Bob Luken

pilgrimtex:

Well since this thread came out I have been toying with the way I hold a cigar and I seem to find that holding a cigar vertical (ash up) It has a chance to even out more than if held horizontally. It may still need the help of my lighter but it appears to work in some cases.

OK. So now we need to totally re-invent the astray. No more horizontal rests. LOL

insomnniapb

Bob Luken:

pilgrimtex:

Well since this thread came out I have been toying with the way I hold a cigar and I seem to find that holding a cigar vertical (ash up) It has a chance to even out more than if held horizontally. It may still need the help of my lighter but it appears to work in some cases.

OK. So now we need to totally re-invent the astray. No more horizontal rests. LOL

haha

pilgrimtex

Ignorance is not s virtue my friends. If you use an ashtray or rests you deserve what uneven bursn you get. I hold my cigar within my fingers and it is a natural action to rest my hand that the cigar points up. For those who write off this method you better do a little testing on your own because if the cigar can self correct it appears to do it better when the ash points up. All those others can kiss its ash. LOL

Bob Luken

Tex, I hope you took no offence at my joking. I wasn't doubting your method at all. Just makin a joke about how to improve the ashtray based on your method. Holding it straight up does make sense to me. After all they don't make chimneys very far from straight up do they?

pilgrimtex

kgrande

Cigary

I get OCD over cigars that don't burn correctly so I keep my lighter close enough to where I can straighten it out. I've done the wrapper side up and down..sideways...upside down and right side up and I think the cigar just laughs at me....so to deal with it I burn it with my lighter and laugh right back at it.

kuzi16

Cigary

It's gotten so bad that I now have 30 lighters to deal with this OCD...it's not just about cigars it's the toys that come with the hobby that's out of control. I know that all of the cigars I have will never be smoked...at my age trying to smoke over 5000 cigars just isn't in the cards but I still buy em...that's called not being passive.

JZerby

Does humidity play much of a role in an uneven burn? I mean both the rh that the cigar is stored at and the surrounding humidity in the air? I've been noticing lately that every cigar I've had lately burns unevenly. My humi rests around 68-70rh. And it has been rather humid outside, where I smoke, as well. I usually hold with ash up, but that hasn't been helping lately. I've just been torching the odd spot and smoking on, so this is more just my own curiosity. I hope this isn't off topic.

pilgrimtex

bbass2

pilgrimtex

Bob Luken