The pinch method

[cocsp2002]

I'll try that today, thanks. I'll post later about the disaster that ensues.

[bondzai]

Thats the same way I pinch Longhorn!

[bakerbarber]

I got it down and even managed the snus release puff tecnique. I'm ready fo a cage match.

My neighbor is eventually gonna notice the spent prillas I've flung on his house. Amazing stick factor.

[auggie]

LOL! What a jerk... throwing your wads at his wall... hehehehe

[Sedriak]

Xobeloot has the right idea, the secret is to bake a pinch against the inside of the can first and then gently shape it with your fingers, if u bake to hard it will fall apart in your mouth. You don't need to press hard when shaping, your lip and gum will do all the work once its in.

[cocsp2002]

Been practicing my hilbilly pinch lately, I'm about 50/50 between icetooling it and handbaking/pinching. It's hard to resist giving the pinch a few squeezes in the palm, though. Generally when I pinch, I mash it in the corner of the can, turn it once and mash it again, then put it in. It doesn't last as long as a properly baked pris, or an icetool load, but it's not too bad either.

[ponysoprano]

Xobeloot is a master of the Lös-iverse! That youtube video was pimp too. that guy played his snus can like an Egyptian playing a darbuka goblet drum. Speaking of 'hillbillies', I wonder if that's a catch-all Swedish term for 'white trash' or if they have a specific Svenskt term? I'm stoked on the hand bake. Icetool? I don't need no stinking Icetool [it'd be cool to have though]. I'm getting quicker and cleaner, and sorry if I'm repeating myself, but I feel hand-baked stays together better than Prismastered wads. I've decided that Göteborgs Prima Fint is gross. Probe is the shite, and P. Classic blue rocks, Röda is my lös fave...yes I figgerd out how to type umlauts on a mac.

[cocsp2002]

The Swedes call it doing a "bonde". I believe the translation to english is "farmer", but that doesn't hold the same connotation for us. I think the way hillbilly came about on here was that we english speakers agreed that hillbilly has the same spirit in english as bonde does in swedish.

[mercvrivs]

My favorite snus to do hillbilly (and the only one I actually like doing it with) is Roda Lacket. I find that the flavor release of RL is slower (due to how compact the pris becomes in lieu of the fine grind), so when I do a hillbilly with it it provides a different experience that releases more of the subtle fruit flavor (tastes like figs or prunes to me).

[jamesstew]

[quote="Xobeloot"]Now, once it is in, you can either leave it alone and allow the juice jackhammer to keep on doin it's thing...

OR

You can bake it with your tongue against the inside of your lip:



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Looks like Sweetums from The Muppets:

[Mongrul]

Wow, I just tried that with some Ettan and ended up with crap thumb, mud mouth, hiccups, and a hella nic rush!! 8) Obviously, this snus trick is not going to be as easy an lighting up a smoke. But it sure is fun learning the tricks of the trade, and the payoff is going to be worth it.

[cocsp2002]

Yeah, did a General bonde last night; I only left it in for 30 minutes, but that's all I needed it for. Good nic kick, wonderful flavor, and it was solid enough to keep it in, if I'd wanted to.

Seems the trick is a little bake in the can. You know, mash against the corner firmly, turn, mash again, pop it in, and let your tongue/lip do the rest. My only complaint is that the snus sits a little lower on my gum than if I properly bake it.

[Starcadia]

To me nothing beats a bonde of Skruf Stark, even a small one (although I prefer medium-sized). The coarseness of the cut gives it a bumpy-smooth texture that I've yet to experience with other loose (recommendations are welcome). Beyond that, the instant flavor and nicotine satisfaction are exactly what I like/need.

For my first couple of months of loosing I'd bake and form my pinches tightly, but I found they'd eventually loosen up anyway. The bonde technique, the way I do it, I basically cut out the initial process of the tightly baked pinch getting muddy slowly, but with the benefits of fresh flavor and nicotine. It doesn't last as long this way, usually between 15 and 45 minutes, but the pleasure is intensified. When not drinking anything, I can keep it up there indefinitely.

I either hand bake just enough so that it's barely controllable, or do it in the can (it helps if the can is a bit empty or there are denser clumps towards the edge, in which case a few taps on the side of the can before popping the lid helps to bring them towards the center). The art of sticking it in the lip is tricky, but practice makes perfect.

[cocsp2002]

That's true. Most of the time, it's not the keeping it up there, it's the getting it up there that gets me. I usually get a good amount of "crumbs" on my lip and a little in my teeth as I pop it up top.

But like you said, practice makes perfect!

[dy2105]

[quote="jamesstew"]
Looks like Sweetums from The Muppets:

LOL that's an awesome call! Made my night lol.