I can't get it hard ;-)

[isteen]

EU still maintain the foolish stand to ban portions in Denmark.
I usually buy my portions from The Northener, I just can't use loose danish snus. I have tried a few times, but I just can't bake a small pris as hard as I want it. Without using an Icetool etc. - does anyone have a tip to bake a small hard pris?

[lxskllr]

Coarse snus bakes up harder than the finer grinds do. Your home town boys V2 make a good hard baking snus. It comes out very cleanly also.

[isteen]

Your home town boys V2 make a good hard baking snus. It comes out very cleanly also.

I actually just read a big article in todays newspaper about V2.
They grow bigger all the time, even that they export 99% of their production

[MojoQuestor]

It seems to me that lös will only compress so much. After that it tends to sort of shatter. A couple of times I pressed the dickens out of some in my icetool, and the pris that came out was hard, but broken. The image that came to mind was diamond, how it may be hard but it will fracture along a fault line. With handbaking, when I overdo it I'll see those little fault lines form. So with lös I just go for that optimal compression where it will hang together as well as possible. It just takes practice and feel.

[isteen]

I just hate when it splatters all over my mouth

[MojoQuestor]

Have you ever had a portion leak or fall apart in your mouth? It doesn't happen very often, but it's ten times as gross as with lös. I guess it's because it's formulated differently, since portion snus isn't intended to be directly in the mouth.

[Roo]

Get some Skruf los or Prima Fint. Those stay together no matter what. I'm not a great handbaker either, but I've gotten better in the 3 weeks since I lost my icetool (just found it!). One early method I used with the stickier snus like Skruf is to gently roll it into a ball, about the size of a blueberry. It keeps its shape and comes out clean. Another one I like for a quick pris is to pinch it into a pyramid shape or a wedge, without worrying much about how "hard" it is. There's much to be gained in flavor from a pris that is not overly compacted and messier to remove.

[isteen]

Thanks for the tips, Roo

[CM]

Be happy that there is snus at your country, we need to visit sweden everytime if we want snus, or buy them from cafe's and stuff. :P And thats illegal.

And skruf lös is awesome, my favourite with röda lös.

[daruckis]

Have you ever had a portion leak or fall apart in your mouth? It doesn't happen very often, but it's ten times as gross as with lös. I guess it's because it's formulated differently, since portion snus isn't intended to be directly in the mouth.

yeah i had that happen twice and it is seriously awful.

[Premium Parrots]

try Viagra

[isteen]

Be happy that there is snus at your country, we need to visit sweden everytime if we want snus, or buy them from cafe's and stuff. :P And thats illegal.

Where are you from?

[Jason]

try Viagra

I was expecting that around 5-6 posts ago.........you're slipping, dude! :lol:

[Veganpunk]

try Viagra

I was expecting that around 5-6 posts ago.........you're slipping, dude! :lol:

lol, I read this thread waiting for it too.

[sheilalynn]

I didn't want to be the one to say it first...knew PP would be along sooner or later!