Pris Help

[darkwing]

Having run out of portions and waiting for my fresh supply of Ettan portions, I had to resort to opening the last tin in my Northerner sample box - RL loose. Wow. Take a pinch, squeeze it into a workable shape, and stick in the snus zone and voila, more taste, faster nicotine release. I can bake and deal with loose without much difficulty, and RL loose is on my shopping list from here on, I guess.

[Soft Morning, City!]

RL loose is wonderful when you don't feel like spending a lot of effort on the baking process. I love the taste. Very mild. Definitely one of my favorite loose brands.

[Anti]

As far as I know, that's the usual way for a tin of loose to look when it's first opened, especially if it's been properly refrigerated.

The best I can offer is to keep practicing hand-baking, esp. if you've got a local source for General and can replenish your supply without ordering from Sweden. I'm sure you've seen this video already, but it was the best one for the job, IMO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNiPqoJOCuI

Zero, one of the moderators here at SnusOn created this, and after several (dozen) tries, I picked it up and got the hang of it pretty well. Just keep trying.

If you hand-bake, start small (maybe a thumb/index finger pinch instead of a thumb/index/middle finger pinch) to get the hang of it and to make placement easier. Also, once it's in place, try to keep your lip relaxed and not compress the pris as much as possible. After you're done, I've found that a hand-baked pris comes out a bit easier and more intact than anything else, although the icetool forms a good solid pris that only leaves a few bits of tobacco.

Hope this helps!

Thanks for posting that link, it really helped me get an idea how it's done.

The music in that video is mesmerizing...