Thanks for the shout-out Muttnchop Piper, and I'm glad you took another stab at this topic. Cobs have been my favorite pipe material for 35+ years and I love it when people see past their "hillbilly" reputation and get to experience the simple smoking pleasure that cobs consistently deliver. This video is an excellent addition to your series.

I started to smoke regular briar pipes. I love the way it looks. 15 months ago I enter to the heaven: I bought a Savinelli Roma! However, I start to see Corn Cob pipes. Weird. I live in México and as you know, our lives are all around corn. But, also a pipe? I thought it was a fragile material. However, I ask for a second grab to Mwessouri Meerschaum. Heaven comes to my world! Since that day, I stopped to use my briar pipes. Absolutely love my Country Gentleman, also my Marcus pipe. I use a bike, I don't own a car. I feel like a poor and also happy man. So, corn cob pipes are just like me! Thank you guy for make this video. Best from Mexico!

This video was created to replace 2 other videos. As many of you may know I am a perfectionist, you can just watch my videos to figure that out. I didn't feel the 2 Corn Cob videos prior to this one were high enough standards for my channel and our club. The first video was, and please forgive the wording done half assed, it was rushed, and full of inaccuracies, so, I created the second video to correct some of those inaccuracies, but I have come to realize that it was merely a band aid. Some comments were a little harsh, so much so that I was afraid that a new, or perspective new pipe smoker would read them and decide that our club was not for them. My goal as it has been since I started this channel is to provide information that makes it easier to learn how to smoke a pipe, I felt that the other 2 videos did not live up to this goal. I was not coerced, or forced, or convinced to remake this video, I felt it needed to be remade to coincide with the high standards I have set for my channel and our club. I hope everyone understands, and supports my decision. 👍👍👍

I've said it before and will say it again. You're a real class act muttnchop keep em coming.

As a child, my grandfather smoked pipes. I picked up smoking cigarettes regrettably and decided to switch to something that would be easier on me. Otherwise known as better moderation of my smoking and what i smoke. Pipe smoking really helped with that since I feel its easier to regulate, and it helps me get a little closer to my grandfather who has since passed on. Hope to learn lots from this channel.

Hey Muttnchop . You don't have to apologize to anybody you have enough time in the saddle , Take care , Mike

First pipe(s) were corn cobs. Got the corn, made them myself and used bamboo reeds for the stems. If you smoked them a little hot, you'd get the corn flavor. Just a fun DIY experiment.

I didn't see the need to replace the other two videos, but I understand your reasoning to do so. I smoke more cobs than anything else, during the coarse of a week. It's as simple as being able to throw them anywhere, my car, my desk at work or doing yard work. I have some expensive briars, that I would never throw in a glove box. Utility would be the best description for a cob pipe. For me, a briar is for sitting down and just having a relaxing smoke. This remake was first class and very informative and unbiased. Well done my friend. Third time is the charm. Cheers!

Just want to say Hi from England and thanks for these vids, Im new to pipe smoking and you are a endless source of knowledge. Massive help :)

Howdy, Brother! Thanks for taking the time to share. You're a true gentleman and national treasure.

Thank you for all the information. After seeing your videos and tutorials about smoking a pipe and the breathing techniques I went out and purchased my first Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe and had my first some. What an interesting experience it turn out to be ! Loved it! The breathing technique helped me to keep the smoke cool and dry. Thank you!

Newer piper here and I have to say I bought a Peterson Donegal Rocky as my first pipe, then after a month I bought a Shire Cobbit. I almost love it more than the Peterson if I’m being honest. It’s a whole different taste too in my opinion. I love those corn cobs so much I just bought two more last night from Missouri Meerschaum. I got a Country Squire Bing and a 2024 Honeypot. Can’t wait! Also, their 150th anniversary blend is my current favorite smoke 😎💨happy piping everyone! Awesome video!

Thanks for your videos. I've been a cigar smoker for awhile now but have taken a recent interest in pipes. Your videos have helped me to get started. Appreciate it, will continue watching!

Just wanted to share something I learned about corn cob pipe repair. I love corn cobs as they seem to be some of the best in which to smoke aromatic tobaccos. However, sometimes I notice that despite the great workmanship, the bit will eventually loosen and be unstable while smoking them. Some online have suggested different glues, but I am wary of that because I don't want to inhale fumes that may occur with heat. I have had success with melted beeswax as a glue. It's surprisingly strong and doesn't melt when smoking, but not so strong that it can't be disassembled for cleaning of the stem and bit, and then it can be easily put back together again. It's also a natural substance that in doesn't off gas on it's own or when heated and doesn't ruin any surface of the pipe assembly. I tried this on a MM Short Stop and a MM Dwarf Cobbit it worked great.

Ok never used or even tried a corn pipe so I decided to order one by the company you recommend I purchased the wizard. Love it and your KZfaq channel

Love your videos and insight you have made this journey much more enjoyable thank you

I just grabbed a cheap MM a couple days back thanks to your tips I am really satisfied with it! Thanks a million for the tips !

Great video Chris! Still new to pipe smoking, so I had no idea about not letting the carbon build up in a corn cob. I prefer corn cobs because they tend to be lighter, which makes it easier to clinch imo, so this video was super helpful 😎

When i first started watching you i thought you were a silly weird guy.. i still think that but i like you now. i often smoke a pipe and watch your reviews. thank you for what you do.. keep up the good work sir!

Thank you sir. Watching your videos is ALWAYS a paradise for learning. Thank you again

This man is just such a wise and kind man. You can tell he's one of the people that you can ask a question and he's going to shoot straight and true with you. I really respect that.

Thanks for the info. Sorry to hear about the drama, but don't let it stop you. This is where I come for pipe info. I really enjoy the videos you put out. This is my go to channel for info on this topic! Thanks again!!!!!!

Greatings from Brazil! Just started smoking pipes and it has been a pleasure watching you videos. Thank you for giving us such good content. With regards, Rodolfo.

Sir, Thank you for you're excellent videos. I am learning a lot from you, about Pipe Smoking, Tobacco, Everything pipe related. I just bought Missouri Meerschaum. Great Dane straight, Country Gentlman straight, and Savanelli 6 mm filters for them, Please keep the videos up. Would be lost without you're help. My Smoking partner passed away last year, my Dad, so the info is priceless to me.

I found your channel recently after picking up the pipe again after a 10 year hiatus. I've watched a huge amount of your videos and love your style and presentation. I hate that all of this went down the way it did because of some internet trolls but yours and Aristicob's responses have been first class. You and Reddit have been my number one sources of information while exploring this hobby again. Keep putting out great videos.

Excellent vid Chris. Congrats. I liked it very much. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for another great video . Pipe smokers are always looking for perfection . Have a great weekend.

Thank you for your work Chris! Nice to see such a responsible attitude to your content. Your channel is my favorite in YTPC. Greetings from Ukraine!

Chris your the best Brother. Your a Gentleman and a Scholar hands down. Your what we should all want to be a true and Honorable man who has the best videos out there period on pipes and the how too when it comes to the right way to on the subject of pipes . Thank you again Chris God bless you my friend . Your Friend Scott .

Chris, I turned around from my monitor to count my pipes and I have 59 briars, a meerschaum, two calabashes and 14 corn cobs. The pipes run from starter pipes to Comoys, GBD's freehands, multiple Savinelli's and 4 Autographs. And, considering freehands, four of my cobs are the Freehands that are made by Missouri Meerschaum, the most expensive cobs made (except for some new custom models). This isn't meant to show off, it's meant to show that all pipes have their place (Oh, yeah, I forgot my two hookas) and uses. And even a pipe smoker of 40 plus years still uses and enjoys cobs. I use my cobs when I smoke virginia/perique blends, since most cobs have a smaller inner diameter bowl than other pipes and, as you stated, they smoke a little cooler. I also love them when I travel and fish since it's a lot less painful to replace a $12 cob than a $50 decent briar. I also would encourage anyone interested to definitely check out Aristocob's videos AND his web site, he's one of the friendliest guys in the business.

I smoked a pipe 30 years ago for a spell, and am just now getting back into it. I ended up going crazy and ordering three $30 MM cobs. Many of the editions with the acrylic bits really are quite stylish, and well-made, from everything I hear. Thanks for the video!

Very informative/helpful! As a new pipe smoker I have found your videos to be very helpful. As you know there is alot more to pipe smoking than meets the eye.. Thanksss

Wow. You are amazing. Thanks so much for this very informative video on corn cob pipes!

I’ve only stumbled upon your videos recently, and wish I had done so as you were actively producing them. I’ve always scoffed at cobs as being silly, but you’ve put that to rest. Hopefully we’ll see you return to putting videos out again. Cheers!

I started off with briar pipes.I eventually went to block Meerschaum from Turkey for its smokeability. I have just received my first corncob. Pipe from Missouri Meerschaum. I am on my second bowl and it smokes marvelous.

Muttnchop, you are doing a great service to the pipe smoking community. You are truly a teacher. A lot of pipe videos on KZfaq aim to sell pipes and capitalize on them instead of educating people on how to properly use them. Your entire aim is to educate and inform the best you can, and I really appreciate that. As a man who grew up without a father figure, your videos have really taught me a lot about this chosen hobby of mine. Please keep up the great work. I cannot express how valuable your opinion and view on pipe smoking is to me. Love your channel, friend.

Great video chops. I definitely love cobs! It's good you can put out quality videos that help people that are newer to pipe smoking. 👍🏻👍🏻

I've got one of the cobbit dwarf pipes and it is one of my very favorite pipes of all time. Missouri Meershaum pipes in general are my absolute favorite pipes period. You really can't go wrong with them. They are worth way more than what they ask for them. I'll always support their company.

Muttnchop I am fairly new to pipe smoking ( approx 2 months ) and have watched lots of KZfaq videos in that time, probably 200 plus videos and I can say without a doubt I have learned more from your videos than any others. Don't get me wrong the other YTPC presenters / video makers are awesome, educational, entertaining and I like watching their videos for those reasons but none I have found are more interested in helping new and old to the community of pipe smoking learn about the common 'interest' as you do. I like all that post in the YTPC because more than anything they are brothers (and some sisters) that have a common interest and in posting videos they share a small piece of their lives, a glimpse into their world through the common bond of pipe smoking. What a great community. Take care, keep sharing your knowledge it really helps and last but not least "keep on choochin" as one or more members of the community calls it!! Yours in solidarity CanadianPiper604.

Thanks Steve, and again watching this video I learned something thanks Chris!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the community. You have certainty helped me with my adventure into this wonderful hobby. As well as being an inspiration for my channel. Chris aka shredding piper

I gotta tell you, I love my corn cobs. Cool smoking, dry, all that. I have a Nording signature freehand, I have a pearwood pipe, and a briar churchwarden. I also have one of those basket briars, that pipe looks not so great but it performs like a dream! Besides my cobs, it's my favorite. I guess it goes to show, you don't have to always spend a lot to get a great pipe! Great video on the topic, I learned some stuff!

Very informative, well presented Thank you

It seems,that Muttnchop-Chris is dedicated to keep his standards as high as Dunhill manufactures do, Have a nice weekend and thank you very much for this input of yours. Paul

New pipe smoker here. I really appreciate all your vids.

I just bought my first pipe and it is a corn cob from Missouri Merchaum. I love it. Thanks for the recommendation!

Very meticulous presentation advising the option and maintenance of pipe smoking using a corn cob. Good vocabulary for a novice to enrich in the happy hobby of pipe smoking.

The car analogy was a nice one to express the reasoning you have for starting with a briar. Smoking briar properly really does familiarize the smoker with the mechanics and practice of pipe smoking in a way that isn't really as apparent or even necessary with corn cob pipes. I started with a cob myself, but didn't fully appreciate them until years of smoking briars, clays and meers. Cobs have many advantages, but a little comparison and perspective will always improve the smoking experience.

corn cob pipes are a lot of fun!!!!!! thanks for the video

Hey Muttnchop, here’s a video idea: Comparing/contrasting briar and pear pipes. It’s something I’ve not seen anyone else really tackle, especially on KZfaq. Great video here as well! I never knew the difference between briar and cob when it comes to carbon cake, so you could very well have saved my first cob with this video! Thanks!!!

Not claiming to be an expert either, but I would say out of the three videos you've made on this topic, this is the best one! I currently 4 corn cob pipes (2 of which I don't smoke anymore because the shanks are broken on them), in addition to about two-dozen pipes, most of which are made out of briar, but I do have a couple of hardwoods and meerschaums. Out of all of the pipes that I own, my corn cobs are the best bang for the buck; they keep up with the more expensive pipes, and yet the most expensive corn cob I own costs $10. Keep up the great videos man!

This was helpful, especially the part about how to clean them. That was something I really wasn't sure about.

Good job on this replacement video as it seems to be better done than one of the first two I saw.

Great video ,always good info , you pretty much Thought me how to smoke a pipe I always send new pipe smokers to your videos

I just started pipe smoking and i chose the corncob, cant beat $5, anyways thanks for the info about cleaning the bowl, i had no idea.

Missouri meerschaum pipes are a fantastic piece of Americana! From being grown, to the finished product it is an amazing process. Check out their video it is amazing the work that goes into these pipes! I even bought a few to modify to personalize, (thanks to Aristocob!) And they last for years if taken care of.

Great stuff Mr. Piper!

I probably own 30 cobs and love them I smoke them more then my briars

Your a very awesome person. I got me a Missouri meerschaum this week and loving it. Thanks for your videos. I'm always watching you now and George Bruno.

I am infinitely jealous of your possession of the Dagner cob, I'm struggling to find one in the UK and the shipping form the states is insane! Informative video as always.

The man who brought me to pipe smoking. Thanks.

I love cobs and meerschaums. Low maintenance, little or no "ghosting", and great smokes from the start.

Luv your work Muttnchop keep it going..

Great job Mutt . This is why I always suggest your channel to Newbies. Very Educational

I only smoke one bowl a day in the same Briar. One bowl and I set it aside to dry out for a week or two. I have enough Briars in my rotation (15) to do that now. But I nearly always moke my second bowl of the day in a corn cob. They're great pipes, very affordable and I now have about 8 Missouri Meerschaum cobs in my rotation as well.

Ive got my first corncob coming this week, with a tin of Petersons Early Morning Pipe

I started on cheap corn cobs and am finally buckling down and getting 2 Nording's. Hope they smoke as good as they look!

I agree with you on keeping a few cobs. I keep a couple, soley for smoking heavily cased tobacco.

I love my MM Country Gentleman. I got the MM Hardwood Country Gentleman as well. They both smoke amazingly. I'll be a Missouri Meerschaum customer for as long as I can hold a pipe.

Thank you so much for all your advice I can finally taste my tobacco.

l like that you get to the point and explain things in practical ways...some guys making pipe vids will take the first 5 minutes telling you how to stir your coffee or some such nonsense and then spend the next 15 minutes making pipe smoking seem like a combination of brain surgery and religion.

The best smoke I've ever had was with an 8 dollar corncob pipe. They're fantastic

You are a real gentleman I wish you were my neighbor

Good video as always. My favorites are Country Gent and Rob Roy. As I wrote before certain Burley Blends are delicious in a cob. For the newbies seconds are good choice, big companies like Savinelli,Stanwell have good seconds and they're cheap. I've a Savinelli second from 60¨s (Cadet)and it's still a good smoker.If you think that draw is too hard in cob put a 6 mm Balsa filter in stem, it should give some resistance. Have a great weekend an d as always cool smokes,mate

Missouri meerschaum makes great cobs i love them. Douglas macarthur smoked rum and maple blend so once in a great yarn i smoke a cob with rum and maple

It takes a very humble man to recommend another person channel on KZfaq and admit they are an expert on the channel. This shows you truly care about educating your audience. I truly appreciate it. I will continue to be subscribed and watch your channel as well.

MUTTNCHOP!!!!!!!!!!! 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊... Great video once again... You always strive to help and perfection.... That is what the CHOP is..... As president of the muttnchop fan club I still say that we send the chop to Washington..... You take care brother see you soon long live the chop ✌️✌️✌️

Hope you are well. Wish you were still doing the forum. Miss your videos a lot.

Thanks for the info Mr. Chop

Thank you for your videos, they have been very helpful to this beginner. You’ve probably answered this a million times, do you have tobacco recommendations for a beginner?

Thanks Muttnchops, going to get a couple different styles of corn cob pipes in January, like Legend 5th Ave, Washington, Patriot among other pipes.

I started on a corn cob and have since acquired a couple of older briar estate pipes. I have a Dorchester and an old Mckenzie pipe. My cob and hardwood pipes are from Missouri Meerschaum. I prefer the cob pipes.

Your videos are so damn calming.

I have as many cobs as I do briar. They're inexpensive and they break-in quickly. One gripe I have about cobs is it's hard to get the leftover tobacco out of the bottom due to the stem. They're great pipes though! Great video brother!

Takes a lot of guts to re-do a video, and admitting the information you've provided was missing. I liked the earlier videos, and felt they where properly done. But i feel your passion for perfectionism, and i think you done well for the channel and club.. Keep them coming, and pipe on!

New to the hobby. Corn cobs have been great so far. Easy to use. paper towel not removing much of the cake inside. pipe reamer seems scraping the wall too hard

Yep. I bought my first pipe, a brand new Meerschaum (that brand) Corn-Cob Pipe. Straight one, I wanted a straight one first, maybe a bend/bent one later. They are also affordable :).

Thanks for the video, cheers!

Great idea to switch to a corn cob to give your mouth a break from the heat of a briar! A Briar pipe is only as hot as you smoke it but corns cobs are a very cool smoke and it's only smart to use a cob when your mouth is sensitive.

Great informative video.The only thing I would add,is that someone new to the hobby might consider a estate pipe, perhaps from eBay, over a basket pipe as you would get more bang for the buck and it would already be broken in.

Thanks for all this useful info, Muttnchop Piper! My first ever pipe arrived today - a corn cob! Thanks to your videos, I feel like I'm ready for my first smokel! I know it's a learning curve, but you've certainly built up my pre-pipe confidence. So tonight is the night - a bowl of Bagpiper's Dream. Have you tried it?

This is anouther great video. Hope you come back soon and get to know you better. Greetings,, Kitty.

Hey Muttnchop Piper. I really enjoy your pipe videos; so much so that this is the first and only video series that I've ever subscribed to. I feel a little rude making a request with my first comment, but I would love to see a video where you give us a general breakdown of lakelands. I am fairly new to pipe smoking and would like to know some basics about lakeland-style tobaccos. Thanks.

Hello fellow Kentuckian, thanks for sharing.

I use the paper towel to clean my corn cob bowl, I found using pipe cleaners for the bowl can be wasteful , takes to many.....Great video👍🏻🇺🇸

Nicely done chop.

The corn cob pipes in my local smoke shops were about 4-5 inches long. And the cob itself was a little thicker than the stem on your corn cob pipes. It had about the same diameter as your thumb.

I smoke corn cobs exclusively. I buy the smokable seconds whenever I can, but they've been not available for a while. So I've been buying stems and making my own cobs since 2020. I like not having to worry about a pipe. toss it and make a new one.

Hey there that is a pipe I am looking to get for Christmas is a corn cob pipe thank you for this video

Newcomer, love the videos, thx