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CSMAnderson · 06-05-2011, 11:47 AM

I was having a cigar with a friend and he noticed I didn't toast the foot of my cigar before I lit it. He said he always does because it give a more even burn. I told him I thught it was a waste of butain and I usually didn't have many burn problems with cigar. How many of you toast the foot before enjoying your cigar?

Imperius*Rex · 06-05-2011, 11:55 AM

+1 for toasting. I have never not done so thus can't provide a comparison but at this point it's part of the ritual. Even burn, no burnt flavor and tradition I would say.

Biff123 · 06-05-2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Imperius*Rex

+1 for toasting. I have never not done so thus can't provide a comparison but at this point it's part of the ritual. Even burn, no burnt flavor and tradition I would say.

Ditto.

Briandg · 06-05-2011, 03:02 PM

personally, that's my entire lighting process. hold the flame about a half inch under the foot, and keep it moving until the entire foot is charred and glows. then start smoking. with a torch, I hold them both horizontally. I generally give a single puff outwards before I start smoking.

I do it slow, take my time, and unless the cigar is badly built, it starts out and keeps going perfectly. I Don't really find that it works any differently than otherwise as far as taste or burn, but this way, I can see what I'm doing.

Mad Dawg · 06-05-2011, 03:51 PM

I always toast the foot, unless it's too windy. I do feel I get a better, more even start to the smoke when I toast the foot.

bipolar · 06-05-2011, 05:13 PM

+1 for toasting...it's a ritual...

big ben · 06-05-2011, 06:02 PM

I think the key to a properly burning cigar is to get the burn straight from the beginning. The only way I seem to accomplish that is toasting with a torch.

KatDad · 06-05-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dawg

I always toast the foot, unless it's too windy. I do feel I get a better, more even start to the smoke when I toast the foot.

Same here. As I do my smoking outside it's occasionally problematic because of the wind but I try every time. IMO it's worth it.

bigw · 06-05-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Imperius*Rex

+1 for toasting. I have never not done so thus can't provide a comparison but at this point it's part of the ritual. Even burn, no burnt flavor and tradition I would say.

I light mine indoors and then go outside,,,even burn everytime

hockeymaniac · 06-06-2011, 08:38 AM

Another foot toaster here. I was taught that is the way you light a cigar so it's been with me ever since.

06-05-2011, 11:47 AM	#1
CSMAnderson Herf God Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,967	Toasting I was having a cigar with a friend and he noticed I didn't toast the foot of my cigar before I lit it. He said he always does because it give a more even burn. I told him I thught it was a waste of butain and I usually didn't have many burn problems with cigar. How many of you toast the foot before enjoying your cigar?

06-05-2011, 11:55 AM	#2
ImperiusRex Member* Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 109	+1 for toasting. I have never not done so thus can't provide a comparison but at this point it's part of the ritual. Even burn, no burnt flavor and tradition I would say. __________________ I tell people I have the heart of a little boy...Then I show it to them in the in the jar on my desk.

06-05-2011, 03:51 PM	#5
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,198	I always toast the foot, unless it's too windy. I do feel I get a better, more even start to the smoke when I toast the foot. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

06-05-2011, 05:13 PM	#6
bipolar Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Free State of Georgia Posts: 2,251	toast away... +1 for toasting...it's a ritual... __________________ When Uncle Terry’s been drinking…you don’t F with him.

06-05-2011, 06:02 PM	#7
big ben Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edgewater, Florida Posts: 1,544	I think the key to a properly burning cigar is to get the burn straight from the beginning. The only way I seem to accomplish that is toasting with a torch. __________________ Go STEELERS!!!! Member of the 2006 Noob Coalition (06NC) RIP Myron cope, a Steeler Legend "I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert.

06-05-2011, 03:02 PM	#4
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,720	personally, that's my entire lighting process. hold the flame about a half inch under the foot, and keep it moving until the entire foot is charred and glows. then start smoking. with a torch, I hold them both horizontally. I generally give a single puff outwards before I start smoking. I do it slow, take my time, and unless the cigar is badly built, it starts out and keeps going perfectly. I Don't really find that it works any differently than otherwise as far as taste or burn, but this way, I can see what I'm doing.

06-06-2011, 08:38 AM	#10
hockeymaniac Herf Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 6,674	Another foot toaster here. I was taught that is the way you light a cigar so it's been with me ever since. __________________ Member Full Flavored Federation Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be here "No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."

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