Favorite snuff-taking technique

boxcar

i find back of the hand method easier for fine-ultrafine snuffs. I never make mistake.

This thread inspired me to (re)try the other methods described here which I have so far ignored or which I didn’t know yet. I’ve changed my mind about taking fine snuffs from the back of the hand, that really works surprisingly well. At least as long as there is no wind or indoors. And Boxcar is definitely very effective. that way I could probably save far greater ammounts of snuff from growing stale or moldy. I usually prefer smaller pinches as I find to much at once prevents me from experiencing all the aroma nuances in a pinch, however there are situations when I want to load my nose as fast as possible or when the weather is bad and I want to get something out of a tapbox… I’m glad I read about it here, I wouldn’t have thought about this myself.

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pinch from a snuff box, boxcar method for schmalzler

just about every way, except using a straw; whatever is expedient.

Boxcar, or spoon. multiples, “because you can’t eat just one chip”

Big pinches using middle finger rather than forefinger.

Back of the hand for all but the very finest of snuffs, but reading here maybe I should try it with the scotches and toasts too!

back of the hand is pretty much the only way I’ll take my scotches. I end up blending most of my snuffs with a scotch, which is why back of the hand tends to be the way for me.

I use my Czech pipe tool spoon almost exclusively.

I just used a key, worked pretty well though I’d like a proper snuff spoon.

Back of hand or pinching (thumb and forefinger or middle finger), about 50/50. It depends on the box I carry it in. Very finely ground snuffs (e.g. Elephant or Dholakia White) I pinch only, so only 60% will end up in my windpipe, and not the whole pinch.

Pinch toasts, boxcar most dry to medium, Spoon Schmalzler and other heavy damp snuff .And I use my pipe tool for 6 photo special

Pinch, Boxcar, custom spoons.

I didn’t get on well with pinching at first, so I used a spoon for the first couple of years. Then I saw a video on here of an old guy taking some snuff and noticed he used his middle finger. I had been using my forefinger, so gave the middle finger a try. It transformed my snuffing experience. I found I could take much bigger pinches using the middle finger which made taking all the very fine, harder to sniff snuffs very easy to take. There isn’t a snuff I don’t take large pinches of. And you get so much more nicotine. One of my pinches is equal to about 4 snuff spoons worth. Pinching makes snuff so much more enjoyable.

The pinch. Dirty fingernails are just another badge of honor.

I like to take a spoonful of SNAFU and flick the bottom of the spoon, just under my nostril, and rocket that magic right into my snuff pocket.

Can’t get past the pinch method. I like dry snuffs and it is the only way I can get the control I need.

I’m exclusively a boxcar guy…