WHOAH! So my wonderful wooden snuffbox came with a snuff spoon included. I’ve never used a spoon before, just a snorter tube (read: dollar bill), my fingers, and the back of my hand. Thinking it would be no big deal, I spooned up a nice hit of O&G and took the faintest whiff, which immediately disappeared into my nose in a way that no pinch or bump ever could. The result was literally eye-watering with the blast of menthol and nicotine to boot. I can’t imagine what Hedges would have done to me, but I’d probably still be sneezing. These things should come with warning labels.

I find I like to use a spoon with the moist tobacco-forward snuffs. My spoon of choice is a Brigham’s pipe tool, which has a tiny spoon on one end. Not so fond of using it with scotches or medicated snuffs.

I find myself too careless, when using spoon for finer stuff. I use spoon with schmalzlers and moist, grob snuffs. They are messy and hard to pinch otherwise.

My spoon of choice is a Brigham’s pipe tool, which has a tiny spoon on one end.

@cpmcdill‌, like this one?

My first ever snuffing experience was with Wilsons dynamite off a spoon. It burned a lot. Might have cried maybe a little. Second snuff I tried was redbull from a bullet. I think I may have an addiction to hurting myself.

I pinch for aroma I spoon for effect and black snuffs, Large box cars of fine snuff for control. I use the stainless steel spoon that looks like a dental instrument

My spoon of choice is a Brigham’s pipe tool, which has a tiny spoon on one end.

@cpmcdill‌, like this one?

Yes, that’s the one.

My spoon of choice is a Brigham’s pipe tool, which has a tiny spoon on one end.

@cpmcdill‌, like this one?

Yes, that’s the one.

When I feel the need to use a spoon, I usually just take some of the tip of the spoon included with every generic Czech pipe tool.

Haha, this reminds me of that friend of mine we convinced to take a sniff of Dholakia White. He took it from the lid, as he used to do with his regular O&G. I’ve never seen an expression of pain so truthful: tears soon flooded his eyes and his face turned so red that I thought some capillaries would burst. He then started rocking up and down like possessed for a couple of minutes, muttering threats with what little was left from his voice. Taking account from this empirical basis, I never use my spoon (a regular Czech pipe tool) for fine snuffs, but the menthol sting from a spoonful of Hedges could be funny if you’re in for a ride.

@El_presidente‌ Having read your initial post combined with my inexperience and willingness to try new methods of snuff taking, I decided to attempt this spoon method. Holy s***! I thought I was sniffing gently!

Got a second snuff spoon from Mr. Snuff and I have to say it’s fantastic for dry snuffs. If I was trying to pinch (or God forbid, boxcar) HDT it’d be everywhere but in my nose just about.

Reminds me of some one posting that they used the spoon to shovel snuff into there nose while there head was tilted all the way back. It was a slight disaster. Little bit too much.

Salt spoons - This one looks nice http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RYNMKO/ref=olp\\_product\\_details?ie=UTF8&me=

@basement_shaman that’s a good price, too. I paid $8 for a gold-plated one from Mr. Snuff (the only kind they had… it is pretty nice though).

@El_presidente you forgot to look on page two https://mrsnuff.com/index.php?cPath=22\\_169&sort=2a&page=2 I have the gold plated one also have the stainless steel [more than twice the capacity] . I use my pipe knife while out and about. I wanted a quality made one. http://www.peterheinrichs.de/accessoires/pfeifen-zubehoer/pfeifenstopfer/diverse/2859-pfeifenstopfer-delphin-holz-491/101.html?c=344

Well don’t I feel dumb.

I also use my Czech Pipe Tool’s spoon for snuffing, but for a while now I’ve had a dedicated Czech Pipe Tool that’s been used for nothing other than decanting snuff into other containers or scooping some onto the back of my hand for pinching. I thought about using the blunt screwdriver/file attachment on my Victorinox SA SD keychain knife but when I took it from the box it had noticeable knife oil on the hinges that I don’t want residue from in my nose (or in my snuff), although, I think I read that proper Victorinox SA knife oil is food-grade so I guess it would be fine. @basement_shaman‌ that’s a very nice pipe knife/pipe tool. It’s got a pocket knife shape to the handle which I like and the handle itself looks to be of high quality. Salt spoon is a good idea also @El_presidente‌ to be on topic, yes, my first experience snuffing directly from a spoon was just the same. It was an American Scotch I believe, and it shot up there all at once and my eyes were watering and I was coughing, wasn’t very pleasurable. It gets easier if you practice but I still pinch most of the time, unless my hands are dirty.

@md363 not to hijack the thread. Yes I have several pipe knifes this one was well engineered, the blades are as tight as new,very ergonomic designed ,I use it heavily .The others I have look nice but the blades have got sloppy play, And I think I paid more for them,funds I could had spent on tobacco.

@basement_shaman that was a great idea with the pipe knife. I just tried it with some Black Magic. It works great!

I prefer not to use a spoon. It’s just something else to lose or break. Besides… it looks so undignified!

@howdydave I dunno, it’s growing on me. I’ve had a few spoonfuls at work today and enjoyed it quite a bit. A nice change from pinching or snuffing off the back of my hand.

I wouldn’t say it’s that undignified, especially considering other alternatives such as tubes. I still prefer to pinch over any other method, however I did try the aptly named ‘plugging’ method found on the forum with great success but just found it a little messy. I have decided to give the spoon another try tomorrow now!

I have been using my pipe knife today. I like it a lot. pinching is not as easy. With the knife I get the exact amount and I am not losing any on the floor. Pinching is messy but hey I am a rookie.

@J_S I’m neither a rookie nor an expert, but I’m not wild about pinching if I can avoid it. There’s a lot to be said for alternative methods.

Salt spoons - This one looks nice http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RYNMKO/ref=olp\\_product\\_details?ie=UTF8&me=

I have that spoon, it’s huge! I use it for transfering snuffs to others containers.

@SnuffSniffer Maybe I should get one ,I like huge amounts

@SnuffSniffer Maybe I should get one ,I like huge amounts

@basement_shamen Here’s a shot for size comparison…

@SnuffSniffer Thanks, fine dry snuffs can’t get a large enough mound with the Stainless steel one, so I mostly boxcar them. I don’t think I need to a dedicated spoon. My consumption is already out of bounds.

There used to be a link on here somewhere for a website that sold sterling silver salt spoons but now I can’t find it. I think @bob posted it and there was some really nice ones and they were moderately priced.

it was called looking in the attic and their spoons are nice…

http://lookintheattic.commerce-search.net/search?catalog=lookintheattic&query=salt+spoons

I rarely use a snuff spoon straight to my nose. Normally I use them to scoop from the tin and then dump it on the back of my hand then pinch it. The only one I use in the normal fashion is the little ones that come with the PC Tripletechs, they are a perfect size for a single sniff.

I’ve pinched and I’ve used the back of my hand, but there is something about using a spoon that I just like better, personally.  This pipe nail from Brebbia cost $1 at my local tobacco store.  I carries well in my pocket, and with a little practice I’ve gotten fairly fast at loading the spoon with just the right amount of dry snuff.

Mark