Hello I’m wondering if someone can help me with this question?What is the difference between these 2 Schmalzlers.Sternecker~Echt Fresko and Sternecker~Echt Fresko Ungefettet??what is Ungefettet? And is it better or worse than the other one?Can someone elaborate and explain what it is? Reason is I won this beautiful Schmalzler flask from a contest Uncle Squinty he had on YouTube.I’m very stoked about that.So I’m looking at some Schmalzlers I can fill it up with.

Hi Ryan,

they are the same schmalzler with a small but very important difference. Schmalzlers are traditionally moistened with oil. Before, this was “schmalz” from where the name comes from. However nowadays, because of regulations, the schmalzlers are moistened with parafin oil.

The ungefettet means literally non-fatted, i.e. it has not been mixed with oil. This product is meant for those who want to moisten their schmalzlers with “schmalz” and not with parafin oil and do it by themselves. This schmalzler is a half-ready product. It has to be moistened first.

The not ungefettet is th ready schmalzler already moistened with parafin oil. This is the one you want to buy, I assume, unless you want to do the tedious job of moistening by yourself.

Thanks for the info @SkeG :-c Do you know ways of making it moist like with butter,oil,ghee,etc…? What is the best process or different ways to do it?I’m very interested. I was wondering if you could use cannabis butter.lol.or like coconut oil. If anyone else can help me I’m open to hear all the different types/ways to grease up the ungrease Ungefettet Schmalzler.Much thanks to all that can help me out. :-c

I think traditionally they were moistened with schmalz, which is pork lard – literally pork lard.  I don’t know if it became illegal or if they just stopped using it so their product wouldn’t go rancid, but today it’s food-grade paraffin oil.  You could probably moisten it with a variety of things, as long as they’re safe for human consumption. 

@Hawaiian_Ryan,

you can use ghee or clarified butter (if it isn’t the same thing). I think these two are the most common ones to be used nowadays. I have moistened with clarified butter and it really does pay off, the scent is really different that way. It does get rancid rather quick though, and moistening small amounts a time is rather tedious, so I have not done it but only couple of times. It is also hard to get the oil level perfectly. 

That being said I have done it such, that I simply melt the clarified butter (which I have not clarified myself) in a pan and added couple of drops to some 10g of this schmalzler. Stir it, let it sit, stir again, break the clumps and so on. In the end run it through a sieve to make the consistency a bit better. Oil does not mix automatically as well as water with tobacco. If there are too much oil, sieving becomes a mudcake-like project.

I hope this helps a bit.

Yes, traditionally pork lard and if you are REALLY into tradition, you can use that too. Animal fats were banned in commercial use in some period of time, that is why paraffin oil is nowadays used. This is also the reason why British snuffs are not allowed to use oil. The difference is that German law prohibits animal fats and British just fats.

@Hawaiian_Ryan I do not know much about hydrating snuff with butter, though I can absolutely guarantee that you will not get any of the effects of cannabis butter if you decided to use it. THC is not water soluble so cannot dissolve into your mucus membranes and you cannot artificially change THC to make this possible. If you want a longer and more detailed explanation PM me.

Nah man @Aamom I totally forgot about that it’s absorb in fat cells.If I ate it which is dumb and nuts it might work lol.Which I would never do.Lol.I think if I would like that scent it would probably be better with hemp seed oil.Thanks man for looking out for me.Peace and Alohas :-c

Doctor Fogg products may work if you like the “Dank scent” in your snuff and I think they would rehydrate also. Only an idea tho.

Has anyone ever tried tallow to moisten snuff?