Will this work for herbal cigarettes? I bought it and tried to use tea but it simply won't pack the tea like tobacco and rips every time?
59533
it should work. just try doing it with a little less stuff in it. sometimes if you over pack it it will rip i had the same problem
59534
the same happens with tobacco when it's dried. The trick is to have proper humidity integrated into your leaves, if your leaves are dry, they will collapse. Get a humidor, or grow your own herbs and cure them yourself.
59535
Try a little at a time,It sounds like you packed it too much. But it should work with practice.
59536
I seriously doubt it will work for you. I had a tough time even making cigarettes with regular tobacco. If you plan on making your own for a long time. I highly recommend you get one of the better ones available here. I started with this particular machine. I did not last one day messing with it. Just my humble opinion.
2144371
Cigarettes are from a tobacco plant. These are made from herbs, like what you would us in cooking, potpourri and incense. Smoking just about any plant will have tar. They will help with cravings, because there is no nicotine, the addictive chemical in traditional cigarettes. Provided you can get past the overly pungent odor and taste. I highly recommend trying to find a pack if you wish to try them. I found them to be so terrible that I threw the entire carton away after only 2 cigarettes. They made me sick to my stomach and the smell and aftertaste lasted for hours. If you live with other human beings, they will hate you for bringing this into their home. I would recommend getting an e-cigarette or a vaporizer. A vaporizer is similar to en e-cigarette, except you can customize it and choose different flavors, of which there are hundreds, and different nicotine strengths ranging from 2.4% to 0%. *Common full strength cigarettes are typically 1.8%-2.0%.
2204106
Oh yes it does work for loose leaf tea. I actually have 4 of these. One for coffee one for espresso one for tea bags and one for loose leaf tea. This is a great product and one of the best things I have ever spent my money on. You won't be disappointed!
1516462
Good question. I E- mailed Emson twice and have had no response. I called customer service twice to ask about problems with my smoker and still have no response. Might want to re consider purchase.
389130
Yes, it will work with a teabag as well, and in fact probably better since the leaves are all contained in the bag. You wouldn't get any loose leaves in your mouth when drinking the tea. Welcome to the tea drinkers' world. I would suggest for you to try different kinds of tea - white, green & black. And don't worry about the caffeine in it, it's not as potent as coffee and there are always herbal alternatives. Enjoy!
675530
We made the mistake of using long cut pipe tobacco in it the first time we tried it. The tobacco was too long and wet. It was extremely hard to pull and push back. Once we got the actual cigarette tobacco, which is short cut and dry it works like a dream.
45782
Hello, First I tried smoking it. Very Harsh.Then I made tea with it. It is very smooth and quite tasty.find it to be a relaxing but uplifting tea. The price can't be beat. OrYou could palindrome raspberry bushes, then You get the benefit of the berries. I hope this was helpful rev
2187004
I usually mix it with thyme, that masks the flavor a bit. I use it medicinally so taste isn't an issue for me. I think making it a bit weaker and mixing it with another herbal tea might solve the problem. I, too, do not particularly like the flavor by itself.
2091190
its the design of the machine..tobacco will not pack properly with an auger....it "segments" it....with a regular ingector it clumps it together so there is no segmentation
2236196
I purchased the strainer to use when I make alternative milks (almond, coconut, hemp). It lets too many of the fine particulates through. I use it for other purposes now. It is a great strainer but the mesh isn't as fine as I need. I'm not sure about your question... are you wanting to 'sift' fine (dry) powder, or strain tea leaves from a liquid? I can't answer you question other than to let you know that as I strained the alternative milks through the strainer it did not prevent much of the pulp from getting through. Hope that gives you an idea.
1956368
I never tried it, but that would make sense if you want to avoid getting those grounds out afterwards. On the other hand, the reason for using mr. Tea is because you would have loose tea and needed something to hold the tea in. However, I do like your idea, so I will go try it right now, and write my results here (in the meantime, please listen to some pleasant music, haha)........Okay I'm back. I put a tea bag in it, steeped it for 3 min. and it worked perfectly. One bit of advice: Rinse the mr.T under cold water before opening him and getting the tea bag out, otherwise it will be too hot. So either wait till it cools or cold water rinse.
1110326
Yes raspberry leaf is a legal herb that most people use for tea. We have recently found that people are also using it to smoke when they are trying to quit cigarettes.
2211574
Hi! This is Kristina from TarGard. There are many different brands and sizes of rolls for hand rolled cigarettes. I have had some customers say that they didn't have any trouble with the filter system and others say that the filter was slightly smaller. Our filters are designed to fit standard sized filtered cigarettes. Please feel free to give the permanent filter a try and contact customer service if you're experiencing any issues or have any questions.
654749
haven't tried to use loose leaf tea - I usually put in 4-5 bags of regular tea, then set it in the sun without using the infuser BUT I just checked the infuser out and there are really alot of slots - maybe 3/8" by 1/8" - maybe you could put the loose tea in a very fine silk bag in the infuser (but now that I think that through, you wouldn't really need the infuser...But I do LOVE the size, shape and feel of this product - good luck...and now that I've said that, I read the other responses so it sounds like we're all in agreement tho peppermint or mint would definitely work...
675531
Sometimes it is a little harder to pull, but I think that is from putting too much tobacco in it. I have not had it get stuck, though. Try putting less tobacco in it. If that doesn't work, you may have a defective machine.
859994
Stay away from this! Thank God I only had cigarettes in mine. It failed me. I almost put my phone and camera in there! I have not tried this but I have seen a lot of people use theme - search for the Ocean Pack, they have their own website and i don't think they sell through amazon.
247557
I have used powdered nettle leaves and ginger in mine. It does keep most - but not all -- in the bag. Not enough was loose to interfere with enjoying the 'tea'. The bags do not come with ties/strings, so you may want to provide an alternative for the really fine herbs. I use simple cotton thread from my sewing kit. For traditional teas, I have no issue without ties.