I recently received my order from Leaf Only of 3 pounds of whole leaf tobacco. I ordered Samsun, Rustica, and Dark Air Cured (DAC).

I initially bought a Kaffe (pictured) burr grinder to do the grinding, and it did the job, but with difficulty.  I had to take it apart a couple of times to get it to handle to the load. Pretty sure it wont be able to handle the stems so I bought this grain mill off amazon for less than $50.

The tobacco in the first tray shown is the results of the Kaffe grinder. I ran all the jars through the grain mill for about 7-10 seconds per load and it resulted in a much finer grind. Time will tell if it was too fine for snus, but im not too worried about it as I use an ice tool and don’t hand bake.

The electric grain mill will give me more freedom in getting the type of grind I settle on, and should easily conquer the stems.

The grain mill grinder made a denser tobacco, and I could comfortably fit 200grams in a quart size jar.

The last few pictures show my setup and what I will be cooking in.

I have 2 cats that live with me so I had to get creative, and one loves to chew electrical cords.

In closing, I am very happy I ended up getting the grain mill, as dusting was a problem, and clean up a mess using the burr grinder. I was getting worried my cats would OD on nicotine from the dust. But the mill is air tight so the clouds of dust are more manageable.

Next step will be to start the cooks, will post those as well.

Cheers!

Pre Cook Preparation