Baking snus in a wood stove

[Anders A]

Today, baking snus in an old Husqvarna wood stove from the early 19th century.

40% Björkö Burley
20% KY17
10% KY171
20% Virginia Gold
10% Virginia Brightleaf

A total of 212g tobacco flour, 3.2 dl water and 10g salt. Into the wood oven for a few days, maybe until next weekend depending on how much I have time to fire this week

 

[Anders A]

After a few days in the oven with mixed heat and cooler as follows:
February 19, fire 13.00-19.00, 6 hours
February 20, fire 03.30-20.30, 17 hours

The snus had now become dark and fine, almost black, so it doesn't need to be baked much longer, maybe for the rest of the day. I will do another check tomorrow and see if this is enough, it will then be about 29 hours in a hot oven.




I added another 1 dl of water, stirred and pressed the snus mass again in the jar, then into the oven again and lite the wood stove again:



February 21, fire 14.00 -



To be continued...

 

[Anders A]

After a total of 33 hours in a hot wood oven, the snus is fully baked.




After giving it a good stir, I then mix in 15g of sodium carbonate, which helps release the nicotine from the snuff.










Now the snus must be stored for a few weeks before it is time for possible flavoring. The consistency is already so good, so no further preparation is probably needed.




To be continued ....

 

[Bottenslam]

Hey, so you have any information on this Björkö Burley? Also how hot does The oven get?

 

[Anders A]

Hey, so you have any information on this Björkö Burley? Also how hot does The oven get?

Hi,

It is a Burley unknown to me, the name Björkö comes from the grower, a woman, from whom the seeds came, she lives in a place called Björkö. It is a nice variety, high yield, big fat leaves.

In the beginning, the first three or four times I baked snus in the oven, I kept an eye on the temperature, it was easy for it to go over 120-130 degrees Celcius if I fired too hard, I usually get it to be between 80- 100 degrees. Now I fire on pure feeling and it works well.

 

[Bottenslam]

Hi,

It is a Burley unknown to me, the name Björkö comes from the grower, a woman, from whom the seeds came, she lives in a place called Björkö. It is a nice variety, high yield, big fat leaves.

In the beginning, the first three or four times I baked snus in the oven, I kept an eye on the temperature, it was easy for it to go over 120-130 degrees Celcius if I fired too hard, I usually get it to be between 80- 100 degrees. Now I fire on pure feeling and it works well.

This Björkö doesnt happen to be in Finland, just outside of vasa by any chance?
Okay

 

[Anders A]

This Björkö doesnt happen to be in Finland, just outside of vasa by any chance?
Okay

It is located at Väddö, at the red dot

 

[Bottenslam]

Haha okay, not the Björkö i was thinking of then.

 

[deluxestogie]

björk is just Swedish for "birch".

 

[Alpine]

I think we need to contact @Hasse SWE

pier

 

[Bottenslam]

björk is just Swedish for "birch".

And ö is iland, yet this iland seemes to be on solid land, i guess the question is, do they have birches?

 

[HillDweller]

Today, baking snus in an old Husqvarna wood stove from the early 19th century.

I didn't know Husqvarna made wood stoves. I bet they're well made.

 

[Knucklehead]

I didn't know Husqvarna made wood stoves. I bet they're well made.

My buddy had a Husqvarna Wombat dirt bike in the 70's that was a beast. We spent a lot of days riding logging roads and that Husky would run off and leave my Honda like it was sitting still.

 

[Anders A]

I didn't know Husqvarna made wood stoves. I bet they're well made.

The Husqvarna factory began manufacturing iron stoves in 1872 and our stove is probably from the turn of the century.

The last Swedish models launched in the 1940s are enamelled in white and black. In the 1950s, the electric stove took over and became the most common solution in the kitchen.

New iron stoves are still manufactured (but not by the Husqvarna factory) and sold in Sweden, and many old ones are renovated.