How to use Piccanell Tobacco bits?

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  • Andy
    New Member
    • Aug 2006
    • 8

    How to use Piccanell Tobacco bits?

    How do you use "Piccanell tobacco bits"?

    One small 7gr. pack of (plain) Piccanell tobacco bits was added, free of charge, to a recent snus delivery from The Northerner.
    (Now don't rush away to make an order.)
    This product I had never seen before, but the Northerner web site says "tobacco bits" are used the same way as snus.
    The packet label shows that it is manufactured by Swedish Match.

    The only clue I can find here is one of Starwing's posts in Nov2006 that mentions "Oliver Twist's so-called Chewing Tobacco Bits".
    I guess there are various types of chewing tobacco known in USA, but I am in England, where no shops sell chewing tobacco so this
    product is a bit of a mystery. Are Swedish "bits" the same as American "bits"?

    Can't wait any longer - there's only one way to start - let's open the packet and give it a try ....

    The "bits" are little dry hard cylinders of rolled up tobacco, each "bit" is about 12mm in length and 5mm diameter.
    I tried one, then two, under my top lip - a bit dry and scratchy, with a clean savory tobacco flavour. Not much nicotine though.

    After a few more tries I found that after a few minutes under the lip the tobacco softens and the "bit" can be unrolled as
    a ribon or strip of tobacco leaf about 60mm long, with some smaller pieces of leaf and rib in the centre of the roll.
    Spreading the unrolled strips out under your lip is very effective, but is rather like playing with cooked spinach - not that easy.

    Now I have tried using just one "bit" at a time, and I give the "bit" a short chew to break it up after it has had time to soften a little, and then push it back up under my lip with the tip of my tongue.
    The partly chewed pieces clump together very easily and sit under my lip just like a pinch of loose snus, except these pieces of shredded tobacco leaf don't creep or ooze. This is as convenient as conventional pouch snus, but with all the taste and sensation of normal loose snus. Great!

    The price of a packet of Piccanell is quite low but one pack holds only 7 gramme so this looks rather expensive, weight for weight, compared to traditional snus. But then again, the product is very dry and light.
    When put into the mouth the small and light "tobacco bit" soaks up saliva and swells.
    The tobacco "bit" seems to last longer than normal snus, even when lightly chewed.
    So overall I don't know which is the most expensive. The tobacco bits should be a bit more costly to make, because they
    are neatly cut from the original whole tobacco leaf. Perhaps the leftovers then get ground up to make normal snus?

    What I do know is that I like this product. I will certainly order some more.
  • gopherbob
    Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 125

    #2
    Never used oliver twist or piccanella but from what i've read online its supposed to be used between the gum and the cheek, like chewing tobacco. I could be wrong but this is what I assume from your description of the product. It sounds like its made to be chewed.

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    • devildog45co
      New Member
      • Nov 2006
      • 3

      #3
      How to use Piccanell tobacco bits? Simple. Open container. Smell. Take one out. Put in mouth. Take out of mouth. Put back in container. Throw the whole lot in the trash.

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      • Craig de Tering
        Member
        • Nov 2006
        • 525

        #4
        LOL!
        I'm still curious though.

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        • StarWing
          Member
          • Aug 2006
          • 124

          #5
          I do not know much about Piccanell but have tried Oliver Twist. The site,
          http://Piccanell.com
          is redirected to buysnus.com.

          If Piccanell is like Oliver Twist, you can learn much about their Chewing Tobacco bits at:

          http://www.oliver-twist.com/

          I plan (implied) on ordering some Piccanell someday. With the Oliver Twist Tobacco Bits, you put one bit between your cheek and gum (as another user here has already mentioned), and you can move it around in your mouth hither and thither, and on occasions, GENTLY bite on the Tobacco bit to release more nicotine. They are kept in the mouth about 30 to 60 minutes, but some people keep them in for hours (as often as 10 hours). One primary thing they did for me (especially after those gentle bites) is shoot up my mental alertness.

          Overall, I prefer Swedish Snus, but the Tobacco Bits seemed better for me after getting out of bed and drinking coffee, and at the Recreation Center - plus, occasional use can give my upper gums a rest and maintain the zest of Snus a tad bit better.

          Snus On!
          Clifton

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          • mwood72

            #6
            I tried Oliver Twist tobacco bits once. They gave me serious mouth ulcers and I didn't enjoy them anywhere near as much as I do Snus but that's just my opinion.

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            • gopherbob
              Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 125

              #7
              Quick question as I'm getting a free can of pickanell peach from buysnus.

              Spit or no spit?

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              • marspatukka
                Member
                • Dec 2006
                • 38

                #8
                Originally posted by gopherbob
                Spit or no spit?
                If it's anything like Oliver Twist, spit. Especially the original produces pretty much of tar-tasting saliva.

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                • chainsnuser
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 1388

                  #9
                  Originally posted by gopherbob
                  Spit or no spit?
                  There is no spitting required with chewing tobacco bits, but you personally might feel the need to, as I did, when first trying Oliver Twist Original, which is made of smoke-cured tobacco. Now, I don't spit anymore.

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                  • gopherbob
                    Member
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 125

                    #10
                    Yea sounds like i'll be spitting.

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                    • gopherbob
                      Member
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 125

                      #11
                      I got a free can of piccanell peach from a recent buysnus order. Heres my mini review.

                      Tastes exactly like chewing tobacco. Swallowing gives me a bad stomach feeling... like chew or dip.

                      The peach was a pretty good flavor. If you love the flavor of chewing tobacco but hate chewing you would like these.

                      But when a giant pouch of chew costs a little over $2 and this tiny (7grams in all) can of tobacco bits costs $4 it really doesn't make much sense.

                      I had to use about 5 at a time to even semi enjoy it.

                      I should have went with the free hat.

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                      • Craig de Tering
                        Member
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 525

                        #12
                        You could chew on the hat...
                        'though, no nicotine in that.

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                        • Subtilo
                          Member
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 524

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Craig de Tering
                          You could chew on the hat...
                          'though, no nicotine in that.
                          Craig - our own tobacco poet :wink:

                          I used Oliver Twist for a while, but it gets too sweet IMO. And ... when you're used to pack your lip with snus, the tobacco bits almost seem to disappear in your mouth because of their small size. I think they suck.

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                          • mikemck
                            New Member
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 13

                            #14
                            Oliver Twist Original is tasty, but the price is not what I want to regularly pay.
                            Ultimate in discreet tobacco satisfaction though.

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