Learning to use Los (stop me if you've heard this before...)

[Nate5700]

So I got my second order in yesterday, and I got a few cans of los with it. I tried two of them, Roda Lacket and Probe. Mudslides were a bit of an issue at first but I actually got to where I could hold a prilla together for around an hour (I'm hand baking, by the way, it doesn't seem so hard). But, when I have the prilla packed tight enough to hold together in my mouth, I get absolutely no flavor from the snus (which is unfortunate because I find the Probe to be excellent). Is there a trick to it? I read some posts on another forum saying that the flavor from los would be more subtle, but I'm not tasting anything! Maybe there's another thread on this that you guys can point me to?

[lxskllr]

I think it's an experience thing. You start out afraid of playing with the pris, so it just sits there, and you don't get as much flavor. After awhile you get familiar with what you can get away with, and you can poke/prod the pris for more flavor. Also, the flavor may seem muted until you get more experience. I don't know what's up with that tbh, but you should get a lot more taste in the coming months.

[HK11]

You might be baking them too hard?

After a while your mouth will stop making as much saliva in the area. I use los about 90 percent of the time and I dont even bake it anymore. I just throw a pinch up in there.

I still get mudslide a little, but I generally just eat it lol.

[Nate5700]

I guess practice makes perfect with the los. I'm taking this week off of work (a staycation, if you will) so I've got a prilla of Probe in right now (no way I'm ready to use los outside my house right now). Seems to be holding up OK but to get flavor I basically have to prod it with my tongue and push a little saliva up there, which makes the bottom of it slide a little and then I basically lick it off my teeth. Seems to work OK but if I smile you can definitely see snus between my teeth. Not sure if that's the way it's supposed to be done but that's what I have right now. I think I still like portions better but buying los is such a good value that I'll probably include at least one can of los each time I order.

I also think I'll be ordering some Probe portions with my next order. Yum.

[HK11]

I guess practice makes perfect with the los. I'm taking this week off of work (a staycation, if you will) so I've got a prilla of Probe in right now (no way I'm ready to use los outside my house right now). Seems to be holding up OK but to get flavor I basically have to prod it with my tongue and push a little saliva up there, which makes the bottom of it slide a little and then I basically lick it off my teeth. Seems to work OK but if I smile you can definitely see snus between my teeth. Not sure if that's the way it's supposed to be done but that's what I have right now. I think I still like portions better but buying los is such a good value that I'll probably include at least one can of los each time I order.

I also think I'll be ordering some Probe portions with my next order. Yum.

I think you just get used to it being all in your mouth

What I said was a little misleading, when I pinch it from the can i press it against the side and make a sort or triangular shaped pris. An icetool is also awesome, though I barely use mine anymore because I am too lazy to keep it oiled properly.

[Monkey]

Try a different cut snus.....some v2 or Odens or skruf...they act differently as well.

SM los mudslides on me like that is what it was made for.

Also....try a smaller pinch. That was my first learning curve.....how much to grab.

[xrt]

You might be baking them too hard?

After a while your mouth will stop making as much saliva in the area. I use los about 90 percent of the time and I dont even bake it anymore. I just throw a pinch up in there.

I still get mudslide a little, but I generally just eat it lol.

Same here, I have not found one single brand of snus that I don't eat up like candy when it starts to slide. But then again I see people who CHEW on their cigars so it's really just a prefrence thing.
Oh and yes try not to bake them to hard, or to soft, it comes with experience.

[Nate5700]

So I said earlier that I like portions better but today I noticed that I kept going back to the los for more "practice". Am I becoming a convert?

Also, eating it? I mean, I know Swedish snus is regulated as a food product and is generally pure, but really? Like, you can swallow the whole pris and not have any negative effects?

[snusjus]

You might be baking them too hard?

After a while your mouth will stop making as much saliva in the area. I use los about 90 percent of the time and I dont even bake it anymore. I just throw a pinch up in there.

+1. Packing the snus too tight will prevent the flavor from showing -- try to find a happy medium where it releases flavor and won't crumble in the mouth; it took me a few days to figure it out.

[lxskllr]

Also, eating it? I mean, I know Swedish snus is regulated as a food product and is generally pure, but really? Like, you can swallow the whole pris and not have any negative effects?

I do sometimes. I don't necessarily recommend it, but I don't see the harm. I'll swallow portions on occasion too. Sometimes you gotta ditch it quick and your stomach is as convenient as it gets :^D

[Snusify]

After you snus for a while you will form a pouch in your lip and your snus will sit there nicely for a long time and never turn into a mudslide. as far as taste is concerned a tightly hand bake prilla takes a while for the flavour to break out this is why I stopped hand baking lös a while ago. I take pinch straight from the can press a little against the side of the can and put straight under my lip. Any loose bits i quickly bake with my tongue. This means the snus directly against my mucousa its not packed at all and you get immense flavour and a huge nic hit very fast.

The Hillbilly pinch is the best way to use lös.

[GoVegan]

Don't forget to drink lots of water before and while you are using it.

[EricHill78]

Hillbillly is awesome but i rarely do it.. I'm not successfull all the time with it..

Whatever you need to know about using los is in this video. Listen between the words.

[devilock76]

I hillbilly a good portion of the time, but mostly hand bake. Hillbilly though taught me how to hand bake better. It taught me just a quick light couple of presses should get most snus prillas in shape and the right density to throw in without issue. Taught me for better hand baking, less is more.

Ken

[LincolnSnuff]

Try placing the prilla a bit farther back. For more flavor I will usually place it right behind the canine tooth, instead of in front of it like I do with portions. I've also found this to generally be a bit more discreet (keeping los from getting all over my front teeth) as well as more comfortable after repeated los use.