Method of cutting tobacco
AssigneeKorber AG
InventorsManfred Lasch, Klaus-Georg Hackmack, Reinhard Liebe
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Abstract
A method of converting particles of tobacco leaves, particularly bales or portions of bales of compacted tobacco leaf laminae, into cut tobacco involves admitting portions of and/or entire bales into a tobacco cutter while the temperature of compacted particles matches or exceeds the room temperature of 18.degree.-25.degree. C. and the moisture content of the particles is between 10 and 17 percent.
Claims34
A method of comminuting tobacco leaves and/or ribs which are condensed into bales or portions of bales, comprising successive steps of (a) imparting to tobacco a moisture content of 10-17 percent and a temperature of at least 18.degree.-25.degree. C.;
- and (b) introducing the tobacco into a cutter.
The method of 1, further comprising the step of contacting the cut tobacco with at least one flavoring agent.
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