Danish tobacco has sticks like maybe 1 per handful. It is deliberate to compliment the tobacco. Doug had permission form Peter to share some secrets and we talked for over a hour on the phone aging and what makes tobacco good. Do you want to smoke all stems no you don't. Will it hurt to have a few not at all. I experimented once and shredded just stem from the lemon. It was bland but had a unique woody smoky sweet taste. Only the wire part.