Welcome to the pipe club
A little tongue bite is not so bad, just slow down a bit. Looks like you got bulk tobacco so dry it for a while before you load your bowl. It should help with the burn issues and the bite.
BTW, REAL tongue bite from a pipe HURTS a lot...more than an actual bite from your teeth.
IMHO a cob is the best way to start. If you plan on smoking a pipe often, you will want more than one pipe or cob just so you can let it dry out between smokes. For the money, these would be the best investment you can make.
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