Stupid UPS

[wyteboy]

they messed up my request to hold the pkg from math, so now I won't be getting it til Monday.  Ill review those Romman flavors sometime next week.....I am still gonna hit the hookah and smoke the last of my AF Cherry and also another bowl of the AF Melon (have about 2 bowls worth left I think).  I am excited to smoke the Cherry again outside and also to smoke the Melon for a 3rd time, as if you remember I had 2 EXTREMELY different smokes from it, the latter being an AMAZING smoke, so we'll see if the 3rd time is the charm (again)
I'll post reviews tomorrow...
Hope you all have a good weeknd!!

[cypress]

Thats funny, the ups in my neck if the woods just leave the box at the
door and sometimes they dont even ring the bell. I guess everyone is
different. 

[Mathazar]

Hey wyteboy,  I've developed an EXCELLENT system of smoking with
Romman.  Since you're only getting samples from me,  you're
not going to want to waste any of it.  I've found that the BEST
system for setting-up the bowl is to:

1.  Sprinkle half a bowl of Romman into the bowl.....Don't pack it at all.

2.  Poke just enough holes to fit the number of coals you're using.

3.  Use 1.5 GOLDEN COALS.........Heat them til they're REDHOT.

I'm smoking Romman Lemon right now,  and I'm getting an AWESOME
draw,  LOTS of flavor,  and TONS of smoke!!! 

Can't wait to read your reviews 

[wyteboy]

Thanks math!  Using the Goldens with the Romman will depend on if I can smoke outside or not, otherwise I'll use the nour or the 3kings...
Question, what does poke just enough holes to fit the coals mean?
Does more holes or less holes/ bigger holes or smaller holes/ provide more smoke?  More holes means easier chance to burn right?

[wyteboy]

p.s. I can't wait to review it either!  I'll review them sometime between tues-Saturday, hopefully Tuesday or Wednesday!

[Mathazar]

Well,  this is just my theory,  but if you have too many
holes you're getting extra air into the bowl which means less heat
distribution.  The less holes you have,  the more the heat
will be evenly distributed.

If you have 1.5 coals,  you'll want to poke just enough holes to
surround the coals,  any more holes and you're pulling extra air
in,  and since the extra air is cool air it's going to make the
temperature in the bowl drop.  If the temperature in the bowl
drops,  it's going to cause less vapor which means less smoke.

The size of your holes matter,  too,  because if you poke BIG
holes your tobacco has a greater chance of burning because there's more
heat entering the bowl,  whereas smaller holes will lessen the
likelyhood of it burning,  and it will prolong the length of your
smoking time.

I could go into more detail,  but it's been my experience that
practice makes perfect. You're simply going to have to try-out these
methods and see if it works for you.  I've been buying a lot of
maassel lately and have developed my own system and it works pretty
damn well.  Since you don't have a lot of maassel to practice
with,  I'm passing these tips along to you so that you won't
unneccessarily have to waste maassel while trying to develop a method
that works for you.

Use these tips,  and I guarantee you success.

Oh,  and btw,  when I say small holes,  I don't mean
pinhead-sized.  I use a toothpick,  I poke the holes rather
quickly,  but I poke them about the size of the tip of the
pick,  and not too close together.

I know that sounds confusing,  so that's why you're going to have
to practice and develop a method that works for you.  As long as
you understand the theory of heat distribution and how cool air can
effect the heat which causes the moisture in the tobacco to
vaporize,  then you shouldn't have any trouble understanding the
method of poking holes.

Maybe someone else can add some input here which will clearly make
sense of all this for you.  It's difficult to describe the theory
so that others can understand it.  You really have to do it dozens
of times to get your method down so that you can learn from your own
experience 

[wyteboy]

Thanks Math for the tips!!!