Stumped On Coals

[smidge]

Im stumped on which coals to buy, im smoking Layanlina. currenty have diamante fingers, not liking them...
What im looking for is an easy to light, no stoves or burners required coal, with not much taste to it, ive heard about the easy light jap coals and 3kings whats your opinion?

[indy]

Im stumped on which coals to buy, im smoking Layanlina. currenty have diamante fingers, not liking them...
What im looking for is an easy to light, no stoves or burners required coal, with not much taste to it, ive heard about the easy light jap coals and 3kings whats your opinion?

I think that if you are looking to use a standard lighter to get your coals going then you are probably left with only the 3 Kings. I bought some silver foil quick lights and still needed to use my gas stove to get them lit.

[chinamon]

easy lite japanese coals need a torch or stove to light but they are a little easier/quicker to start compared to natural/finger coals.
if you are looking for coals that would only require a match or lighter then 3Kings or Golden quicklites would be your best options.
i use 3kings and they work great.



Edited June 23, 2007 by chinamon

[Calcartman]

Get a torch and japanese coals, you'll be glad you did. It takes 2 minutes to light the coals, and there is no taste whatsoever.

[hookahpimp]

look if you have the time go to ralphs and go buy 100% misquite charcoal

[smidge]

I have a little pocket torch for cigars, thats about it, or would a need something stronger for the japanese coals?

[Calcartman]

I have a little pocket torch for cigars, thats about it, or would a need something stronger for the japanese coals?

it'll work, but it will take longer and use a lot of fuel.

[ezie]

Go with 3 kings 33mm or the jap eazy lite. 3 kings light instantly and the jap eazy lite lights a little longer and you have to use the stove or a torch. Jap eazy light last longer though and it burn at a lower temperature i believe. So i hope this helps keep smoking shisha dude

[Johnny_D]

Personally, I've never made 3-kings work.

I exclusively use Japense Silver Light's. Work great, smoke well, CHEAP, No Dramas



If I could not get these I'd use natural.

JD

[smidge]

What coals are people talking about that has like a silver film on them?

[Johnny_D]

What coals are people talking about that has like a silver film on them?

See my post above.

JD

[ezie]

The silver coat is the jap eazy lite smidge hehe you'll need a torch to get it light or a stove is even better. If you like you can always use natural coal and you'll taste the differences. Peace

[smidge]

johny d, those are the square ones that u break apart correct?

[Johnny_D]

johny d, those are the square ones that u break apart correct?

Correct Sir

Each of those 'strips' you see in the photo break into 4 coals.

I use 3 of them on a normal style bowl and 4 of them on a funnel bowl.
And they last a good hour.

With the price (Circa ~ $7) for a box you can afford to be generous with them

JD

[VDDZ]

Personally, I refrain from using quick lites, they give me a head ache, but I have found a brand that I have only seen at one Arab market; they are in a silver wrapper and are very small, prolly only a few cm long, had have Hebrew writing on them. I dont know the name cause of this and I dont have any to take a pic of, but they burn very well and I did not get a head ache, or at least a strong one, from them. If you become serious about hookah, I strongly recommend using some form of a natural finger coal.

[Sonthert]

I think true Japanese coals are the safest way to go, most people seem to have the least helath effects from using them. If money's and issue, then natural coals are OK, or if you can find the little Greek Lihnari quick light coals, thats good too.

[rbyers]

I haven't had any problems with golden coals quick lights. the large ones. Well no that's not particularly true, one coal yesterday wasn't working correctly.... Halfway through a bowl it just stopped? I don't know, it was still lit and hot and everything but; it wasn't giving any smoke. That was the one time that has happened in at least two rolls of using these coals.