John Deere Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Yeah I've seen those before, it like cone shaped right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Yea. I had the impression that tombeic (sp) was long and stringy. You wash it, pack the bowl to over fill it and just lay the coal on top. Has any one else have any experience with smoking this way? For some reason I though MR Bubble has tried it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 alen, I think this may be what you need, nice price too, I'm not sure about shipping to sweden though. Hope it helps. [url="http://shisha-hookah.com/cgi/HOKstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=ACFB"] [url="http://shisha-hookah.com/cgi/HOKstore.cgi?user_action=detail"]http://shisha-hookah.com/cgi/HOKstore.cgi?...r_action=detail[/url][/url] &catalogno=ACFB and from what I read, You were right cypress, the coal is placed right on top of the "tömbeki" "tömbeki is the dark, strong high-nicotine tobacco grown near Konya and Antakya for use in Nargiles" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I have seen some that look more like a bowl as opposed to the one shown in the picture. I am not sure which one is the correct one to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidal105 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 hi All the oldies in Lebanon and the middle east smoke "tombek", its more common among the older generation of smokers (50+) and its not really that popular anymore meaning that you will prob have trouble finding the appropriate bowl on the internet. All i remember from my aunty's hookah (all she smokes is tombek) is that the top part was really flat, and shallow, so you had plenty of width but not really any depth. This is obviously so you could stack up as much as possible and just place the coal directly on top. One thing i do remember is the smell - boy does that tobacco stink up the house Never tasted it but the smell is really strong, and if smoked persistently over time everything in the house will absorb the smell - no soft, pleasant apple aroma. It was not long and stringy like some of the loose tobacco you buy for cigarrettes, it is more like really big flaky, dry pieces stacked on top of eachother in block-form. i have seen two types, Istanbuli and Isfahani (One from Turkey, the other from Iran) and the second one is pretty expensive (500 g can cost around $200). You'll usually find that people who are used to tombek have trouble smoking ma'assel, and vice-versa. sorry 4 the long msg, cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 [quote name='cypress']I thought the bowl that you use is the one with the big hole down the center as opposed to the one we use with regular ma'assel, but I could be wrong.[/quote] this is correct. You do that, and then put in the tobacco till into a mini mountain, so the whole setup looks a bit like an icecream cone (the bowl being the cone). you then place coals directly onto the tobacco and smoke away. There is little to no smoke, but a heavy feeling. you could also use foil if you find it too harsh, and do it as with regular m3assal, but you need a LOT of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I did smoke something like it before. And I do remember it being stacked really weird (very detailed and symetrical) in the bowl. I mean these guys would have a dozen bowls lined up and ready. Man, it looked like works of art. It reminded me of "what if I took a dozen rabbit turds, flattened them on one end and arraged them symetrically around in the bowl, taking my time because I'm warped?" Picture it! The smoke? Very little smoke density. Smooth? not even close to smooth. Like inhaling hot sand. Not a cool experience. I always thought they fed me Zaghloul, but since Nidal described what he remembers seeing, I now realize for me to have been given Zaghloul instead would have been a blessing! The funnel bowl is very common with that stuff too. Believe it or not, a nice hotel (the Merridian-pyramids) in cairo used a funnel bowl on me one day loaded with double apple. Awsome, smooth, dense, flavorful smoke. I'm just courious how they loaded the thing for this. hmm. Not a recomended smoke. Now, I'm thinking about trying Zaghloul. It may be alright. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alen Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 thank you wery much everybody ill have to phone the bossman and ask him if he can find a bowl for me too-he told me that the guy that sold the tumbec said to him -that your friend gonna be dizzy when smoking this and laught -i dont think i will find it very good but i shure will try it-otherwise just tell me if any of you are intrested in some im getting half a kilo so i think i can send some samples(if any of you guys would want to try some-well again thanks for the help Alen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandoo Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 hmm sounds like a pretty different, interesting, possibly unpleasent but still worth trying experience... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidal105 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 hi yeah Mr Bubble mentioned something important about the density - the smoke is always very light and thin with tombek, but heaps harsh. The ma'assel we are used to is so thick and cloudy because it is the sugar and molasses that are burning. cya Nidal105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayman1 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 HI guys,Im Sam and im from Australia and i consider myself "THE KING" of argile. I own about six of them and I have been experimenting in making all types of heads in every way possible,so I will give my 10 cents worth. The way i think is good of packing the argile head is by getting the bowl,make sure you have one not too deep and not too shallow as a shallow one burns too quick and a deep one,you dont get to smoke all of the tobacco but with a medium head u get full flavor. So you get the head and you sprinkle in the tobacco making sure that you seperate the twigs from the tobacco as the twigs burn the tobacco more quicker and make sure that you make the tobacco in small pieces and fill the head just a little bit over the rim of the head.Then get a long thin skewer and stir the tobacco in the head making sure its loose.Push the tobacco down and if it goes past the rim then fill a bit more but if its level with the rim of the head then thats perfect. Stir it again and make sure its not compressed down and then place the skewer in the middle and place it down the centre of the head into the centre hole then stick the skewer from the bottom and push it through each hole and through the tobacco to make sure you have good air flow. Then grab the foil and just place it over the tobacco without using any pressure,just let it sit over the tobacco.Then poke the holes right around making as many small holes as you can.Then when you have finished blow the head from undernath and make sure that you have good air flow.You are now ready to get the best out of your hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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