How Do You Break Your Coals

[Muhammad]

Hi

was wondering how you people break your coals in half, I smash mine and usual get like 4 to 5 pieces out of one. I've heard a lot of people mentoning that they split their coals in 2. What tool do you use?

Thanks

[lilbrownindian]

Hi

was wondering how you people break your coals in half, I smash mine and usual get like 4 to 5 pieces out of one. I've heard a lot of people mentoning that they split their coals in 2. What tool do you use?

Thanks

if you mean quicklights i just snap them in half with my hands, if they are the natural i take them outside on pavement with a flathead screwdriver and hammer and just chip way at them

[chinamon]

ive never split any coals before but i read somewhere that its easiest to score it with a knife then snap with your hands.

[Muhammad]

The coals I'm using are called swift lite charcoal members.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=charcoaltablets

It's not possible to split them in half with my hand, what coals are you using?

[newsman]

Exactly. I use a serrated steak knife to score it and bust it in two. Works like a charm.

[racemyghost]

if its a long finger coal, i usually break it in half with my hand just to ease the lighting process. Once its glowing red, i use my tongs and break them in half again which leaves me with a total of 4 pieces. If it jap coals, they are already scored. Snap them apart prior to lighting.

[Muhammad]

Hmm.. I think I need to get myself a new brand of coals.

[SafeSearchOff]

round quicklights?
apply direct pressure to the middle with the poker metal sticky thats attatched to the end of your tongs.

also, don't want to be "that guy", but this has been brought up like 4 or 5 times. use the search, youll find what you need pretty easily.

[racemyghost]

Hmm.. I think I need to get myself a new brand of coals.

Great finger coals - Manara (if you can find it) or Nour...
Great japanese coals - Canary Golden Coals, stay away from the chinese knock offs

And everyone on here swears by 3 kings coals but i always seem to taste the coal somewhat in the shisha when i use those instant light type coals.

[Muhammad]

Ok I think I've got the answer I was looking for. Thanks evryone!

[lilbrownindian]

round quicklights?
apply direct pressure to the middle with the poker metal sticky thats attatched to the end of your tongs.

also, don't want to be "that guy", but this has been brought up like 4 or 5 times. use the search, youll find what you need pretty easily.

gosh way to be that guy


lol jk

[blueyesopn]

i was tinking more of the idea of lasers. not only do you split the coal, you light the f***er too

[SafeSearchOff]

race, not to attack your or anything, ill try to make this as neutral as possible... but why are you always promoting the Canary Goldens. Yeah, they work like a charm, but are pretty expensive per box. even the chinese knockoffs of the jap coals are great, and a few people prefer them more. Me myself i havent always been a big fan of knockoffs of anything, but the quality of chinese jap coals is good, nothing to complain about, and are alot cheaper.

[Scoop]

I was going to say the same thing. the jap knockoffs are definitely good for the price.

[boomhauer]

i dont see a problem with race supporting golden cannary coals, i personally love them and tell people to get that or nour coals. its like other people asking what coals to use and people say 3K really its no different.

[SafeSearchOff]

im not condemning race and i dont have a problem with him supporting golden canaries. its like how i love nours and 3k's. but i dont get why he is always swaying people from buyign chinese knockoffs, as they are much cheaper and just as good.

[boomhauer]

more people who buy from knockoffs the more that are put into production which is less money the true company makes which is less of a profit for them which can cause them to shut down possibly. also if people buy more knockoffs then they see there is an even bigger market for them which causes more to be made which can be of lower quality so more health risks on top of them just flooding the market with cheap makes.

[blueyesopn]

knockoffs are not necesarly as good. you have to be carfull. i have had knock offs that just tast horable, or are hard to light and stay lit. as what country they are made in, it should not matter. if they do a good job, they do a good job. if there quality starts to slack buy more expensive ones

[chinamon]

more people who buy from knockoffs the more that are put into production which is less money the true company makes which is less of a profit for them which can cause them to shut down possibly. also if people buy more knockoffs then they see there is an even bigger market for them which causes more to be made which can be of lower quality so more health risks on top of them just flooding the market with cheap makes.

who said they are knockoffs?
their packaging isnt claiming to be canary at all. they are just japanese-style coals but manufactured in china.

dont buy any clothes that are made in thailand because they are knockoffs of the ones made in china!
dont buy any cars by General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai because the first car made in an assembly line was by Ford so everything else is fake and shitty!

[boomhauer]

more people who buy from knockoffs the more that are put into production which is less money the true company makes which is less of a profit for them which can cause them to shut down possibly. also if people buy more knockoffs then they see there is an even bigger market for them which causes more to be made which can be of lower quality so more health risks on top of them just flooding the market with cheap makes.

who said they are knockoffs?
their packaging isnt claiming to be canary at all. they are just japanese-style coals but manufactured in china.

dont buy any clothes that are made in thailand because they are knockoffs of the ones made in china!
dont buy any cars by General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai because the first car made in an assembly line was by Ford so everything else is fake and shitty!

race, not to attack your or anything, ill try to make this as neutral as possible... but why are you always promoting the Canary Goldens. Yeah, they work like a charm, but are pretty expensive per box. even the chinese knockoffs of the jap coals are great, and a few people prefer them more. Me myself i havent always been a big fan of knockoffs of anything, but the quality of chinese jap coals is good, nothing to complain about, and are alot cheaper.

im not condemning race and i dont have a problem with him supporting golden canaries. its like how i love nours and 3k's. but i dont get why he is always swaying people from buyign chinese knockoffs, as they are much cheaper and just as good.

note the bolded text. safesearchoff brough up knockoffs

[racemyghost]

race, not to attack your or anything, ill try to make this as neutral as possible... but why are you always promoting the Canary Goldens. Yeah, they work like a charm, but are pretty expensive per box. even the chinese knockoffs of the jap coals are great, and a few people prefer them more. Me myself i havent always been a big fan of knockoffs of anything, but the quality of chinese jap coals is good, nothing to complain about, and are alot cheaper.

no offense taken Safe. Reason I always tell people to get the real stuff is because ive had horrible experiences with the knock offs. For example, coal taste in shisha (and yes, it was glowing red and no silver paint left), damn thing caught on fire on the bowl for no reason, one went off like a fire cracker...never had these problems with the Canarys. But hey, to each his own.

[symptom CY]

I see a huge difference between the Canaries and the "Easylites" -- actually, the only way they are similar is in shape. I've gone through almost a whole box them and never had a smoke where they didn't impart a strange texture and coal flavor to the smoke. They burn a little too hot for me, too. Out of all the coal I've tried -- Stargate, Bulk Natural, Coconut, Golden Quicklite, Easylite, Nour -- and I'd much rather use 3 Kings when I can't afford Canaries. And I never can afford them... they're way too expensive.

[chinamon]

I see a huge difference between the Canaries and the "Easylites" -- actually, the only way they are similar is in shape. I've gone through almost a whole box them and never had a smoke where they didn't impart a strange texture and coal flavor to the smoke. They burn a little too hot for me, too. Out of all the coal I've tried -- Stargate, Bulk Natural, Coconut, Golden Quicklite, Easylite, Nour -- and I'd much rather use 3 Kings when I can't afford Canaries. And I never can afford them... they're way too expensive.

i <3 3kings

[SafeSearchOff]

race, not to attack your or anything, ill try to make this as neutral as possible... but why are you always promoting the Canary Goldens. Yeah, they work like a charm, but are pretty expensive per box. even the chinese knockoffs of the jap coals are great, and a few people prefer them more. Me myself i havent always been a big fan of knockoffs of anything, but the quality of chinese jap coals is good, nothing to complain about, and are alot cheaper.

no offense taken Safe. Reason I always tell people to get the real stuff is because ive had horrible experiences with the knock offs. For example, coal taste in shisha (and yes, it was glowing red and no silver paint left), damn thing caught on fire on the bowl for no reason, one went off like a fire cracker...never had these problems with the Canarys. But hey, to each his own.

glad you understand. i havent tried many jap type coals, but I have tried Canarys, Easy Lites, and these: hookahkings.com/Japanese-Silver-Charcoal-60pc-c-257-p-18548.html

ill admit canarys are very good, but i couldnt find much difference wit hthe 3rd ones.

as for me i stick to nours and 3k's

[racemyghost]

race, not to attack your or anything, ill try to make this as neutral as possible... but why are you always promoting the Canary Goldens. Yeah, they work like a charm, but are pretty expensive per box. even the chinese knockoffs of the jap coals are great, and a few people prefer them more. Me myself i havent always been a big fan of knockoffs of anything, but the quality of chinese jap coals is good, nothing to complain about, and are alot cheaper.

no offense taken Safe. Reason I always tell people to get the real stuff is because ive had horrible experiences with the knock offs. For example, coal taste in shisha (and yes, it was glowing red and no silver paint left), damn thing caught on fire on the bowl for no reason, one went off like a fire cracker...never had these problems with the Canarys. But hey, to each his own.

glad you understand. i havent tried many jap type coals, but I have tried Canarys, Easy Lites, and these: hookahkings.com/Japanese-Silver-Charcoal-60pc-c-257-p-18548.html

ill admit canarys are very good, but i couldnt find much difference wit hthe 3rd ones.

as for me i stick to nours and 3k's

those third ones are pretty expensive compared to the Canarys. $12 for 60pieces. I dont know what the canarys run online but a local middle eastern market sells the canarys for $10 (96 pieces i believe)