kedir Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 i now what kind of mixitures that can be used to produce shisha like tobacco,molases,glecerine and flavorsbut i am not sure how i can mix it or if i can make similar with thouse in the market,can any one help me tomake my owen home made shishathanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Homemade is a very difficult venture and requires a lot of work. From what I've read and heard, pipe tobacco works great but the standard is a type of dried/cured tobacco leaf called Tomback for tobacco base. It has to be shredded of course unless you want to cut it differently (Eric, of Tangiers, keeps them in smallish strips rather than a finer cut). I've heard that you need to soak it or something of the sort. Glycerin is used to create the thick clouds we love so much (not too much now otherwise it kills the flavor). As for flavoring, big companies these days use artificial flavoring but I've seen fruit purees used. My Armenian neighbors make their own and use a fruit puree. To make it into the goopy mess that maasell is, you need a thick mass. Molasses is common as is honey.That's pretty much all I know of maasel making. Take what I've said with caution because I have never made it myself. There are a few other topics regarding this subject including one that is on page 1 of this forum that provides a great link to a site that someone that has journaled their shisha making venture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kedir Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 QUOTE (MechAnt @ Oct 2 2007, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Homemade is a very difficult venture and requires a lot of work. From what I've read and heard, pipe tobacco works great but the standard is a type of dried/cured tobacco leaf called Tomback for tobacco base. It has to be shredded of course unless you want to cut it differently (Eric, of Tangiers, keeps them in smallish strips rather than a finer cut). I've heard that you need to soak it or something of the sort. Glycerin is used to create the thick clouds we love so much (not too much now otherwise it kills the flavor). As for flavoring, big companies these days use artificial flavoring but I've seen fruit purees used. My Armenian neighbors make their own and use a fruit puree. To make it into the goopy mess that maasell is, you need a thick mass. Molasses is common as is honey.That's pretty much all I know of maasel making. Take what I've said with caution because I have never made it myself. There are a few other topics regarding this subject including one that is on page 1 of this forum that provides a great link to a site that someone that has journaled their shisha making venture.thanks for your kind informations i will try as you seid and let you now the result .if you find any other information please let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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