carlitos Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I recently started smoking hookah and i'm purty addicted.I have a question though...When I finish smoking a bowl and pull off the foil to setup a new one, the shisha is usually burnt and stuck to the top of the foil.Should I be pressing down the shisha into the bowl in order for this not to happen? Or is this normal?Any help is greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi Carltio.I moved your topic to the discussion lounge - it should get some answers there.My own opinion is that this is not a major problem - unless your getting a burnt flavour from your hookah.What i think most folks do is to fluff the shisha [essentially pull it apart] and then pack it down a bit into the bowl.Put the foil over and tightly as possible and smoke that way.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinthecity Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) What kind of tobacco are you using?If it's not tangiers tobacco, I would try to pack the bowl lightly to the rim and then barely push it down/spread it out so that it's not directly touching the foil.To start the hookah, I take long, soft breaths to slowly heat up the tobacco and the coals. After about 8, I puff away like normal. Edited January 29, 2008 by austinthecity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke69 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah i try not to have the shisha touching the foil, easier heat managment i find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitos Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks for the quick responses, and the move I purchased a couple of different brands of shisha, my favorite one of the lot has to be Al Amir.It's not really a major problem, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't because of my stupidity at setting up the hookah I've tried packing it in a circle so that it leaves a hole in the middle, but that just makes me taste the coal and nothing else.It might also be that my friends and I suck on the hoses as if we were drinking a shake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanij Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Whats wrong with that? its always like that for me.>_> I dont mind having to change tin foil per bowl, i have like 100m of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 ya, try a normal "fluffy" packjob, but drop your normal shisha level in the bowl by about 2mm I'd say, should help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 yeah there is nothing like a "fluffy" packjob every once in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelflage Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 QUOTE (joytron @ Jan 29 2008, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yeah there is nothing like a "fluffy" packjob every once in a while amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmunRa Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 A fluffy packjob, eh? Oh my...I agree with JD. If there is no harsh flavor to it, it's all good. Happy hookahrization, and welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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