guitar_wizard_uk Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 How long is one coal meant to last for? Mine last for about 20-25mins. Also how long/how many coals until you need to re-fill the bowl again? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 It all depends on the brand, for both coals and ma'assel. With that short of a coal duration, I'm guessing you are using quicklights? As for ma'assel, I only really know a lot about Al Fahker and Al Waha. Al Waha tends to last 40-50 minutes of solid flavor, and another 20 minutes of decent smoke. As for Al Fahker, I get roughly 50-60 minutes of solid flavor and another 30 minutes of ok flavor and decent smoke. Then the smoke just fizzles out. Some people will argue that they can smoke a single bowl for 2-3 hours, which I think is bullsh*t. I bet they are still getting some smoke and crap flavor, but keep it going for some reason. Just out of curiosity, what type of coal were you using? The only quicklights I've used were 3Kings, and even they lasted around 30-35 minutes, until they were too small to be of any use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioannisds Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 [quote name='Yashman19']As for ma'assel, I only really know a lot about Al Fahker and Al Waha. Al Waha tends to last 40-50 minutes of solid flavor, and another 20 minutes of decent smoke. As for Al Fahker, I get roughly 50-60 minutes of solid flavor and another 30 minutes of ok flavor and decent smoke. Then the smoke just fizzles out.[/quote] Yash, how in the flip do you get such long smokes? What is your technique exactly? I can rarely go past maybe 45 minutes with a bowl. I suddenly feel sofa king we todded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yash - I've definately smoked a bowl for like 2 hours before. I have a really big Egyptian bowl that holds about 25-30g of ma'assel and i use like 6 3Kings over the duration. I dont puff really hard, and about halfway through I open up the bowl and flip over the ma'assel, which really helps. A little drizzle of honey also helps restore the smoke quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I've gotten the best results with Al-Amir and HH brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviethepope Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 [quote name='ioannisds']Yash, how in the flip do you get such long smokes? What is your technique exactly? I can rarely go past maybe 45 minutes with a bowl. I suddenly feel sofa king we todded.[/quote] I agree with you - I usually have to switch my 3 kings coal after about 25 minutes and then I am able to go another 15-20 minutes longer and thats it. I have also talked to people who say they can smoke for 1.5 / 2 hours a bowl and they tell me the steps and I carefully put it together right but 45 minutes is still tops for me - it has no flavor and it gets harsh after that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_wizard_uk Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Yes I am using three kings coals too and Nakhla Shisha, and mine too lasts for about 45mins tops, thats with two coals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahDuck Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I can get about an hour and a half out of a "party" bowl filled with Al Amir, using 2 Golden's to start, and another one about 45 minutes later. I can keep building smoke after this, but I only smoke the ma'assel during its peak flavor. Al Amir blackberry = sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 [quote name='HookahDuck']Al Amir blackberry = sex.[/quote] Man, I dunno what kind of sex youre having.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeema Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 30 mins top!! on the coal + shisha. using either AF or nakhlah dunno why seeing as AF has so much more texture and well alot more punch. i do take very hard pulls and long ones. dont really stop. once i had burnt out about 25 grams of AF mixed fruit in less than 20 mins. i think it was 17 mins. still it was great sh*t while it lasted 3 kings coal only coal around ma area, but local lebanese food shop across the road lend me some nour finger coals every so often in times of need. still i cant really tell a great difference.exept sometimes with the kings i have charcoal in ma mouth from sucking to hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeshabum Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 [quote name='ahwahoo2006'][quote name='HookahDuck']Al Amir blackberry = sex.[/quote]Man, I dunno what kind of sex youre having.... Maybe you forgot that "the best things in life are FREE". sheeshabum[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 With the 3kings I use, each coal lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to 40. I normally put 3 coals a bowl with a mid-sized bowl. My friends and I smoke for an hour and a half minimum, up to 2 and a half (sometimes if it's a bigger bowl we use 4 coals). I use Al Amir and Nahkla. The Al Amir always lasts as long as the coals, the Nahkla on the other hand usually craps out at an hour and a half.Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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