Rekindeling A Bowl...

[Elky]

So I know everybody says that you can relight a bowl, esp. a phunnel if the tobacco isnt burnt. I tried this a few times over the last few days and each time I noticed that the flavor had an odd rubbery/soapy taste to it for a while and nce it passed the flavor was nowhere near as good as it was to start with. I even stirred up the baccy so the juice didnt settle. Is this normal?

[sars]

How long has it been sitting?

[Bushbr]

So I know everybody says that you can relight a bowl, esp. a phunnel if the tobacco isnt burnt. I tried this a few times over the last few days and each time I noticed that the flavor had an odd rubbery/soapy taste to it for a while and nce it passed the flavor was nowhere near as good as it was to start with. I even stirred up the baccy so the juice didnt settle. Is this normal?

dont know, i never had a problem finishing my shisha

even last nite, i was smoking alone, and finished it all

[Scoop]

i only do this with tangiers tobacco. is that what youre doing it with?

[Elky]

It was fantaisia both times, and each time I only let it sit for like a half hour.

[sars]

It was fantaisia both times, and each time I only let it sit for like a half hour.

That is weird. I left a bowl out overnight after smoking for a little with Fantasia and it smoked perfect the next day.

[Elky]

It was fantaisia both times, and each time I only let it sit for like a half hour.

That is weird. I left a bowl out overnight after smoking for a little with Fantasia and it smoked perfect the next day.

Could it be because its a new bowl? maybe they use some kind of cleaning agent before they ship them out. I probably should have washed it first...

[leadpipecinch21]

what kind of bowl? if it's a regular bowl, chances are that a lot of the juices leaked down the stem, causing a lack of flavor. if it was a phunnel, well...that's just weird then.

[sars]

what kind of bowl? if it's a regular bowl, chances are that a lot of the juices leaked down the stem, causing a lack of flavor. if it was a phunnel, well...that's just weird then.

I always do it with a phunnel. That does sound like the source of the OPs problems.


and yes, always wash any new hookah stuff you get.

[Elky]

Yeah it was a phunnel, must have stirred somehitng up when I mixed the shisha.

[TheOneNonlyTK]

try maybe taking just a little off the top layer and add just a little fresh shish. thats what i do with non tangiers shish in my phunnel and it stopped any different tastses... if its tangiers i just mix it up and its fine.

[SafeSearchOff]

i relight my bowls when i drive + hookah. normal set up for my morning commute, just bring extra foil. for the way home, take off the old foil, flip over the shisha, and relight. works fine.

[questions]

hey....i have a question?

would a drop that would boost flavor work for this?

just wondering???

[anathema]

i relight my bowls when i drive + hookah. normal set up for my morning commute, just bring extra foil. for the way home, take off the old foil, flip over the shisha, and relight. works fine.

Curious as how you hold the coals in place(no, not from falling like alll those aluminum fold ups that work as walls, i mean displacement of coals), and what holds the hookah in place.

[racemyghost]

i relight my bowls when i drive + hookah. normal set up for my morning commute, just bring extra foil. for the way home, take off the old foil, flip over the shisha, and relight. works fine.

talk about addiction, Safe. lol

Here I am playing tennis and thinking about hookah through out the game, thinking im addicted. But here you are driving to work and smoking! You bastard!

If only my car wasnt so damn stiff...then MAYBE. lol Edited March 18, 2008 by racemyghost

[cr3am]

Do you have a wind screen / heat shield? Whenever I relight a bowl, I like to use the normal amount of coals + the heat shield. It helps the coals heat the whole thing at once as opposed to top-down.

So usually when I relight bowls, I'll use the normal amount of coals that I would start a fresh bowl with, but I'll use the wind screen in addition.

[mathuv]

well ive smoked a bowl of tangiers over 3 sessions. same bowl and it sat for about 5 or so days. same flavour all the time. :S maybe too much heat?