Tangiers

[mjdx88]

Hey guys,

well I made my second attempt on smoking Tangiers tonight. I got lots of smoke and no tickle but no flavor at all or just a small amount. I forget what this means. I used single foil with 3 cocos and this was a large phunnel. I packed the bowl pretty tight to the point it came over the rim a bit and then pushed it down below the rim. I then poked fork sized holes around the outer edge and then some on the inner edge.

Im gonna assume this was a packing issue, I saved the bowl and add more tomorrow. And then try anything else you guys have said. I have read everything on here about Tangiers and still a little lost.

Thanks,
Mike

[Eifah]

Three coals is a lot. I usually only need one coconara at a time, and put the wind cover on if I need a little more heat.

[Giant Ninja Robot]

doesnt seem like alot for a large though...got me...

[mjdx88]

Actually my next question is anyone have an idea how to make a large wind cover mine wont fit using a phunnel.

[pboyle]

Actually my next question is anyone have an idea how to make a large wind cover mine wont fit using a phunnel.

Appropriately sized metal can and metal shears?
And perhaps rivets? They can be done by hand in thinner metals. Just need the right tools - larger craft stores might have them.

[tlmasonaea]

Coffee tin, bottom cut so you can fold the sides up in a "V". Works like a dream when a manufactured screen wont' work.

[EternalSoil]

where did you get your "large" phunnel from...

if it's a real large one you might want one more coal....

also, sounds like maybe a packing problem...

[mjdx88]

I got mine from nic, who sold his stuff last spring.

Im with 3 coals there was very limited space and I was getting very thick smoke but no flavor. I packed the bowl tight but could go tighter also could use larger holes compared to snoopy's vid and raver

[judgeposer]

Hey guys,

well I made my second attempt on smoking Tangiers tonight. I got lots of smoke and no tickle but no flavor at all or just a small amount. I forget what this means. I used single foil with 3 cocos and this was a large phunnel. I packed the bowl pretty tight to the point it came over the rim a bit and then pushed it down below the rim. I then poked fork sized holes around the outer edge and then some on the inner edge.

Im gonna assume this was a packing issue, I saved the bowl and add more tomorrow. And then try anything else you guys have said. I have read everything on here about Tangiers and still a little lost.

Thanks,
Mike

There seems to be some who can get Tangiers to smoke with the oddest setup - what works for me, when I use a large bowl, is at least four coals, of whatever type, most usually Jap coals. Also, I use the same fork I used to pack the tobacco to poke holes in rows across the bowl. From what I gathered from your setup, I would recommend more holes and more heat (though not much more heat). See what happens and report back. With any of my phunnel bowls, I never use a cover and I have consistently good bowls.

[mjdx88]

Well i repacked the bowl of Peach Ice Tea, which really didnt taste so much like peach ice tea but it was still sweet. I followed snoopy's method from his video and it worked great. I think just some smaller holes next time. I wasnt getting huge clouds but I was getting a decent amount with lots of flavor. It also seemed like 3 coals was too little and 4 was just too much so I will need to play with it for a bit. But otherwise great smoke. Thanks for the help guys.

[NickReppinThe909]

it could be over acclimated but i highly doubt that unless you left it out for like 3+weeks. and it sounds like you have a medium phunnel when i had my large i could easily fit 4 coco's on it. dont listen to whoever said one coal on a phunnel even with tangiers in my jet glass i use 2

[mjdx88]

I can fit 4 coals on my phunnel, I used 50g easy, cuz I had 100 used a little more than 1/2. Yeah I only let it acclimate for about a day and it smelled like peach Ice tea.