Tangiers Techincal Note

[Sonthert]

For all of those of you who have purchased Tangiers Tobacco, I come across a relatively common problem that I would like to offer a solution for, that is NOT covered on the current product "Instructions" sheet.Problem:Thin, harsh smoke although the product was allowed to acclimate to the airSolution: Make sure bowl is full to the top, do not leave a gap between the tobacco and the foil. Add more tobacco if the tobacco is touching the foil already, but superior results are still not being acheived.Thanks to CaspianHookah, ZAP and Greg from UCI! Thanks for your support of Tangiers.Eric

[HookahDuck]

Hmm... I have had this problem occasionally.I'll try it =)

[zzzzzT]

I always pack quite a bit of Tangiers in my bowl and the smoke comes
out smooth and dense. A trick I like is to lightly line the bottom of
the bowl with aluminum foil about 1/2 up or a little more. This
collects the juices so they don't run down the stem and helps keep them
in the tobacco. The air just gets sucked behind the foil. It does not
change the amount of smoke for me. It just seems to keep the flavor and
smoke running smoother.

[Lukasa]

[quote name='zzzzzT']I always pack quite a bit of Tangiers in my bowl and the smoke comes
out smooth and dense. A trick I like is to lightly line the bottom of
the bowl with aluminum foil about 1/2 up or a little more. This
collects the juices so they don't run down the stem and helps keep them
in the tobacco. The air just gets sucked behind the foil. It does not
change the amount of smoke for me. It just seems to keep the flavor and
smoke running smoother.  [/quote]

Whoa.  You just blew my mind.  Can you take a picture of this
setup??  so what do you do just line the bottom, poke some holes
in the foil to let the air thru to the stem and then pack shisha on top
and then cover top with foil?

[zzzzzT]

Hey Lukasa I don't use any holes in the foil. I don't add any holes
because I dont want the juices to escape down the stem. The air flows
behind the foil just fine for me. So far it has worked good. Just
loosely line the bowl with the foil. Then you can put the foil on the
tobacco like normal. When I line the bowl I dont go all the way up the
bowl. I just loosely line about 1/2 or 3/4 of the bowl.

Try it.

[Lukasa]

Does it make a big difference?  If so, i'll experiment.  

[sheeshabum]

You seem to be following in the footsteps of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson ,both  stating that we should be in a constant state of Revolution. "Foil at the bottom", its a revolution (not all are good to begin with), I'm going to try your novel idea.
 

[JByer323]

This idea is interesting, since there are times when smoking Tangier's I can actually watch the juices drip into the water. I'll have to give it a shot.

[Sonthert]

Yeah, watching the dripping juices is really disturbing when its a red dyed tobacco...it looks like blood.