Anyone Tried This Coal?

[RingsMaster]

http://www.thehookah.com/lemon-wood-charco...8dd3bd81018e067
theres the link i really like lemon wood but was curious because some lemon wood coals are horrid and some are great any input would be appreciated

[ryno]

Its natural lump charcoal. I've used a few kinda of that stuff before and they session turns out great or horrible. I've never had good enough luck to keep those coals going more than 5 min. A few times I have and they've smoked great, but they tend to go out on me

[RingsMaster]

Its natural lump charcoal. I've used a few kinda of that stuff before and they session turns out great or horrible. I've never had good enough luck to keep those coals going more than 5 min. A few times I have and they've smoked great, but they tend to go out on me

yeah thats what ive heard too but codename loves lump coal the only lemon wood coals i used were all in disk form not clump, for 9 bucks i think im just gonna order them anyways

[combs08]

I would say try them out and see if you like them

[gunsboy]

I was trying to find a supplier to ship coco charcoals to canada. Those guys have minimum in Tons. lol

[mustang_steve]

Tip of advice for lemonwood coals: use an electric stove or single-coil burner and heat it until the coal is emitting a faint flame and glows bright orange.

Once that's happened you can place it directly on the bowl...the temperature level of the coal will rapidly drop as the shisha heats up, preventing burning.

Honestly, it's really hard to burn shisha with lemonwoods coals (windscreens will raise temps enough that burning becomes an issue...so will having three people basically breathing through the hookah). I've went as far to stick an almost bowl-sized single chunk over the entire bowl and still didn't burn the shisha.

Beware of heartwood fragments though...they don't burn. I spent an hour trying to get one started today....800c coil burner and 2000c torch both failed to do anything significant to it. Heartwood is simply too dense, requiring obscene amounts of thermal energy to reach the proper temperature for use.

[RingsMaster]

ive had lemon wood before so i know all the problems but thanks for the response and i only use naturals so i have my 1000W stove ready at all times

[Sonthert]

Is there abig difference betwen lemonwood coals and standard natural coals (or orangewood or olivewood or mequite wood) natural coals? Do you guys notice a big difference or is it pretty much the same?

[RingsMaster]

i like lemon wood better than coconut coals, to me they burn longer and ash even less, i had Belgian lemonwood 44mm disks and they were amazing, smoked forever and were the perfect heat, only problem with lemonwood coals that are pre shaped is that they are very expensive, the lump version is cheap $6 for a kilo bag

[AmunRa]

I tried a lemonwood coal once before (not that particular brand, but a similar one). Note that I said once. They take awhile to lite, and are an aweful mess. They don't ash nicely, and if you have a pipe with a small ash tray, don't even bother. I stick to Coco Naras now. For only $9, it might be worth the experience if you've never tried a true natural coal. It will make you appreciate the better coal variety.

[RingsMaster]

I tried a lemonwood coal once before (not that particular brand, but a similar one). Note that I said once. They take awhile to lite, and are an aweful mess. They don't ash nicely, and if you have a pipe with a small ash tray, don't even bother. I stick to Coco Naras now. For only $9, it might be worth the experience if you've never tried a true natural coal. It will make you appreciate the better coal variety.

thats why i was gonna pick them up not very expensive and im really wanting to try real lump coal, so even if its stinks its only 9 bucks, and the lemonwood ones i had before, they are from the starbuzz website their belgian and they were fantastic so who knows maybe a diamond in the rough

[indian_villager]

They crackle like hell when lighting so keep an eye out.

[mustang_steve]

They crackle like hell when lighting so keep an eye out.

If you use a electric coil this won't happen...that's a byproduct of rapid temperature change. Much like the proverbial frog in the kettle of water, the coals "react" less to a gradual temperature climb than suddely being dropped into the inferno.

[indian_villager]

They crackle like hell when lighting so keep an eye out.

If you use a electric coil this won't happen...that's a byproduct of rapid temperature change. Much like the proverbial frog in the kettle of water, the coals "react" less to a gradual temperature climb than suddely being dropped into the inferno.

I had those results on an electric coil.

[RingsMaster]

They crackle like hell when lighting so keep an eye out.

If you use a electric coil this won't happen...that's a byproduct of rapid temperature change. Much like the proverbial frog in the kettle of water, the coals "react" less to a gradual temperature climb than suddely being dropped into the inferno.

I had those results on an electric coil.

thanks for the heads up

[Bulldog_916]

Is there abig difference betwen lemonwood coals and standard natural coals (or orangewood or olivewood or mequite wood) natural coals? Do you guys notice a big difference or is it pretty much the same?

I've noticed that it's pretty much the same. I like orangewood coals somewhat. They smell a bit when lighting but last a long time and ash very little. I just prefer pre-formed coals personally because it's easier to control the size without wasting any.

[Sonthert]

They crackle like hell when lighting so keep an eye out.

If you use a electric coil this won't happen...that's a byproduct of rapid temperature change. Much like the proverbial frog in the kettle of water, the coals "react" less to a gradual temperature climb than suddely being dropped into the inferno.

Splitting from the rapid heating...like an ice cube in a warm beverage. That makes a great deal of sense.

[Sisonpyh]

I tried the AF brand and didn't like them. They ash way to much, the bigger chunks take awhile to get going, and they don't last that long. On the positive though, I had them lined up and touching around the whole bowl with no burning. So for the cheap cost you might as well try them out.

[hookah hippie]

this thread is making me bust out my bag of bulk charcoal for my bowl I am about to smoke

I think I have the Layalina Lemon wood coals from what I remember they work pretty well