NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 how do these exotica easy lights compare to quick lights like 3 kings and hookah johns? in terms of how long they take to light,how long they stay lit, how they smell, can you taste the chemical like the 3 kings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 They light like typical Japanese coals. They are not QUICKLIGHTS, still need a stove. I have not been a big fan of japs but that may be because I haven't had Canary's. But I still think they taste better than quicklights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4d1ct3d Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 They suck. They are way too little and burn way too fast. They last me about 25 minutes. And they smell really bad when you light them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 crap..im making the switch over from quick lights to naturals and im down to 2 choices..i will test out coconaras and johns nautral coals.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon` Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Aug 29 2009, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>crap..im making the switch over from quick lights to naturals and im down to 2 choices..i will test out coconaras and johns nautral coals..Coco's are awesome but I like John's coals alot better. I haven't tried the nats but John's quick lights are awesome, only problem is they acually make a flame but after a while there better then coco's in my opinion, I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjako Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Coco's are annoying lately..firstly they (have always) need 10 minutes of lighting to get em solid orange, and they are reallllly damn hot for Tangiers. Still like Golden Canary's or Exotica's lately. Still need to try the HJ Quicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersubby Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 HJ quicklites are amazing. even tho they give off a crazy funky smell while lighting its all good to me there amazing goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 John's naturals are good. His quick lights don't even come close to comparing to them. In the world of quick lights though, his are the best. My problem with them is that the ash 'sticks' making it hard to properly ash them. I still prefer Cocos though - they last a little bit longer than John's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 QUOTE (redjako @ Aug 29 2009, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Coco's are annoying lately..firstly they (have always) need 10 minutes of lighting to get em solid orange, and they are reallllly damn hot for Tangiers. Still like Golden Canary's or Exotica's lately. Still need to try the HJ Quicks.Coco's too hot for Tangiers? I have yet to burn my tangiers using cocos. Smoke and flavor are great, its not harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) A- Breaks while lightingB- Smells like high hellC-Lasts half hour....MABYE?D-All of the aboveKelly i think ill take d final answer........ Edited August 30, 2009 by tpatt90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Aug 29 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>crap..im making the switch over from quick lights to naturals and im down to 2 choices..i will test out coconaras and johns nautral coals..Hehheh. I don't think either of the two brands you mentioned are "naturals". Anything pressed and formed into blocks, cylinders or briquettes has binder added to it. Try real natural coal, black chunks of charred wood. Most stores sell some form of natural mesquite wood charcoal for the professional weekend BBQ guys. Its an experience. Its not my thing, but you should try it once.Stuie, can you light them with a lighter/match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 You could get them going with a torch lighter but a match or something along that line would take a couple minutes to at least get a corner started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 QUOTE (Sonthert @ Aug 30 2009, 04:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Aug 29 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>crap..im making the switch over from quick lights to naturals and im down to 2 choices..i will test out coconaras and johns nautral coals..Hehheh. I don't think either of the two brands you mentioned are "naturals". Anything pressed and formed into blocks, cylinders or briquettes has binder added to it. Try real natural coal, black chunks of charred wood. Most stores sell some form of natural mesquite wood charcoal for the professional weekend BBQ guys. Its an experience. Its not my thing, but you should try it once.Stuie, can you light them with a lighter/match?well they arnt quick lights eiter..and everyone refers to them has "natural" compared to the chemical crap in the quick lights.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I don't exactly, but the amount of binder in there to stick it together could be much more than the crap that makes them light. So, the amount of chemicals in a quick light (on a mass basis) might be more, but only a little more than an extruded coal. I call the cylinders, blocks, etc. extruded coals. Since I would imagine they were extruded like icing through a cake decorating bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I personally haven't used the exotica easy lightsBut I use a japanese charcoal called abu hitam for my tangiersand I use cocos for the all other brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Abu Hitham's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 QUOTE (hookah hippie @ Aug 31 2009, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I personally haven't used the exotica easy lightsBut I use a japanese charcoal called abu hitam for my tangiersand I use cocos for the all other brandswhere do you get the abu's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 QUOTE (Sonthert @ Aug 30 2009, 05:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Aug 29 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>crap..im making the switch over from quick lights to naturals and im down to 2 choices..i will test out coconaras and johns nautral coals..Hehheh. I don't think either of the two brands you mentioned are "naturals". Anything pressed and formed into blocks, cylinders or briquettes has binder added to it. Try real natural coal, black chunks of charred wood. Most stores sell some form of natural mesquite wood charcoal for the professional weekend BBQ guys. Its an experience. Its not my thing, but you should try it once.Stuie, can you light them with a lighter/match?Haven't tried but that's because the smell is pretty awful on the stove. Don't want to be that close when I light them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Have you ever shot yourself in the foot?Worse than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 personally i like cocos and natural lemondwood lump coal. lump coal is true natural coal and it the best in my opinion cause you can get the right amount on the bowl by using different sized peices. try them there 6.50 a bag if you buy 3 at southsmoke.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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