Coal Help?

[Amn_sinclair]

ok so i just need to know if this is normal. i recent made the switch from quick lights to cocos and ive been using 2 cocos on all my bowls tonight i wanted to use my extra small bowl and thought one coco would work. I always used one quick light for this bowl. One coco wasnt working worth a shit so i had to throw a second on and now its working. I just wanted to know if this is normal to have to use more cocos then qls?

[Zinite]

ok so i just need to know if this is normal. i recent made the switch from quick lights to cocos and ive been using 2 cocos on all my bowls tonight i wanted to use my extra small bowl and thought one coco would work. I always used one quick light for this bowl. One coco wasnt working worth a shit so i had to throw a second on and now its working. I just wanted to know if this is normal to have to use more cocos then qls?

You might try cutting the Coco in half and spreading the halves out across from each other on the bowl. Even if you have to use 2 Cocos where you used 1 QL in the past, Cocos should last significantly longer.

[Amn_sinclair]

yeah ive noticed they last a lot longer and i love that i was just really frustrated that i only lit one, then had to wait for a second to light. Wats the best way to cut them, and cut them before or after they are lit?

[Zinite]

yeah ive noticed they last a lot longer and i love that i was just really frustrated that i only lit one, then had to wait for a second to light. Wats the best way to cut them, and cut them before or after they are lit?

Cut them before they are lit. I score them with a steak knife, then when you get about 1/3 the way through the coal, tap the knife with a small hammer or blunt object. It should split right in half with minimal loss.

[the_cool]

I think its all to do wtih surface area, the disc QL's have a larger SA than cocos which is why you need that extra coco. Id assume 2 cocos have a larger SA than 1 QL, so can i ask, does your one coal bowl smoke better with 2 cocos or with 1 ql? or are they the same?

But yeh, cutting them is the best way to go if you wanna save coal. I used a saw and cut through it. You can use a hammer and chisel too (although it doesnt produce clean splits!)