skiracerj1 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 So I think I may have stumbled into a bargain. While at ,y local hardware store I noticed they had big bags of "100% natural wood charcoal" for 8 bucks, and by big i mean 8.8 pounds. They seem to smoke great, but they look a little different than other natural charcoals I've seen. I know these are meant for BBQ but it seems since they're all natural, with no chemicals that they should be fine, right? If I'm wrong please let me know before I kill myself with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Don't do it man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 but why, natural hookah charcoal comes from lemon wood or olivewood, as does this stuff, its just packaged for bbq, however it has all the same selling points of hookah coal, no additives, oderless, and flavorless, so it all seems legit to me, but i could be wrong, i just smoked a bowl with it and everything seemed normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Consult with Tangiers, MR Bubbles, or Mushrat. They will have the answers you need.They make the hookah world go round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pope Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 somebody else tried it and said it worked fine. I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Your cool.. It came in irregular chunks right? Not compressed briquettes? It's also known as "lump" charcaol and you can use the stuff. It's something we've mentioned around here from time to time. It was noted however that most of that stuff is hardwood, as opposed to the stuff we often get as "bulk natural" which is likely palm trees and such, so it may burn hotter than your usual hookah bulk natural charcoal. Thanks for the complement Pico... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Yeah it came it irregular chunks and is called lump charcoal on the bag. Good to know everything is fine, and the heat seems fine as long as i use a small amount which just means the bag will last longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 woo... good thing Mushrat saved the day, as usual.he's a trustworthy man when it comes to hookah knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeshabum Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I bought 2 boxes of quick lighting coals (100 coals per box). Each box was $5.80. My wife asked me to keep an eye out for picnic coals since my kids wanted to do an outside grill. The store is 24/7 big hookah products store not far from my town, as I was comming out, I saw that they were selling big bags of wood charcoal for picnics $1.70 for a bag of about 4 lbs. or so. I got 1.I'm pretty sure that I could have used them to smoke, but when I saw how long it took to get them lit I realized it would never had worked. Just to break the huge pieces and heat them for a very long time on the gas fire would be a waste of time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 It only takes about 5 minutes for them to get red hot on my electric stove so they're not too bad in terms of prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alqoshnia Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 how does the electric stove workout for you. what kind of electric do you have, the one with a coil or the one that is all flat and just has circles that heat up through the glass or w/e they have on top. i didnt think i would be able to start up a charcoal without a flame so i bought a torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 I have the coil type of electric stove and it works fine, I've heated japanese style coals and now these type of coals up on it and I've never had any issues, just turn the burner on put the coal on wait three minutes, flip the coal, then wait 2 more minutes and then there ya go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Mesquite charcoal, although better for BBQ, are higher in sulfur. Sulfur bad. Find out what kind of wood they are, if possible. Here in San Diego, Mesquite is everywhere, its mandatory for authentic Mexican BBQ. Its imported from MExico and is about $8 for 25 Lbs. (50 lbs.???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I have a coil-type electric, and Nours light in about 5-6 minutes. Those are very similar to bulk natural, being as they don't have starting foil like the Japanese kind, but come in round sticks instead of lumps.I just start the stove before I load a bowl, turn the coals once they get red hot on one side, and they're ready to go once I have the QT together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliyxx Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I was also going to try this(The all natural BBQ lumpwood coal), but I didn't know how to light it or if it was safe, so i went home made a fire out of like old trees and used the coals from that.... I felt different after smoking it for a few min so I stopped... probably did some damage too me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I would assume you got a pretty large dose of CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Yeah, by no means are these coal ideal I agree, but since the nearst smoke shop is a half hour away and i needed coals, I got these to try, and they work fine, felt normal at least, just they're very finicky either you get them way too hot or not hot enough, so after so trial Ive decided to stick with traditional methods, but if I'm ever in a crunch I do have a back up at least, and Tangiers, I got the non-mesquite ones because I knew about the excess sulfur, so no worries there. I wouldnt recommend these coals for everyday use, but if you live in a non-hookah friendly area and you coal stash disappears faster than u thought, these will work to hold you over basically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliyxx Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Yea man I know exactly how it is, im pretty sure im the only one in my whole county with a hookah. That means I have to drive at least an hour away to MAYBE get coals from a porno shop, not even a head shop. So I always get screwed over and recently they stopped selling the coals for some reason... I'm buying some of those lump today, hopefully it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Wow, I have never heard of a porn shop that also sells coals. It must bea very interesting store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 There is a fetish store in Pacific Beach that sells tobacco, coal and hookahs. Not to mention drug paraphernalia, pornography and a large line of kinky clothing for adult playtime or Heather's saturday night romps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenWizard Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 HAHA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 That sounds like an awsome store, true one stop shopping for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinshisha4life Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 yea only other things they need are beer,liquor, and fireworks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Fireworks are illegal in CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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