Back Here. Looking For Advice On Best Bowls?

[adike]

hi all. Haven't been here for some time now.

I was just browsing and looking what people use now, and wanted to get some advice:

whats the best bowl out there now that people use? I have a medium Tangiers Funnel with a scalli mod just sitting. I haven't used it in a long time for one reason: too big for one session. And I usually like to put new tobacco for a second session (I don't know why...I just can't smoke the second time without putting new tobacco). So basically it's a waste. So i've been using regular porcelain bowl for a long time now.

I use KM and Mya. Tobacco that I usually smoke is AF double apple, grape+mint, strawberry, and, of course, Starbuzz Blue Mist.
For coals, I use the flat coconaras.

Trying to enhance the flavor, of course.

After browsing a little, I see that a lot of people like the Crown micro bowl. How is it compared to small tangiers funnel, or any other good bowl?

Any help is appreciated.

[Chreees]

Tangiers Small Phunnel. Or get a Crown Signature Phunnel and ask Santino to make it the size to fit about 25g and you'll have a phunnel that's comparable to a Tangiers Mini Phunnel. That's what I plan on doing soon, even though I already have a Tangiers Mini.

[adike]

[quote name='Chreees' timestamp='1314606455' post='521747']
Tangiers Small Phunnel. Or get a Crown Signature Phunnel and ask Santino to make it the size to fit about 25g and you'll have a phunnel that's comparable to a Tangiers Mini Phunnel. That's what I plan on doing soon, even though I already have a Tangiers Mini.
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I was thinking about Tangiers Small. Is Crown Signature any better? Would I be able to use the Scalli mod that I have with Crown signature? I like it because of the whole "sucking in the foil" thing, and it makes me think that I keep some of the ashes out from going into the base...

[adike]

oh, and if you guys are going to recommend a bowl, maybe you can also tell me what coals to combine it with.

On my regular porcelain cheap bowl I use two Coconaras (flat), or in my last order I had Coco Mazayas - cubes).

[mushrat]

Tangiers small and exotica finger coals.

[Chreees]

[quote name='adike' timestamp='1314609689' post='521754']
[quote name='Chreees' timestamp='1314606455' post='521747']
Tangiers Small Phunnel. Or get a Crown Signature Phunnel and ask Santino to make it the size to fit about 25g and you'll have a phunnel that's comparable to a Tangiers Mini Phunnel. That's what I plan on doing soon, even though I already have a Tangiers Mini.
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I was thinking about Tangiers Small. Is Crown Signature any better? Would I be able to use the Scalli mod that I have with Crown signature? I like it because of the whole "sucking in the foil" thing, and it makes me think that I keep some of the ashes out from going into the base...
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No, not really any better. About the same really, just different bowls. You may be able to use the Scalli, but I'm not exactly positive.

[quote name='adike' timestamp='1314610190' post='521757']
oh, and if you guys are going to recommend a bowl, maybe you can also tell me what coals to combine it with.

On my regular porcelain cheap bowl I use two Coconaras (flat), or in my last order I had Coco Mazayas - cubes).
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Coconara flats or Cocomazaya cubes will work excellently on either the Small or Sig.

[quote name='mushrat' timestamp='1314618153' post='521763']
Tangiers small and exotica finger coals.
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I also like Exoticas. Good coals.

[ntur]

id reccommend a phunnel or vortex for the AF or tang. I like a standard egyptian for drier tobaccos like nak.

[Lucy Ford]

vortex works great with AF....or at least i think so

[atalanta]

I'm piggybacking because I'm looking at getting a bowl to go with my new hookah (that'll be a different post). I am looking at:
phunnel/vortex - I know they're different does anyone have any preferences and why?
mod w/built in cover (http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-980-ultimate-combo-hookah-bowl.html)- I like that because I'm not the most graceful in the world and I was reading coal horror stories last night

Should I get one of each?

[Epoch]

[quote name='atalanta' timestamp='1314637025' post='521790']
I'm piggybacking because I'm looking at getting a bowl to go with my new hookah (that'll be a different post). I am looking at:
phunnel/vortex - I know they're different does anyone have any preferences and why?
mod w/built in cover ([url="http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-980-ultimate-combo-hookah-bowl.html"]http://www.hookah-sh...ookah-bowl.html[/url])- I like that because I'm not the most graceful in the world and I was reading coal horror stories last night

[b]Should I get one of each?[/b]
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If you have spare money to throw around, I'd get one of each. I'd rather have a Vortex than a chinese knockoff phunnel, but the official Tangiers phunnels are the best.

And that Ultimate Combo Bowl is pretty nice, just watch out for the bowl getting super hot.

[Chreees]

[quote name='atalanta' timestamp='1314637025' post='521790']
I'm piggybacking because I'm looking at getting a bowl to go with my new hookah (that'll be a different post). I am looking at:
phunnel/vortex - I know they're different does anyone have any preferences and why?
mod w/built in cover ([url="http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-980-ultimate-combo-hookah-bowl.html"]http://www.hookah-sh...ookah-bowl.html[/url])- I like that because I'm not the most graceful in the world and I was reading coal horror stories last night

Should I get one of each?
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I would only get the Tangiers Small Phunnel bowl. Last bowl you'll ever need.

[kmccoy90]

I still like the way the cheap Egyptian clay bowls smoke. I own a Tangiers small phunnel, and it's a great bowl, and I use it for the Tangiers stuff. Everything else, though, goes in the regular clay bowl that came with my Temsaah. I get great results; it's nice and shallow, heats up quickly, has a nice wide rim to balance the coals on, and the tobacco cooks all the way through. They're only like 4-5 bucks too, better than shelling out 10-15 for the Vortex that gets really inconsistent reviews. I am very interested in getting one of Santino's glass bowls, though.

KyIe's mantra: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[adike]

[quote name='atalanta' timestamp='1314637025' post='521790']
I'm piggybacking because I'm looking at getting a bowl to go with my new hookah (that'll be a different post). I am looking at:
phunnel/vortex - I know they're different does anyone have any preferences and why?
mod w/built in cover ([url="http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-980-ultimate-combo-hookah-bowl.html"]http://www.hookah-sh...ookah-bowl.html[/url])- I like that because I'm not the most graceful in the world and I was reading coal horror stories last night

Should I get one of each?
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I don't know how this bowl with the built-in cover works, I would think thou that the cover is too small, and you would need to use a very specific amount of coal to fit under there. So basically, they would need to be right in the middle of the bowl. I think it might be hard to manage heat properly.

[adike]

can someone measure the diameter of a small tangiers phunnel please? I am looking at one website, and it says that its 3 inches, which is what my medium phunnel is (at least I think its medium)

update: nevermind, found it in the review section. Edited August 30, 2011 by adike

[adike]

actually, does anyone have this Havana Phunnel bowl that Hookahset sells? http://www.hookahset.com/Havana-large-Funnle-bowel/531/

its pretty cheap, and I wanted to try a smaller phunnel, but I don't know if the difference is worth it between a small and a medium Tangiers. So if anyone tried the Havana and says its close to a Tangiers, I might try it since its so cheap.

[vendetta_revived]

Havana phunnels are huge actually, from what I've heard.

How small do you want to go? How long do you smoke for?

I have a crown micro phunnel and it lasts me some 1.5-2 hours when I am smoking AF and 2.5-3 hours when I am smoking tangiers, so if you smoke for that much time in a single session, then go for it, and if you like to smoke for a longer period, then get a Tangiers small.

I should also mention that I did ask Santino to hook me up with one of his larger micros.

[adike]

[quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1314676423' post='521864']
Havana phunnels are huge actually, from what I've heard.

How small do you want to go? How long do you smoke for?

I have a crown micro phunnel and it lasts me some 1.5-2 hours when I am smoking AF and 2.5-3 hours when I am smoking tangiers, so if you smoke for that much time in a single session, then go for it, and if you like to smoke for a longer period, then get a Tangiers small.

I should also mention that I did ask Santino to hook me up with one of his larger micros.
[/quote]

well, see here is what I do:

with a regular AF and a regular egyptian bowl I smoke it for one set of coals (2 full Coco cubes), and then I take out the tobacco and put new in. I rotate coals all the time. Lasts me usually about 40-50 minutes. Probably have 20% of good tobacco left, but I don't bother separating it. If I use another set of coals, it starts burning after 10-15 minutes.

I just tried smoking with my old medium Tangier Phunnel with scalli mod, packed it with AF (about half the height of the bowl) and put 3 halves of a Coco cubes (first time I tried cutting them in half). Lasted me about 40-50 minutes.
I had the coals at the same spots all the time, and now half of tobacco is still untouched. I assume I can put another three halves and finish the remaining tobacco. Spots which I smoked still have tiny bits of good tobacco underneath which will probably be wasted.


So, my question now: should I continue using the medium phunnel and just underpack it a little (I read somewhere that this can be done), or should I just try a smaller bowl... what do you think personally?

Here is a picture of the remaining tobacco. See how once I take out the burnt pieces - there is still some tobacco left underneath. I hope that explains my concern a bit better.

[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/fw0tox.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/28tuvb4.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/30dgvo9.jpg[/IMG]

[vendetta_revived]

[quote name='adike' timestamp='1314683528' post='521881']
[quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1314676423' post='521864']
Havana phunnels are huge actually, from what I've heard.

How small do you want to go? How long do you smoke for?

I have a crown micro phunnel and it lasts me some 1.5-2 hours when I am smoking AF and 2.5-3 hours when I am smoking tangiers, so if you smoke for that much time in a single session, then go for it, and if you like to smoke for a longer period, then get a Tangiers small.

I should also mention that I did ask Santino to hook me up with one of his larger micros.
[/quote]

well, see here is what I do:

with a regular AF and a regular egyptian bowl I smoke it for one set of coals (2 full Coco cubes), and then I take out the tobacco and put new in. I rotate coals all the time. Lasts me usually about 40-50 minutes. Probably have 20% of good tobacco left, but I don't bother separating it. If I use another set of coals, it starts burning after 10-15 minutes.

I just tried smoking with my old medium Tangier Phunnel with scalli mod, packed it with AF (about half the height of the bowl) and put 3 halves of a Coco cubes (first time I tried cutting them in half). Lasted me about 40-50 minutes.
I had the coals at the same spots all the time, and now half of tobacco is still untouched. I assume I can put another three halves and finish the remaining tobacco. Spots which I smoked still have tiny bits of good tobacco underneath which will probably be wasted.


So, my question now: should I continue using the medium phunnel and just underpack it a little (I read somewhere that this can be done), or should I just try a smaller bowl... what do you think personally?

Here is a picture of the remaining tobacco. See how once I take out the burnt pieces - there is still some tobacco left underneath. I hope that explains my concern a bit better.

[img]http://i51.tinypic.com/fw0tox.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i55.tinypic.com/28tuvb4.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i53.tinypic.com/30dgvo9.jpg[/img]
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Well if you like to do that, then by all means, go either for crown micro classic (one coal bowl), or a crown micro phunnel! I don't know about the crown micro classic, but my micro phunnel holds 15gm tops and smokes like a boss! You won't be wasting much tobacco with either.