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How many rounds of coconut coals do you guys usually get from a small phunnel or Harmony bowl before you consider it "cached"? And by cached, I mean the point when you want to pack a new bowl.

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2-3 on my mini before I switch. Flavor usually dies out for the minis by then but if i Just want smoke, I keep going.

 

Small probably 3-4

 

OG Large I have gotten 8 without losing flavor. Wish I had the time for that now a days!!!!

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Same as Stuie. I don't use coconut coals much anymore, but when I do it's usually 3 stonehenged on a tang small for the first round, then usually switching from that to two laying down on the outer edges after that. 

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         hmm i never used my small yet but i get 2-3 rounds from my harmony. Only 1 round from my alien bowl maybe 1.5 if i'm lucky lol  

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         hmm i never used my small yet but i get 2-3 rounds from my harmony. Only 1 round from my alien bowl maybe 1.5 if i'm lucky lol  

 

I've heard the aliens get a bit shorter sessions. I'd imagine it's because of the shallowness.

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I'm using my small right now. I'm currently at 3 rounds. Two CCN laying flat all rounds. It could go 4 or maybe 5 without me wanting to change it. However I only have enough coal for this round.

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         hmm i never used my small yet but i get 2-3 rounds from my harmony. Only 1 round from my alien bowl maybe 1.5 if i'm lucky lol  

 

I've heard the aliens get a bit shorter sessions. I'd imagine it's because of the shallowness.

 

Yep. It's actually the big reason I have a problem with them. With a deeper bowl, the top can get dried out, but the lower sections that are heating up with boil juices up to keep that top layer moist for much longer. With the alien, that doesn't happen much. That's a big part of why that bowl smokes so much better when it's overpacked.

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         hmm i never used my small yet but i get 2-3 rounds from my harmony. Only 1 round from my alien bowl maybe 1.5 if i'm lucky lol  

 

I've heard the aliens get a bit shorter sessions. I'd imagine it's because of the shallowness.

 

With my alien I always get two consistent rounds with coconut coals, that is if I don't move them after I ash them, and then put the second round on the areas not previously smoked

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I do the same as Dizzbizz. I do two flat on my Minis and Smalls. Usually use a windcover with the Small.

 

And I forgot to say how many rounds I go... On my Pico I go 2-3 rounds of coals. On my Minis or Small I can go way more than that. I once went 8 hours on my Mini. Hell of a night...

 

Alien is a poorly designed bowl because it ignores the whole proper depth-to-width ratio, resulting in a way too shallow and way too wide bowl. No thanks.

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         hmm i never used my small yet but i get 2-3 rounds from my harmony. Only 1 round from my alien bowl maybe 1.5 if i'm lucky lol  

 

I've heard the aliens get a bit shorter sessions. I'd imagine it's because of the shallowness.

 

Yep. It's actually the big reason I have a problem with them. With a deeper bowl, the top can get dried out, but the lower sections that are heating up with boil juices up to keep that top layer moist for much longer. With the alien, that doesn't happen much. That's a big part of why that bowl smokes so much better when it's overpacked.

 

This is my experience exactly. That's why I've been smoking from my Harmony exclusively for a while now. Three sets of coals and I call it done.

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I do the same as Dizzbizz. I do two flat on my Minis and Smalls. Usually use a windcover with the Small.

 

And I forgot to say how many rounds I go... On my Pico I go 2-3 rounds of coals. On my Minis or Small I can go way more than that. I once went 8 hours on my Mini. Hell of a night...

 

Alien is a poorly designed bowl because it ignores the whole proper depth-to-width ratio, resulting in a way too shallow and way too wide bowl. No thanks.

 

I use mine for everything but Tangiers. I wanted a mini bowl because I was tired of using my small and not smoking it all. However, my pico soon take over once I got it :)

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