You Want Thick Smoke , Try This Simple Method.

[hookerman]

pack your bowl, but not to the top, put 2 quick lites on top of the foil,
now here is the part,
***Note: the bowl might get a little hot, but if you do this in the first few minutes, mine did not get that hot to the touch.

1) let the coals sit there for 1 minute, take 3-4 puffs (small ones) just to heat the tobaco
2) take coals off and remove the bowl from the hookah, shake it up and down couple times to mix the tobacco inside. last shake, should be downwards, so no tobacco sticks to the foil.
3) put the bowl back on hookah, put coals back on, take 3-4 puffs
4) remove coals, shake it few times like step2
5) put the bowl back on with coals on top, smoke for some heavy ass smoke.

my conclusion: the heat is evenly distributed across all tobacco and shaking it ,mixes the little crust build up across tobacco, so air can move freely.

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Note:
The bowl might get a little hot, but in my experience it didn't get too hot to the touch since the procedure takes only few minutes.
If bowl is hot to the touch, use a wet napkin/papertowel to grab the bowl. Edited January 29, 2007 by hookerman

[Allia22]

Ooh, next bowl I'll have to try that

[fewwdragon]

I would like to add a cation to this for newbs out there. A hookah bowl can get hot and the foil will definatly be hot.

[SafeSearch]

I would like to add a cation to this for newbs out there. A hookah bowl can get hot and the foil will definatly be hot.

yeah be careful when doing this! i'm gonna try this one of these days

[cymptom]

Definitely sounds worth a shot. Sometimes when my hookah gets tipped over and the bowl falls off, when I resume the session it seems to smoke better than it had been before the spill.

[web250]

Hmmm...don't know if it'd be worth the hassle...but it's a unique idea.

[[LB]]

I do this sometimes when i feel like the bowl is too tight, just a warning for all of you out there who like to poke a million little holes- if you shake too hard the foil will break and the shisha will spill everywhere!

[Allia22]

I do this sometimes when i feel like the bowl is too tight, just a warning for all of you out there who like to poke a million little holes- if you shake too hard the foil will break and the shisha will spill everywhere!

Already did it!

[DrShisha]

Yep! Its worth the extra trouble, i was smokin nakhla but it seemed like startbuzz. Cheers Fella.

[Allia22]

Wow, I'm glad I didn't give up on it after sending shisha everywhere... it REALLY works. It tapers off after a little while, but those hits right after mixing it up are INSANE

[Apollo]

i will have to give this a try

[angemonkwj]

sounds interesting. did u try this with a regular bowl or with the funnel? i almost never use a regular bowl now that i have my funnel and wondered if it would work with it also.

[Zerodynamic]

hrmmm.... time for a new method!

[azcoyote]

Back when i was very new here I suggested a way to jump start your hookah, but it was met with a great deal of derision. I still think it's a pretty good idea, some may with to try. It's a lot simpler than what's suggested here.

Microwave Jumpstart

When coals are almost ready,

1. Pack bowl to top

2. cover with plastic food wrap

3. place upside down in microwave for 30 sec on high.

4. place hot bowl on stem, apply foil or screen, and top with fully-lit coals

5. Enjoy a lush hit from the first pull

[hookah hippie]

I tried this using the phunnel bowl I believe it was working but I wasn't able to get a huge pull because I am still getting over a cold, but I do think it was working

Be sure to put your thumb over the hole in the middle to prevent tobacco from flying out Edited February 1, 2007 by hookah hippie

[art_official]

Back when i was very new here I suggested a way to jump start your hookah, but it was met with a great deal of derision. I still think it's a pretty good idea, some may with to try. It's a lot simpler than what's suggested here.

Microwave Jumpstart

When coals are almost ready,

1. Pack bowl to top

2. cover with plastic food wrap

3. place upside down in microwave for 30 sec on high.

4. place hot bowl on stem, apply foil or screen, and top with fully-lit coals

5. Enjoy a lush hit from the first pull

whoa whoa whoa...plastic wrap, in microwave? am i missing something?

[McDarragh]

Plastic wrap doesnt melt in the microwave

[cymptom]

whoa whoa whoa...plastic wrap, in microwave? am i missing something?

The microwave method sounds like it would be especially helpful with pre-heating the phunnel bowl...

[meeheeheeheehee]

i wouldnt have the patience for all that
id rather just remove the hose!

[McDarragh]

One thing you would want to be wary of with the microwave though.... (i think) Is it's possible there are some air bubbles/liquid inside the bowl - weather its soaked molasses into the bowl sides or whatever. It's possible i think that your bowl could explode or crack??? I could be wrong... 30 secs isnt that long though so maybe not...