Are You a Level 10 Hookah Expert!

You think that you are a Hookah Expert! You' are making new and new tobacco flavor combinations, you have 2 hookahs, your friends acclaim that you are best in making hookah? Here are some facts which will let you know if you are a real hookah expert!!

1. Do you Regularly Clean your Hookah!

Regular cleaning of hookah is very important in providing you better and thick smoke experience. This will improve the efficiency of your hookah, as well as result in better taste of smoke. So if you wash/clean your Hookah after every session of smoking, you are a Hookah Expert!

Regular cleaning of hookah!

2. Do you think that you are a Hookah Shef!

A hookah expert always perfects his skills in making perfect tobacco flavor recipes, by using different combinations of tobacco flavors, fruits, herbs (cinnamon), juices in the hookah base. If you are also into such stuff, you are a Hookah Shef!

Do you try different combinations of tobacco flavors?

3. What type of Coals you Use?

Natural coals are best for smoking sessions as they are easy and faster to lit. It's also easily available during camping trips.However a true Hookah expert have his own strategies of heat management of hookah, faster ways of lighting of coals and have plenty of coals available all time. 

Coconut Charcoals-100% Natural Coals

4. Do you Conform your Hookah!

Do you conform or adapt your Hookah with different tobacco brands of hookah.Do you make changes in water jar liquids, use more or less coals with different tobacco brands. If you are doing so you may be a Hookah Expert! 

A Flavored Hookah Base!

5. Do you have Separate Hoses for Different Flavors?

There are some tobacco flavors which lend their taste to your next session of smoking. Hookah expert always use separate hoses for every flavors. One for gum, one for mint, one for double apple, one for blue mist and so on. If you are using separate hose for every flavor you are a Master of Hookah!

Do you use Separate hose for every flavor?

6. Do you Transfer your Hookah Tobacco in Air Tight Containers?

Do you leave your tobacco in original packing or you transfer it to individual, airtight jars for every flavors. Putting tobacco in airtight containers always keeps its freshness, maintains its taste. If you have a collection of air tight hand-labelled, hookah tobacco containers you are a Hookah Legend.

Keeping hookah flavors in air tight containers maintains their taste and freshness

7. Are you Master of Hole Poking Patterns!

Everybody knows the classic hole poking hookah bowl patterns.Which start from outside edge and move toward center of the bowl. Do you know the hole poking patterns of Sacred Geometry and Pythagorean Theorem? We sure you don't have! But if you do than you are level 10 Expert of Hookah.

A unique hole poking pattern!

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What to Look for When Buying Hookah!

This post is based on Guide for buying a Hookah, where to look for, which type of hookah is right for you, what parts you should watch for, the function of each part so that you won't miss anything when buying a quality Hookah.

Where to Buy a Hookah!

The best place for buying a hookah is watch for smoke shop. The smoke shop are easily to found in the vicinity of Hookah Bars or Lounges.Even some bars have their own smoke shops where you can find hookah and hookah supplies. So, if you have a Hookah Bar in your area there are chances that you will find the smoke shop as well. If not, then checkout our collection of Hookahs.

Fin a Smoke shop in vicinity of any Hookah Bar

Which Hookah Suits You!

You will find many sort of hookahs in the smoke shop or in any online market. There are variations in sizes, color, shapes and prices. Find out which suits you best, but if its your first time buying a hookah consider buying a 12-18 inch hookahs. As this size is neither small so that you cannot invite your friends over for a smoke nor it is large enough that you cannot take it to any other place like your friends's home.They usually ranges from 30$ to 100$ , depends upon the size and gadgets.

Choose the hookah which suits you

Second thing is if you are interested in single hose hookah or multiple hose hookah. A double hose hookah comes with 2 hoses attachment, so that 2 people can smoke at a same time without switching the hose. The multiple hose hookahs or flashy hookahs are expensive and they also jack the price from 30$ to 50$ but they worth it, when you are smoking with friends. But if you are a first timer than go for the simple sleek design.

Look for the Following When Buying the Hookah for First Time!

Always make sure when buy a hookah you receive all the parts. As sometimes people have no knowledge what are they buying so the miss some of the parts and as a result smoke shop often rips them off by not providing them all the necessary components.

Water Jar or Base

Water jar also known as the vase or base of hookah, sits under the body of hookah. The body of hookah rests on the water jar. The stem of the body hangs below water level in jar. Smoke comes from the body, and bubbles through the water, which causes the smoke to cooled down and humidify . Fruit juices can also be added instead of water, some other additions are fruit pieces, mint leaves and crushed ice.

Decorated Water Bases for Hookahs

The Downstem

Downstem is one of the important components of hookah, which is attached with the gasket's bottom and it brings the smoke into the water.

Sahara Downstem

The Gasket (Air Valves)

Gasket is the component of hookah where all the components meet. There are 2 valves attached to the gasket : to the left air valve where hose is attached, and on the left is purge valve which sole purpose is to draw out the stale smoke in the base.

Gasket with air port and purge valve.

Purge Valve

Purge valves are a new addition to hookahs which are usually connected to water jar. The main purpose of purge valve is to purge the smoke in the jar which has been sitting in the jar for longer periods. It only operated when a positive pressure is applied in form of blowing into hose.

The Shaft

The shaft of the hookah rests between the gasket and the head. Shafts comes in many variations, it can be simple as straight thin tube or decorative ones. There is a disc at the top of shaft which serves as a stabilizer for the tray, but usually it is not included.

A typical shaft 

Plate or Tray

Plate is placed below the bowl to catch the ash falling from the charcoals. Also it serves as a place where charcoals are put for cleaning of ash lodged during smoking session.

A hookah tray with tray holder.

Top Screw

Top screw fits one the top of shaft when the tray has been placed. It serves to stabilize the tray and makes a secure seal for the bowl.

Top screw for stabilizing the tray

Hookah Bowl

The bowl is usually made up of clay, glass or marble, and it's called head of the hookah. It's a container that holds the loaded tobacco and charcoal separated by perforated aluminium foil during smoking.The burning charcoals are placed at the top, which heats the tobacco and creates the smoke.In recent years a lot variations has come in the shape and design of hookah bowls which keeps juices in tobacco form from running down in the stem tube. Sahara smoke bowls and Tangiers Phunnel bowls have great popularity among them.

Tangiers Phunnel Bowl

Hose

There are one or two hoses in a hookah, which is a flexible tube and it allows smoke to be drawn from a distance. Meanwhile, it allows the cooling down of smoke before it gets inhaled.

Pezon Hookah Hose

Grommets

Grommets rests between the body and bowl of hookah, body gasket and water jar, body and hose. Their main function is to seal the joints between body parts properly. In order to minimize the chances of escape of smoke from the joints, and entry of air inside hookah.

Grommets

The Tongs

They are used to move the burning charcoals when they are lit as well as in the mixing of tobacco. There is always a skewer at the back side of tongs which is used for mixing of tobacco when it is placed in the bowl.

Decorative Hookah tongs

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Smoking Shisha! Does Bigger Size of Hookah Gives Better Smoke

One of the most common misconception about hookah smoking is that large sized hookah gives you better smoke than the smaller one. This post is made to analyse this fact:

Large sized hookahs about 30 inch in size are usually used in Middle East. IN large sized hookahs mostly traditional chamber is used. There are 2 types of chambers traditional and common chamber. The chamber is a part of hookah where the smoke is passed from water jar to the hose port or water jar to purge valve.

Common chamber and traditional chamber Hookahs

Because of the design of common chamber hookah, as both purge valve and hose port empty into the chamber instead of the water jar, the process of purging is nearly impossible since there is no way air is forced into the water jar. As the water jar is the part of hookah where the bulk of your smoke is stored. Whereas in traditional chamber hookah both hose port and purge valve empty inside the mouth of the water jar, which makes purging very easy.

Traditional chambers are found in large sized hookahs, so smaller hookahs lack the feature of effective purging, where you can replace the harsh smoke by purging with the fresh smoke.

Hookahs with Metal Construction Gives Better Smoke

What are the important factors that play role in making smoke better and thicker! Unique composition of hookah tobacco, amount of water in the water jar are one of these factor. Metal construction is one of the important factor that plays role in cooling of the heated smoke that comes from the heated tobacco.  

The metal construction of hookah absorbs heat from the smoke as it travels down in the stem of hookah. Even before the smoke gets into water, metal construction is of vital role here in cooling the smoke, and absorption of heat from the smoke.But most of the companies use very small amount of metal in construction of their hookahs. So, its not fair to say that these hookahs generate better smoke because of more metal in their construction.

Bottom Line

So either your hookah is large sized or smaller in size, it has nothing to do with the thickness of smoke, and enrichment of tobacco flavor. The factors which are important are proper sealing of joints of hookah, unique composition of tobacco and heat management of smoke and hookah.

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Hookah Components

Hookah Bowl

The bowl is usually made up of clay, glass or marble, and it's called head of the hookah. It's a container that holds the loaded tobacco and charcoal separated by perforated aluminium foil during smoking.The burning charcoals are placed at the top, which heats the tobacco and creates the smoke.

Tanghiers Medium Phunnel Bowl

In recent years a lot variations has come in the shape and design of hookah bowls which keeps juices in tobacco form from running down in the stem tube. Sahara smoke bowls and Tangiers Phunnel bowls have great popularity among them.

Sahara Smoke vortex Bowl

Pyrex vortex Bowl

Windscreen

The windscreen of hookah is which is placed on the top of bowl. The main function of windscreen is to prevents the wind to increase burn rate of charcoal, prevents the ash of charcoals being blown to surrounding environment. And also it prevents the charcoal being ejected if the hookah is bumped.

A typical Hookah Windscreen

Hose

There are one or two hoses in a hookah, which is a flexible tube and it allows smoke to be drawn from a distance. Meanwhile, it allows the cooling down of smoke before it gets inhaled.

Inhale Cobra Hookah Hose

The inhaling end of tube is connected with a mouthpiece which is made up of metal or wood. There are many variations in the size, material and shape of mouthpiece.

Ninja styled Cobra Hoses

Purge Valve

Purge valves are a new addition to hookahs which are usually connected to water jar. The main purpose of purge valve is to purge the smoke in the jar which has been sitting in the jar for longer periods. It only operated when a positive pressure is applied in form of blowing into hose.

A typical Purge Valve

Location of Purge Valve

Water Jar

Water jar also known as the vase or base of hookah, sits under the body of hookah. The body of hookah rests on the water jar. The stem of the body hangs below water level in jar. Smoke comes from the body, and bubbles through the water, which causes the smoke to cooled down and humidify . Fruit juices can also be added instead of water, some other additions are fruit pieces, mint leaves and crushed ice.

Water Jars for Hookah

Plate

Plate is placed below the bowl to catch the ash falling from the charcoals. Also it serves as a place where charcoals are put for cleaning of ash lodged during smoking session.

Hookah plates or trays

Grommets

Grommets rests between the body and bowl of hookah, body gasket and water jar, body and hose. Their main function is to seal the joints between body parts properly. In order to minimize the chances of escape of smoke from the joints, and entry of air inside hookah.

Hookah Grommet set

Diffuser

It is actually not a major component only a luxury item which is used for better smoking experience. It is usually attached to the bottom of down stem for smother smoking experience. It breaks the larger bubbles which are created by entry of smoke from the body into small bubbles.It also causes lowering the suction amount which is required to bring the smoke into chamber resulting in better cooling of smoke.

Heba Diffuser for Hookahs

A diffuser set for Hookah

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How to Make a Home made Hookah! Tips & Tricks

A Home-made Hookah

Check out the awesome tutorial to make a hookah by yourself, like this guy did in this video. Very effective in case of gatherings when your friends are about to gather at your place and you don't have a hookah. Surprise your friends by using this tutorial and make a home made hookah!!



E-Shisha - E-Hookah - E-Hose - Tutorial & Anleitung - Tipps & Tricks by Shishatrends.de

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Smoking Hookah

Hookah Health Risks

It is usually believed that when smoking from a hookah the harmful effects are minimized, as nicotine and other toxins are removed from tobacco. This is not true. Just like in cigarette nicotine present in tobacco of hookah is addictive, and addictive people are at risk for oral cancer, oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, cardiovascular diseases and even fertility issues.

Health risks related to Hookah Smoking

Is Hookah Worse than Cigarettes

• The volume of one hour of hookah smoking is equal to 100-200 times of volume of cigarette smoke.
• The amount of nicotine in the tobacco chambers is equal to nicotine amount in 70 cigarettes.
• Hookah smoke contains 6 times more carbon monoxide and 46 times more tar than a cigarette smoke.
• The same amount of harmful chemical which are present in the cigarette smoke are also found in hookah smoke like tar, chromium, arsenic, carbon monocide, lead, nickel and cobalt.
• The burning of charcoal produces additional carbon monoxide and other hydrocarbons which are harmful to consumers.

Hookah smoking is as worse as cigarette smoking

Effects of Hookah Smoking

Tobacco of Hookah makes the consumer more addicted and its more harmful to the health of smoker than a typical cigarettes. It has nothing to do with minimizing the harmful effect of tobacco. Instead one hour of smoking hookah is equal to two days of cigarette smoking.

Hookah smoker is more prone to heart diseases and stroke as it tends to increase the blood pressure as well as the heart rate. Long term use of smoking hookah leads to different cancers, lungs and heart diseases,

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10 Steps to Make a Hookah (Infographic)

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