Hookah filling is a real art. Many people, having smoked deliciously somewhere in an institution, are inspired and begin to try to score on their own. But not everyone succeeds, which is not surprising - after all, here, as in any other business, there are rules and secrets.
And now it's worth briefly talking about how to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke, so that it does not taste bitter and pleases its taste as long as possible.
Classic approach
Each hookah player scores differently, following his special "tricks", which he discovered in the process of practice. It's a kind of creative element. But now we will talk about how to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke, according to the classical principle.
So, the procedure is as follows:
- You need to take a bowl and pour tobacco into it - approximately 10-15 grams. The amount of tobacco should beso that a few millimeters remain from the mixture to the edge of the bowl.
- After that, it must be poured into your hand and mashed for 10-15 seconds so that each leaf is re-soaked in syrup.
- Then the tobacco is laid out on a paper towel. Hands should be washed and dried, and the mixture should be slightly blotted with a napkin. Any stalks, veins and "sticks" must be selected and thrown away.
- After that, the tobacco needs to be lightly chopped. You can use scissors or a knife for this.
- The next step is to put the tobacco into the bowl. It must be loosened, made fluffy, and in the middle form a “well” (hole) with an awl or a toothpick.
You can say that half of the work is done here.
Warming up
Talking about how to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke, one cannot fail to mention the importance of warming up.
Need to watch this moment carefully. Because tobacco syrup contains sugar, which starts to burn at a temperature of 160-170 degrees. And this is fraught with a terrible taste and smell of burnt caramel, which hits the throat hard.
But the more glycerin in the tobacco mixture, the more heat is required. Enough three coals (coconut, of course). Suitable "Cocobrico", "Oasis" or "Panda". But if there is a lot of sugar in tobacco, the temperature will need to be raised gradually, heating it evenly. To do this, use a cap or cover from kaloud.
And yes, it is important to clarify one nuance. Embers should be put on the bowl completely hot, red! If aif they are not fully ignited, then there will be an unpleasant aftertaste, and in the future the head will start to hurt.
By the way, if during smoking it seems that the hookah has become too strong or bitter, it is recommended to remove one coal.
Which bowl to use?
Hookah masters work with a variety of models. There are countless, dozens of varieties. But for beginners, the ideal option is a silicone bowl. How to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke and not bitter? Use this bowl! Here are its benefits:
- Excellent heat dissipation.
- Easy air circulation between tobacco leaves.
- Low absorbency. Unlike clay bowls, which have a porous structure, silicone ones do not absorb the odors of mixtures well. So you can use it for a long time (about a year).
- Excellent flavor transfer.
- Smoky. As already mentioned, silicone does not absorb anything. This also applies to glycerin, which gives smoke during evaporation - it remains in the bowl without penetrating into the pores of the material (they simply do not exist).
- The softness of smoking. Even strong tobaccos stuffed with silicone won't hit your throat or lungs.
By the way, using this bowl, you do not have to make the notorious well. Tobacco is simply laid out in a circle, in the center of which there is a “bump” with holes for circulation.
Which tobacco is better?
All of the above must be taken into account ifI want to know how to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke. Advice is valuable, and many fail precisely because of ignoring it.
But what about tobacco? Which is better? Actually, there is not much difference. The master will make the hookah smoky on any tobacco. But for beginners, it's better to use one of the following:
- Fumari.
- Daily Hook.
- "Jin".
- Adalya.
- Nakhla.
- Sherbetli.
- Spectrum.
These are light tobaccos. More severe ones include Dark Side, Tanzhirs, Matryoshka, Total Flame, WTO, D-mini. But you need to warm them up slowly.
By the way, there is also Chabacco tobacco. This is a unique product, which is a tobacco based tea blend. It has a very original, soft and unusual flavor, so if you like originality, you should try it.
About smoking style
Above, it was briefly described how to score a hookah so that there is a lot of smoke. The rules are simple, and if you follow them, then everything will work out. In the process of practice, a person will fill his hand, learn the specifics of tobacco and learn how to hammer a hookah well.
But there is another important nuance - the style of smoking. There will never be much smoke if you take slow or short puffs. Plus, it will burn the tobacco quickly.
Therefore, you need to tighten with full lungs. If there is a fear of a fortress, then it is better to use very light tobaccos or even those that do not contain nicotine.
