| Secrets Of Good Hookah Smoking |
| SET UP YOUR HOOKAH PROPERLY... Partly fill the base with cold water and the assemble the hookah. The bottom of the pipe should one inch below the surface of the water. Ensure that all the joints are as airtight as possible. There is usually a rubber collar at the main joint between the pipe and the base. On the other joints use aluminium foil or small colored rubber collars that come with some hookahs. Once you have the base, pipe and hose connected place your thumb over the pipe opening and suck on the hose. Remember dont stress becasue HOOKAH SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE STRESSFUL! |
| THEN ADD SOME SHISHA! Smear just a pinch of shisha tobacco into the bottom of your bowl. a litle tobacco can go a way long and unless you plan to smoke more than an hour you can manage to get too much with just a thumb and forefinger. If you are not getting enough of the flavor it is because your coal is not hot enough so wait for a while. Experimentation will show you how much more or less shisha you should use. |
| ...AND SOME RED HOT COALS!!! Probably the most important thing about shisha is to use goos red hot coals. Use the smokeless, self-lighting that are often use for burning incense. DONT USE REGULAR CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES! Using charcoal briquettes can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. also make sure that your coal is completely lit. If not then you can hold it with the tongs and blow on it a little. Once you've got the red hot coal put it in the bowl on top of the shisha and press it down with tongs while giving it a few draws of the hose. Once you have a good smoking goin sit bak, relax and ENJOY!!! |