You asked for more fruit bowls and this week it is the pineapple on the chopping block. I’d like to start this article by giving you a few warnings. Firstly, this process is messy as…
This has never been my favorite method of cleaning a hookah hose but it’s definitely effective. While most flavors will wash away with a few rinses of clean, warm water it’s sometimes necessary to take…
Hole pattern obsession is a real and painstaking affliction. You can recognize a sufferer thanks to their compulsive counting and recounting of holes, a strange fixation on geometric patterns and habitual collecting of “pokers” in…
Heat management is a tricky devil and matching the right charcoal with the right bowl can be a learning experience that requires the sacrifice of many grams of shisha tobacco. The heat is too low,…
We have all met with that unfortunate situation where we want to smoke, but we are out of hookah coals. It is frustrating, terrible and a ton of other negative adjectives. The only way to…
It comes more naturally to some but all smokers will eventually try to blow a smoke ring. I don’t claim to be the lord of the rings but in this guide I’m going to try…
Even though it has been a popular pastime for generations there are still innovators looking to improve the hookah. One such improvement is the phunnel bowl, which was originally introduce to the market by Eric of…
I have a lathe and I like to make great use of it. Most of you have seen my article about making my own wood hookah bowls and now it is time to take another…
The last time we talked about polishing your hookahs we went over cleaning with Bar Keeper’s Friend, but now I would like to show you my favorite technique and it involves no chemicals at all.…
I love making my own hookah gear and I’ve made every component short of the grommets. Being that I am a traditional hookah tobacco lover it stands to reasons that I would need a wooden…
I love my non-washable hoses and I try to keep them in good condition, but there is no way to completely prevent rusting if the hose uses an internal metal coil. If it’s just a…
I have only done it a few times, but trying to set up a hookah only to realize that you don’t have the right grommets is entirely disheartening. Happily there is a solution. It’s not…
Hey everyone! I’m Jen from HookahHooligan.com and today I’m lucky enough to be a guest here on Hookah.org. I’m from Canada and tobacco products are pretty hard to come by, so as an alternative I…
There is a lot of talk about the best blends and mixes, but where are you supposed to start with so many flavors to choose from? The first step is choosing a main flavor upon…
Heat management follow the same basic concepts no matter what you are smoking, but each bowl is a little different. Today we are going to focus on the ever popular Tangiers Small Phunnel (here is…
Classic tobaccos like jurak are one of my favorite indulgences, but I only ever keep a small amount of it on had at any time because it’s not very shelf stable. Mold has claimed many…
It’s a simple concept that has many hookah smokers rolling their eyes. The Heba Diffuser is simply a plastic accessory that looks like a basket stuck on the end of your down stem. So, what’s…
What comes to mind when you think of hookah tobacco? It’s probably an image of a heap of chopped tobacco leaves in a soupy mix of sweeteners, glycerin and flavorings that can smell like anything…
I love making things from scratch. I cook constantly, I brew my own beer and I make my own shisha tobacco once in a while. The process can be very simple or very complicated depending…