Today, the use of hookah is becoming increasingly popular. Moreover, many people prefer to buy their own “home” device in order to carry out this fascinating process right in their kitchen or in the yard, gathering with friends. It seemed that nothing was easier: bought, refueled and started smoking. But in any case there are subtleties. One of them is the correct gas station for hookahs. We will talk about this in our article today.
What's the secret?
Dressing for hookahs: what is meant by this term? First of all, tobacco soaked and prepared in a special way. Sometimes - smoking mixes. Sometimes a fruit mixture without tobacco. In general, this is a fairly broad generalized concept. Of course, gas station can be purchased in stores - the benefit today is not a problem in any major city. But a good shisha dressing can be prepared on your own, because there is nothing complicated. This cooking process can be compared to home brewing or homemade winemaking: just as exciting. Well, let's try?
DIY hookah dressing: ingredients
We will need: tobacco (this can be a large pipe, or shag for emergency, or special tobacco for hookahs), glycerin, which will serve as a moisturizer and softener (we buy it at the pharmacy), molasses or honey (however, remember that with increasing temperatures honey can melt and gradually clog the mine), essential oils (we also buy at the pharmacy). Regarding the last ingredient: it must be natural products. The choice is yours: mint + lemon, apple + melon, for example. Tip: if you have already flavored tobacco, choose an oil that suits your flavor.
How to make a hookah dressing
- We pour a couple of pinch of strong tobacco in a small container with boiling water and put it on the strainer: this procedure reduces the strength.
- Then the tobacco needs to be slightly dried in the oven (no more than 20-30 minutes at a temperature of up to 90 degrees - so that it does not begin to char).
- Another pinch of strong tobacco (not treated with boiling water) is mixed with the dried part.
- Add pharmacy glycerin: 2 small vials per 50 grams of tobacco (1/1 calculation).
- Add 5-10 drops of the essential oil of your choice (or several).
- Take the molasses and pour into the mixture, so that by consistency it turns out like a thick jam.
- We shift the mixture into a container, seal and send it to insist for a week.
- Such a hookah dressing at home can be used for smoking in about seven days. Preliminarily recommend squeezing it on a napkin.
And if without tobacco?
Of course, the term “hookah dressing” is understood primarily as tobacco, specially prepared: soaked in flavors and squeezed (this is done in order to reduce the level of tar and nicotine, other harmful substances). Sometimes molasses, glycerin, and fruit mixtures are added to it, giving an optimal and original taste. But we should not forget that there are special gas stations - no tobacco, especially for non-smokers (more precisely, for those who decide not to use nicotine, but still have a desire to smoke).
The “non-tobacco” mixture can consist 100% of the fruits and berries soaked in glycerin, contain honey, syrup, corn pulp, mint leaves, herbs. Such a gas station for hookahs completely replaces tobacco, and we replace harmful nicotine smoke with safe fruit steam, which in a sense can even be considered beneficial for the human body. It positively affects the vocal cords, warming the throat. Once in the lungs, thick steam cleanses them of pathogens and bacteria. Such a dressing for hookahs during the "smoking" does not burn, but as if digested. Thus, no harmful combustion products are present in the steam. And the steam from the hookah visually and in taste is not much different from the tobacco version. And by the way, such a fruit hookah can be smoked quite calmly, without harming others, almost anywhere: in a cafe or outdoors, in the company of non-smokers, at home with your family.
Home Hookah
If you bought a hookah and decided to smoke it at home, then here are some simple tips to help you quickly master this pleasant pastime. To do this, you need to learn how to technically refuel a smoking device. By the way, refueling a hookah actually consists of two stages: laying tobacco and pouring liquid through which smoke is passed.
Laying tobacco
Before laying tobacco, it is advised to squeeze it a little, as it is sometimes too wet. This can be done with a regular paper towel and hands. However, there is no need to compress strongly, so as not to impoverish the taste of tobacco. Before laying in chilli, you also need to loosen it with special tweezers. The mixture should not hang too loose, but also tight - it is also not good (with a strong tamping of tobacco, the hookah can stretch badly). It should not be put with a slide - just one spoon is quite enough. If there is absolutely no free space left in the chilli or there is very little of it, this is wrong. Coals will be too close to the aromatic mixture. Coal can be placed on top of black, clean tobacco used as a gas station. But before use, it is also worth soaking it, otherwise it will seem too strong when puffed. After laying the dressing in chilli, it is necessary to pierce it several times with a needle or a large needle. After that, we already spread the prepared coal on the foil, previously red-hot.
Liquid filling
An important point is the choice of hookah smoking liquid. Some people prefer to use plain ice water. Some are milk or wine, even diluted cognac. Here everyone is free to choose what he likes. Pour the liquid into the cone so that it hides the tube up to 3-4 centimeters. And the pipe itself is recommended to be put in the freezer before smoking, so that it is properly cooled. Well, the coal with tobacco has already warmed up, and you can begin the process of smoking a hookah.