Egyptian hookah is a great substitute for smoking and a great pastime. After all, you can relax with friends or business partners. Many have already loved the smoking ceremony, which allows you to relax and spend a pleasant time.
Varieties of hookahs
Today, Egyptian hookah is the most popular. This country is recognized as a manufacturer of durable, high-quality and reliable specimens.
In addition to Egypt, many countries are involved in production, for example: Turkey, China, Syria.
Turkish hookah is made of glass and metal. Their main difference is the protective cap, which does not become narrower to the top. Sometimes the Turks use wood instead of metal for their production.
Small Syrian models feature a rigid tube that replaces the flexible hose.
Chinese designs can often be found in stores. They look like a metal flat flask with a chubuk and a mouthpiece. Also distinguished by a small cup for tobacco, with a diameter of not more than one centimeter. And their height is 10-30 cm.
Manufacturers
Consumers are well acquainted with the models of the most famous company of Egyptian hookahs Khalil Mamoon. First of all, Egyptian hookahs associate it with her. In fact, this is not the only manufacturer. There are several more brands, for example: Magdy Zidan, Al Khawanky and Sherif Fawzy.
They also have their undoubted advantages, they are no less high-quality and durable. It's just that their brands are not so popular, although they are the benchmark.
Differences of Egyptian hookahs
The device consists of several parts that are harmoniously combined:
- The Egyptian flask for a hookah has the shape of a bell.
- Hose with a curved port.
- External hookah bowl.
This type differs from others in large openings, which provide good traction, and high-quality material used for manufacturing.
Appearance
All hookahs look alike. Only some parts differ depending on the brand of the manufacturer, for example:
- Finish.
- Valve.
- Hose port.
- Saucer, stand under it and more.
By the manufacturing method, all Egyptian hookahs can be divided into solid and stamped. The first type is rare, but such devices are very heavy, cool the smoke well and look more presentable. Stamped shafts are most often made of stainless steel, so they are easily recognizable by their silver color. You can also distinguish these varieties by weight and shape of decorative elements.
Making hookahs
The production of accessories for the smoking ceremony takes place in two stages:
1. Elements of mines are produced on special equipment.
2. Each product must be assembled manually.
The material used is bronze, stainless steel, tin or copper. Egyptian hookah is coated on the outside with embossing or engraving. Various inscriptions in Arabic script serve as an ornament.
The models of Egyptian manufacturers have a distinctive feature - the long part of the tube, which is immersed in water. For this reason, the flasks for Egyptian hookahs should be in the form of a bell.
Models Khalil Mamoon
The Khalil Mamun brand Egyptian hookah is best known in consumer circles. But if you come to the country, then on the market most likely you will be able to purchase handmade products that do not belong to this brand at all, although they are not inferior in quality. Nevertheless, the Egyptian hookah Khalil Mamoon, namely the "Pharaoh" is considered the best.
In order to make it, three different metals are used: steel, copper and brass. In the center of the shaft is a cylinder-shaped part, similar to a handle. This is where the name came from (the pen symbolizes the scepter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh).
The height of such a product is small, about 75 centimeters, and weight - about two kilograms. Such a hookah can be placed both on the floor and on the table.
The products of this brand differ in the following characteristics:
- Do not have threaded connections.
- All connections are soldered manually, this ensures tightness.
- The shaft is wider in diameter than its counterparts and is not susceptible to oxidation and rust.
- Beautiful appearance.
Khalil Mamun produces quality products from thick-walled stainless steel, with elegant finishes of copper, brass and bronze. The main advantage of the products is the high tightness provided by boiling each seam. When smoking, this is of great importance. No less important is the height of the hookah, which should be more than fifty centimeters. The length of the path that the smoke travels depends on height, while cooling.
Another distinguishing feature of manufacturer products is weight. It is significantly higher than that of analogues. The reason for this is the mine, which spills out of metal, as well as the tube soldered into it. Together they create excellent tightness. Models of hookahs "Khalil Mamun" are very stable and beautiful in appearance.
Since these models have been produced for many years by classical technology, they have retained all the traditional properties and features of old models. Thanks to such a hookah, the ceremony plunges all its participants into the mysterious world of the East.
Tobacco for hookah
For a hookah ceremony, you need special tobacco, which is different from other types. As a rule, it has a sticky and consistency resembling fruit jam.
Egyptian tobacco for hookah is made by special technology. At the same time, he is steeped several times. This is done to reduce the content of nicotine in it, as well as resins harmful to human health.
In addition to Egypt, it is produced in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and even in Russia. They sell hookah tobacco with nicotine content and a tobacco-free mixture.