Hookah is an exotic smoking device that came to us from the countries of the Middle East. 10 years ago it was not very popular in Russia, but after our tourists began to choose Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and similar countries as their vacation destination, smoking tobacco in this way became quite commonplace for many of us. In our article we will consider how to smoke a hookah at home - simply and quickly. It will work even for beginners.
What parts does a hookah consist of
These smoking devices are different - you can find hookahs of relatively small sizes, 40-50 cm long, but in the East there are giants with a height of a meter and above. Several people can smoke them at once. An ordinary hookah does not exceed a height of 70-80 cm - this is its standard size. The kit includes: a flask for water, followed by a gasket with a thread so that the so-called “shaft” itself, ideally, is wooden, fits snugly to the main part and does not allow excess air to pass through. Around the middle of the “shaft” there will be a hole for the mouthpiece, also with a seal, and on top - a saucer and a bowl for tobacco. It is very simple to assemble a hookah: take a flask, which you need to fill up to about half with water - best of all cold, ice cubes can also be put in water, firmly insert a “shaft” into the hole in the “shaft” in the middle - a smoking mouthpiece should also fit tightly , and top off with a bowl and a tobacco tank. Assembling the design is much easier and faster than any children's “Lego”.
How to smoke a hookah at home: preparing coal
So, the device is assembled. Next, you need to start preparing coal and tobacco. The best is coconut or charcoal lemon tree. Usually they are sold in small boxes in the same stores as hookah smoking appliances. Simple coal is also suitable, most importantly, take pieces of medium size, otherwise the tobacco will “burn” and you simply won’t be able to smoke hookah. Prepared coal must be put on the stove, turning on a small gas. It heats up to the required temperature quickly enough, usually enough for 8-15 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces. When they begin to turn white - this is a sign, everything can be removed from the stove and used for its intended purpose. In parallel with this, you can tackle tobacco: its proper selection and preparation are part of the real art of how to smoke a hookah in the best way.
Tobacco tobacco
Special tobacco with different flavors is sold in specialized stores (in the same place as coal, hookahs themselves and appliances for them) or in some large supermarkets. The choice of aromas is very wide - from traditional peach and “double apple” to various alcoholic and aromas of exotic fruits. So, the hookah is collected, water in the flask, and coal on the stove. The main rule of hookah smoking is that there should not be much tobacco, it should fill a maximum of a third of the container specially allocated for it, while it must be distributed on the surface, and not put in a single piece. A pair of pinch is enough for one smoking a hookah. One more nuance - before putting tobacco into a hookah, it needs to be squeezed a little. It should not be watery, otherwise you will light it for a very, very long time. After that, close the container for tobacco with ordinary foil, make small perforation holes on top - best with a knitting needle or fork, ready. Actually, now let's move on to the most important thing - how to smoke a hookah.
The final stage of preparation: smoking a hookah and some useful tips on this topic
So, the hookah is assembled, the coal on the stove partially whitened, and the tobacco is laid in a special container and covered with foil. Now the most important thing - carefully place the tongs on the top, on the foil, with the coals, take the mouthpiece in your mouth and begin the process of smoking a hookah. At first you will not feel smoke, continue smoking - soon the coals will “heat up” and the fragrant smoke will go as it should. If this does not happen for a long time, or you are new to this business and for the first time get to know how to smoke a hookah, there is one trick: several times blow into the mouthpiece, as it were, in the opposite direction. The coal from this will incinerate even more and the process will go as it should. If you feel that the smoke is very strong, “cuts” the lungs, it means that you put too much coal on top. Just take off a couple of pieces and enjoy the process again. In our article, we talked about how to smoke a hookah and explained the process of its preparation from the very beginning to the end. Now you can enjoy this action not only in the resorts of Turkey, Egypt or the UAE, but also at home.