Hookah – the device for smoking of the flavored tobacco. Invented in India, it very quickly found popularity around the world. The hookah came to Europe at the beginning of the XIX century and does not lose relevance to this day. To receive positive impressions of its smoking, it is necessary to know how it is correct to choose a hookah.
This device consists of the mine and a vessel with liquid where are inserted the smoking bowl connected to the mine which end is in water. A little higher than the level of a vessel is one more tube through which actually inhale smoke. In this article we will consider how it is correct to choose a hookah for the house, on a gift or for use in the restaurant business.
How to choose a good hookah?
The mine is the main component and a peculiar filter of a hookah. It is the best of all to choose mines from corrosion-proof metal. Also height matters – the bowl, the better is higher. It is not necessary to take hookahs with two tubes – it is considered a bad hookah as several people will not be able to smoke it all the same. In classical option on the one hand at a hookah an exit for a hose, with another – the valve for air deflation.
When choosing a flask it is necessary to remember that it is short-lived fragile material. Can offer you copper or plastic flasks, however they are not really convenient in use. Most of all glass flasks approach - they are transparent and in them the amount of water is well visible. Remember that buying a hookah abroad, it is impossible to take all hookah in a cabin. The mine will be required to be handed over in baggage, you can take a flask in the plane.
There are many types of bowls, but the most acceptable option chill – a deep clay bowl. There are still bowls from ceramics, but their minus that they badly transfer heat.
Choosing a hose first of all it is necessary to pay attention to a possibility of its washing by water. As for material, hoses from skin are considered as the most qualitative, were used for hookahs initially. But for constant use it is better to take rubber or silicone hoses. Buying a hose, surely check it germetichnost, close it on the one hand and blow with another.
In a hookah it should be taken into account also other not less important trifles: carryings, tweezers, a tile for coals, a foil, mouthpieces, brushes for cleaning of a hookah and, of course, tobacco and coals.
The drawing will help to orient below when choosing a hookah and its components.
How to choose tobacco for a hookah?
Tobacco for smoking of a hookah has, as a rule, identical structure, but quite wide choice of aromas therefore what look to choose, solve to you. All types of the flavored tobacco contain in the structure the grade of Gold Virginia tobacco having taste of usual tobacco and also the honey or treacle, glycerin flavoring substances and preservatives. Tobacco differs on the fortress as its certain time is soaked in water. Treacle affects stickiness of tobacco, but it does not influence its smoking in any way. Glycerin is present at all types of hookah tobacco. The main difference in smoking of cigarettes and a hookah that the person exhales not smoke, but glyceric steam. The taste of tobacco in many respects depends on fragrances for a hookah. It is pleasant however not to everyone when tobacco is too flavored, it is better to choose the taste which is brought closer to natural. As tobacco is a natural plant and can deteriorate, preservatives are used during its preparation for increase in an expiration date.
You remember – better to treat purchase of a hookah with responsibility. The high quality hookah cannot be cheap, but its price has to be within limits. You can buy already collected hookah or to collect it from separate parts. To advertizing of sellers it is worth listening not always – in their interests to sell you more expensive goods. Carefully check each component and decide what hookah to elect to you.
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