Hookah Love Blog

Some call them grommets, others call them gaskets. While these little rubbery curios are some of the smallest components of a hookah, it can be argued that they’re the most important – a true hookah aficionado knows that the first key step of a great smoke is a completely air-tight seal.  We’ve broken down [...]

It’s no secret that Coco Nara Natural Hookah Charcoals are some of our favorite hookah coals to use here in the office. While they take a bit longer to light than quick-light coals, the results are well worth the wait. An electric stove top is the easiest method of getting them “hot and [...]

As I am sure many of you already know, we are located in beautiful Austin Texas, and Texas in the summer is hotter than the surface of the sun. I like to ride my bike to work, it helps the environment (the toxins released from my body are nothing compared even to a hybrid), it [...]

Chickenpox. Swine Flu. Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. If you answered “things you don’t want to catch while smoking a hookah with a group of people,” you are correct!
All kidding aside, you can never be too careful these days – especially when throwing a hookah party or taking your hookah places [...]

Too much dust in your mouth?

Many hookah afficiandos notice, after numerous uses, suddenly dry bits of bad tasting dust start appearing in the hose, making inhalation unpleasant to say the least.  Why does this happen, and what does it mean?  If you must ask yourself, perhaps its time to replace your hose.
As you smoke, the [...]

As anyone around here can tell you, my day doesn’t start without a hookah bubbling to my left and a mug of coffee steaming to my right.   It should only be natural, after all, as the first hookah lounges were coffee shops.   A Turkish proverb even nods that “Coffee and tobacco are complete [...]

People frequently ask us “What is the best hitting hookah you have?”, to which we invariably answer “The Nammor Old School Rotator Hookah“. While the Greeks referred to the god Zeus as the “cloud gatherer”, with the Old School Rotator, you can steal his thunder by pulling your own rolling storm clouds of smoke, [...]

Like the Butter Battle of Dr. Seussian lore, the dispute over screens and foil for one’s bowl gives no indication of decisive conclusion.  Fans of foil are as deeply entrenched as supporters of screens on the means to separate ones shisha from one’s coal.  In this Better Bowl blog, we’ll examine the more specific details [...]

Did you know that just a couple minutes of maintenance can add several years to your hookah’s life?  That’s right – just a few steps can ensure hundreds of extra bowls out of your faithful pipe(s).  With these seven low-cost steps you can guarantee a longer, fuller life for your hookah.
Coating ball bearings – As [...]

One of the most common prejudices against small hookahs, ‘that they smoke worse than tall hookahs’ may be simply a myth based on our perception of the hookah’s appearance.   Let’s take a closer look at some of the claims made about the differences:
Myth #1: Tall hookahs cool the smoke more than small hookahs:     [...]