I had used a traditional bowl for years which needed cleaning after every use, do to the shisha juice melting down the central pipe - This bowl will extend the life of your shisha while you smoke it and, you won't have to clean the main pipe as much -
I got this bowl in January 2011 and fell in love right away - My friends all made a huge deal because it's a "chinese phunnel bowl" instead of a "tangiers funnel bowl" which was the original, and they refused to smoke out of it because they believed that it wouldn't be as good of a smoke - Not only do my smoke sessions [solo or with 4+ people] last At least three hours [usually 4-5], but the flavor is superb, and the smoke is thick and perfect - Anyone dissing this bowl has either never tried it because they're all about tangiers [which is fine, whatever suits you] or doesn't know how to load it, period - This bowl DOES take a lot of shisha, and three coconaras to start it off [moving down to two coals whenever you go to light new ones] but it's amazing - I will warn you, however, that if you're using a shisha that isn't very juicy, it isn't the best choice - I recommend Fantasia, Social Smoke, Al Fahker, and Fumari - Anything else, and you should use a regular/mod bowl -
I've had mine for almost a year before it was broken at my local joint - I originally purchased it to have Tangiers but man this bowl had turned into my favored bowl - I used it everytime I smoked and gave it lots of love - This is a very great bowl -
This beats "default" bowls by a mile - The Phunnel works as advertised - keeping ash and syrup out of the stem, making for a consistently smooth smoke - 10g of shisha easily lasts over 90 minutes, hitting the neighborhood of 2 hours every time I've used it - The bowl is easy to wash and keeps the hookah clean too - Haven't tried a Vortex yet because I can't find any way to improve on this bowl - Highly recommended -
I bought one and so far i love it - Its never harsh and the flavor lasts forever - The other reviews are right, it can be tricky to set up and it goes through coals, but it hits amazing and tastes great, even with my cheaper tobacco -
So I have read some bad reviews from some people but here is the deal: the girl at my local hookah house explained it real nice. If you make a really big hole over the center where the hole in the bowl is about the diameter of a pencil and then use a toothpick to poke slightly bigger holes than normal around the big center hole it works beautifly. Will need to use a little more heat but definitely worth it. Don't listen to the bad reviews people, it works fine and is a far superior bowl peice
I don't see how this is supost to be so good, it gets too hot and needs to be watched. its easy to brake. its really hard to make a mix bole with out some going down the hole.
looks great on my hookah and the bowl was flawless , did look a bit fragile but u drop any bowl and its gna break
These bowls are really really good bowls but are so fragile that it makes it kinna expensive. I'v gotten two of these bowls so far which broke within two months. I didn't drop them or go from hot to cold instantly they just have short lives i guess. These are like party bowls to me...Good for about 30 bowls but then just kinna break literally fell on my bed and broke... Overall though i guess i like the bowl because when it is working its amazing. just if you want it to last "forever" look buy a different bowl. I would recommend this to friends
I've been smoking hookah for about four years now, and never came across one of these until now. Reading the reviews I was very skeptical, but after buying it, I have no idea how I smoked without this head. You dont have to deal with the syrup going into your hookah, and keeping the taste of that flavor in the hookah. Not to mention the syrup if it gets into your base can stain the base almost permanently. With those pros aside, the best part of this bowl is you can smoke it forever. The first time I packed the head, it smoked for about five hours and I promise you it was still going. I used two three kings at once, and it was amazing. The flavor never went away. Granted I was using Romman, but still I think this bowl would have the same effect on any tobacco. Add this and Heba diffuser to your hookah, and you will probably enjoy the best smoke of your life.
I don't know if this will fix your problem, but it works really well for me: Have about a 1" diameter circle in the middle of the bowl that isn't punched, and put a single, small hole in the very middle of that. It's not enough to keep you from getting good smoke, but the hole will keep the tinfoil from sticking when you suck in and hold your tinfoil tight as you punch, if you're not already, it keeps it from sinking down so much as you smoke. I do this on my large Tangiers and it regulates the airflow pretty well. Using something small like a thumbtack is helpful for me, as well.
This is more informational than anything. The Havana bowl is junk, don't do it. The ones not marked havana are generic versions of the tangiers. They are basically the same with less glaze. It is equivalent to a medium tangiers. A medium tangiers smokes 3-4 hours. If you want a small tangiers that will be 1-2 hours this is not it. The generic is a good purchase if you want a long smoke. Just remember it takes alot of shisha to pack it properly, get a small one if your not prepared to use 40 grams or more. I love the phunnel and have both a small and medium. I only use the medium when i have at least 4 smokers. the vortex is for newbies, the phunnel is for more seasoned hookah smokers, the phunnel out performs the vortex if you maintain it properly.
I am a beginner, and have never loaded a bowl myself, and found this very easy to use. I bought what I assume is the Tangiers the ones not marked Havana, so I don't know about the Havanas, but this bowl is great! I even used insta-light coals with this and still got decent clouds and good taste. Big upgrade from the small mya bowl that came with my hookah. Only downsides are that it takes a lot of shisha to load, and it is very wide, so it's hard to get a good seal with pre-cut foil. I found that the hole was not too high up at all like some people said, and that it was very easy to get good airflow even with my clumsy beginners' hands and too-small foil pieces. Great investment.
seriously these seem like they are great but they are not i got the medium sized and the hole touches the foil even once you figure out how to stop the foil from sucking down in it doesnt smoke that well if you want a good bowl get a vortex bowl they are by far the best non standard bowls there are
