If your hookah were a ship, the bowl would be the bridge from which the captain delivers commands (big billowy commands of smoke) to the rest of the hookah ship. Or, if your hookah were a computer, the bowl would be the keyboard…well, while extended metaphors may not be our strength, hookah smoking certainly is. Point being, the oft-overlooked bowl is the center of the action on your hookah. By managing the heat and choosing the tobacco, you control how well your hookah smokes. All other hookah components - the hose, base, and even shaft - only transport the bowl’s work to your happy mouth. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the finer details of bowl setup, and describe the several styles of bowls on our page in greater detail.
Despite the wide variety of shapes, sizes, and construction materials seen in hookah bowls, they all serve the same essential function. A bowl holds the tobacco for the coal to warm it, creating smoke that passes down the shaft to be filtered by the water before traveling through the hose. The arrangement and quality of tobacco in the bowl, in addition to the type and manipulation of the coal, determines how much or how little smoke is created. Bowls are made from a variety of materials - from traditional clay to ceramic, glass, pyrex, and even metal. Generally, thicker, more insulating materials (such as clay) are preferred as they retain heat better than metal, keeping the shisha warmer for more even heating.
Egyptian bowl:These bowls are made by hand in the Middle East using tried-and-true traditional production methods. Because of the rustic methods employed to craft these bowls, there will be slight variations in size and shape, though the volume of each bowl will remain constant. Don’t be alarmed if your Egyptian bowl has deep scores in the clay beneath the glaze on the inside, this is a normal result of firing this type of clay in a kiln, and it won’t impact the bowl’s function in any way. These bowls feature some of the thickest, sturdiest construction around, ensuring a very strong bowl that will maintain its heat nicely.
Mod bowl Made of a different type of clay than the Egyptian bowls, the Mod bowl features a wide top and comparatively shallow bowl. With a wider surface area, there is more room for the heat to spread out to heat more tobacco more gently. Additionally, as with a shallower bowl, the shisha at the bottom of the bowl is more accessible to the heat for even and complete smoking of the entire bowl’s worth of shisha. Note that with the flanged mouth of the bowl (where the bowl grommet goes), the airtight seal is often achieved slightly up in the neck of the bowl rather than directly at the mouth (as with most other bowls). With the seal created in the neck of the bowl, it is common for Mod bowls to slide all the way down to the tray. As long as the seal is airtight, you’re good to go!
Mya Ceramic bowl These bowls don’t just bear the Mya name, they’re made with the same precision craftsmanship as all Mya hookahs. These shallower, deeper bowls feature thick ceramic around the bowl for added strength and insulation. As these bowls tend to be a little more narrow across the top, the heat may be more concentrated on the top of the bowl, and one might take care to heat the tobacco more gently (by using slightly less coal, and rotating a little more often). These bowls tend to have narrower necks, too, so you may find these bowls sit higher up on the bowl stem than other bowls. If your Mya bowl seems to be wobbly, make sure that it is fit as far down on the grommet and bowl stem as possible, and a good twist while wedging it down will go a long way.
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