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Thanks everyone, I'm guessing my biggest problem was not filling the bowl all the way. I tried it not too long ago, mixing Al Fak Cocktail and Afzal Cherry, I actually got some flavor for the first time. I hate filling the bowl all the way, especially since I don't smoke for very long, but it works. If I was to say, pack the bowl all the way, smoke a bit and stop, would I be able to throw another coal on at another time and smoke where I left off? Or, would that just be a rather stupid idea? Also, thanks for the comment on the coal placement, I always had my coal directly in the middle. Anyways, things are definitely going better now. Also, the bowl pictured is what I have. Would buying another bowl be a relatively good idea for a beginner? Or am I better suited with just sticking with what I have for now? I'd really just like to get the best taste out of my hookah as I can.

[quote name='ryno' date='21 April 2010 - 01:46 PM' timestamp='1271882782' post='464687'] Is the shisha harsh? If so you are using too much heat. And have you tried cleaning out the hookah? It takes some time to get down your packing technique and heat management. Also, you said you smoked the same shisha in a friends hookah. Do you have the same style bowl? [/quote] We both have the same crappy basic ceramic bowl. Ive tried anywhere between half a quicklight coal, to two. It's all the same. It's just a basic, flavorless smoke. No matter what flavor or brand I throw in, it's all the same. And yes, I clean my hookah after every use. I've tried between throwing in around 5 grams, up to about 20 grams. It all seems the same. A basic, flavorless smoke. It isn't harsh or anything it's just... nothing really. Plain ol smoke.

So I bought a hookah off eBay about a month ago. (One of my issues is I have no idea what brand hookah this thing is. If I want to buy an accessory, I have no idea the dimensions or anything.) I've been smoking it daily, sometimes multiple times a day. So far, I've learned that I need to pick up some Coconaras. Right now I have a bunch of diamante quicklights, I learned quickly that they are pretty shitty. One of my main issues though, is I think I am doing something wrong... since I can never tell the difference between different brands of shisha. I've got starbuzz, al fakher, and afzal. They all seem the same, no difference at all. I don't know what the problem is. I've realized it should be apparent that starbuzz and al fakher should be leagues ahead of afzal, but no. They all seem the same. In my friends hookah, they taste a hell of a lot different. Mine though? Nothing. I can't figure out if its the hookah that sucks, but everything tastes like flavorless smoke. Any tips for me to make my hookah smoking more pleasurable?