Thanks a lot fellas!! I don't know why I waited until after we bought something to register on the forums and ask for opinions... We already purchased both the pipe and the funnel bowl, personally I agree with you guys and I like the authentic middle eastern base design but she really liked this one so I didn't mind too much since it does not affect the way the hookah smokes. Did go a little overboard with the funnel bowl though... but it is not so bad and i can keep it as a backup. And I don't know why I didn't look at the amount of shisha that it holds "[color="#111111"][color="#111111"]60-70 grams", that is A LOT of tobacco!!!! I should be getting the hookah pipe along with the funnel by Friday if not then by next week for sure. I am very happy that I joined this community and can get help and possible in the future provide help to others.
So you fellas are certain that the funnel bowl I purchased is Chinese? guess he got me with the whole "[/color][/color][color="#111111"][color="#111111"]authentic Egyptian handcrafted hookah bowl" crap
The mini funnel looks pretty small even compared to the small tangiers funnel. For how long (minutes/hours) can you smoke out of these bowls? It is definitely a thing on my To-Do-List to purchase one of these bowls. Since I already purchased the large funnel bowl can you give me instructions on how to use it (packing, changing coals, etc.). Won't the taste of the burned tobacco (at the top of the bowl) mix with the taste of the fresh tobacco (at the bottom of the bowl)?
That also brings me to the next point in regards to shisha and chracoal. Tangiers and Coconara seem like a wonderful mix from what I have heard and been told. Up until now I have been using mostly Starbuzz and Exotica. Where would you recommend that I stock up on both coals and tobacco?
Thank you to [/color][/color]Hassouni, antouwan, and Tom16689 for the input