hey math and zoojohnny

[wyteboy]

since you're both on right now....any difference in like reynolds foil or the special "hookah" foil squares made for hookahs?  if i get the hookah on ebay i can also get 100 hookah foil squares for $5...is it worth it at all or should I just use my reynolds stuff?

[ZooJohnnyZETA]

Well, I don't think I can help you much with this one. I have never
tried the precut squares specially made for hookah smoking. To me they
always seemed like a big marketing gimmic and a waste of money.

 If your going to use foil you can use pretty much any normal
aluminum foil you have sitting around your kitchen as long as its not
the kind with a plastic coating on one side. And you'd know if it was
as it would say it was coated on the box.

 In any case those little foil packs seem like a waste of money to me so I never tried them.

[Highpockets]

I think they are essentially the same. The hookah foil is pretty thin,
maybe what you'd get if you bought your foil at the dollar store, which
is probably superior for smoking purposes, but maybe not so much for
other cooking? I'm not sure. Either way I'm with Johnny here, it does
seem like a ripoff, it doesn't take much time to rip off a piece of
foil from the roll, so the convenience factor is very small.

[Mathazar]

I've used the pre-cut hookah foil and I used to buy it in bulk because
it was so damn convenient over cutting-off pieces of Reynold's
Wrap.  And though it was convenient, those guys are 100%
correct,  it's a BIG rip-off.  You could get a HUGE roll of
Reynold's Wrap for a couple bucks,  as compared to that tiny
pre-cut stuff for 5 bucks.  It's laughable how much of a rip-off
it is    I'm not laughing at
you,  I'm laughing at the whole concept of paying SO much money
for so little foil.  You see, you're not really paying for the
foil,  you're paying for the convenience.  And if you smoke
as much as I do,  that $5 pack is going to turn into 5 ($5)
packs.  And you'll go thru it in no time at all. 

Save your money,  and use the (Regular) Reynold's Wrap.  Just
keep a pair of scissors near your hookah,  and cut off bowl-sized
squares of foil.  Or you could pre-cut them,  but I would
find that to be a ROYAL pain in the butt.

[wyteboy]

true math...
also you said you own the same hookah as I am thinking of getting on ebay...did you have the same problem that zoojohnny did? please see the "should i get this hookah" post!

[RuarriP]

Hey Math,

Are the precut squares any thicker than regular foil?

I like to use the heavy-duty BBQ foil 'cause it's thicker and seems to burn less of the foil and more of the tobacco. 

[Mathazar]

As I recall,  the pre-cut foil was a bit thinner than (regular) Reynold's Wrap.

wyteboy,  I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my Sultan Hookah