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Hookah Egyptian - the legacy of ancestors
Among the variety of devices for smoking, a separate category is the Egyptian hookah. The country is famous for its smoking traditions. In Egypt, a hookah is not just a pastime, it's a whole culture. It is protected and passed on from generation to generation. The device itself has a number of features. Its design does not change for several centuries.
Hookah in Egypt
A real Egyptian hookah under the Khalil Mamoon brand is always collected separately. Variations can be a huge amount. A variety of components (flasks, bowls, shafts, hoses) allows you to assemble a smoking device with characteristics that match the taste of the buyer.
Always take into account the dimensions of the product. Under the height and weight of the shaft, a flask is selected. It should easily hold the shaft in a stable position.
The diameter for the hookah mine is an important indicator. The wider the diameter, the easier it is to smoke. The process itself is designed to relax the person. A narrow shaft forces a lot of effort to inhale the smoke, relaxation with this option is highly doubtful. Egyptian mines are distinguished by a large diameter, it does not happen less than 12 cm (for real authentic ones).
The mines in the working hookahs themselves have a height of at least 50 cm. All that is less is souvenir products. Smoking small hookahs is uncomfortable and also dangerous. The most harmful is the ingress of hot smoke into the lungs. With small hookah sizes, a small amount of water in the flask simply can not cool the smoke to a safe temperature.
Huge two-meter copies are designed for interior decoration. You need to have very powerful lungs to be able to inhale the smoke from such a giant.
Bowl
Egyptian bowl for hookah clay. There are modern materials, plastic or silicone, from which the bowls are made, but not in Egyptian products. The culture of smoking requires the use of natural materials. The bowl can be made of ceramic, metal or clay. Has 4-6 holes.
Outwardly, it should not have any flaws, chips, cracks and the like. To check the quality, turn it over with a bell on a hard, smooth surface. A close fit speaks about the quality of the product. The inner surface should be free of defects, have a smooth surface and without problems sit on a hookah.
Flask
This element plays the role of the second filter, clearing the smoke from the tar and cooling it. The size of the neck (its diameter), material, manufacturing technology, the ratio of the shape and size of the bulb to the height of the product - these are the main criteria by which a bulb for a large shisha is chosen.
The Egyptian version assumes that this part of the product is made of glass. Previously, they were made from fruits - coconuts. But the fragility and rapid damage of such a bulb forced the masters to look for new materials. They used wood, clay and, finally, glass. The shape of the bulb is a bell.
Glass products have a number of advantages:
- Tightness;
- Strength (with proper treatment they serve for many years);
- Comfortable in care (easy to wash);
- They show the water level;
- Inexpensive.
The last statement refers to mass products. A glass hand-made flask will cost much more. Egyptian flasks are quality, stable. They are usually painted in traditional for this country motives.
In the market you can find designer flasks. Each of them has a unique pattern and is executed in a single copy. Hookah large in size with such an original and unique flask can become a highlight of the interior.
Hose
The large internal diameter of the hose provides comfortable smoking. Its length should not be less than 2 meters. Materials from which hoses are made - silicone, plastic, leather, rubber. Sometimes inside is inserted a metal spiral. Not the best option. Over time, the spiral rusts and begins to crumble. The tube gets into the tube.
Modern silicone hoses perfectly cope with the task of cooling the smoke, are easy to care for and durable. In Egyptian hookahs, leather hoses are more often used, they are more expensive, but they are considered to be the best in quality.
Egyptians always smoke hookah alone: one hookah - one person. Multi-hose products are an invention of Americans. A real Egyptian hookah has only one hose.
Varieties
Hookah Egyptian can be a shisha or goat. They differ in that a shisha smokes through a hose, and a goat - through a wooden spout.
Products can be divided into the following groups:
- Egyptian hookah (shisha) medium. Its height - 50 cm, is made of metal and glass, is equipped with a ball valve (to remove excess smoke).
- Egyptian hookah (goat) average. The height is 60 cm, it is stylized for antiquity, the model has a ball valve. A distinctive feature is a small amount of water, only 150 ml.
- Egyptian hookah (boris) is medium. The height does not exceed 50 cm. It is made of metal, decorated with coining, the valve is missing.
Benefits
Hookah Egyptian has a number of undeniable advantages:
- Has good traction;
- Only high-quality metal is used for its production;
- The walls of the shaft are of sufficient thickness;
- The uniqueness of each device due to manual work;
- The beauty and uniqueness of designer flasks;
- Does not cause nicotine addiction (smoke passes through the filter, and the nicotine content in it decreases significantly);
- Smoke leaves the tube only when tightened.
Of the many manufacturers and famous brands, most buyers choose Egyptian hookahs. Reviews of smokers about this quality product only in excellent form. Noted ease of smoking, excellent traction, the quality of the product itself.
Handmade work makes every device unique. Additional decorations (chasing, inlay), made in the best traditions of Egyptian masters, make hookahs unique works of folk art.
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