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Last updated on 12/09/2023 | Reading time approx. 04:41min
Sad but true. With rising hookah tobacco prices and the 25g regulation, hookah smoking is becoming a real luxury. That's why it's hardly acceptable anymore when you have to scrape unused tobacco out of the bowl at the end of a session.
To address this problem, a shift in thinking is taking place in the market, and more and more hookah bowl manufacturers are gradually moving away from the wasteful large depots of recent years to smaller and more efficient designs. Today, we want to introduce you to a few of these new, budget-conscious "tobacco dwarves."
Especially if you're familiar with a traditional bowl with a large depot, you know how much unused tobacco can still be in the hookah bowl even though the flavor has already signaled the end of the session. A good alternative, therefore, are bowls with smaller depots, which bear exciting names like Shot, Killer, or Low Load, as they consume only about half the amount of tobacco while delivering almost identical session duration.
Especially when using 25g packs, economical hookah bowls can really show what they're made of, as you can typically pack about two bowls per pack, depending on the tobacco.
Based on manufacturer specifications and reports from the hookah community, you should check out these bowls if you want to expand your collection with some real money-savers:
The Hookain Low Load is the bowl you should check out if you're tired of wasting tobacco. This "little flat one" from Hookain offers maximum performance with minimal tobacco consumption. According to the manufacturer, the Low Load hookah bowl uses just 8g of tobacco with light HMD contact. Whether this holds true also depends on the tobacco's consistency. In any case, the bowl's concept is heading in the right direction, considering the price trends in the tobacco sector. You can find this beautiful bowl from Hookain in all colorways in our Moze Hookah Shop.
Many have heard that some dark blend tobaccos taste better from a traditional bowl. And especially when it comes to Russian manufacturers, using a traditional bowl is often mandatory to get the best flavor.
Darkside tobacco is probably one of the most popular dark blend tobaccos in the German hookah scene, so it's no surprise that the Russian producer spared no expense in developing its own traditional bowl, which is economical and perfectly tailored to Russian dark blend tobacco.
When ONMO introduced their aluminum HMD to the public, the little silver accessory struck a chord with the hookah community, as its design, quality, and price were all spot-on. With the release of the Primis, ONMO is now addressing the needs of modern hookah tobacco consumers by bringing a bowl to the market that uses less tobacco while still promising a long-lasting smoking experience.
The bowl reportedly needs just 13g of tobacco to perform like a "big" one. The ONMO Primis is made from white stoneware clay, which offers excellent heat performance.
The porcelain Cassiopeia bowl from Magellan is a small sensation. Porcelain is rarely used as a material for bowls, even though it's perfect for this purpose. Among other things, porcelain has exceptional insulation properties, meaning the Cassiopeia can withstand much higher temperatures than other bowls and store as well as release this heat over a long period.
This ensures that the tobacco in the Cassiopeia dries out much more evenly from all sides, making it more likely that the entire tobacco can be scraped out as a perfectly crispy "cookie" after a session.
This effect can also emphasize certain flavors, such as menthol/coolness, more strongly than other bowls.
Another outstanding feature is that porcelain, due to its material properties, is resistant to any kind of contamination. Staining, as is known from other bowls, is simply impossible with porcelain. The sealed surface also makes this bowl dishwasher-safe and prevents the material from absorbing flavors. The Cassiopeia is also extremely economical. You only need about 8-10g of tobacco if you pack it with some space. Of course, full or direct contact requires more. One downside, however, is the price, which is quite high at around €50. But the high-quality, durable material and the "Handmade in Germany" seal of quality definitely make it worth the price.
The traditional bowls from Russian manufacturer Cosmo Bowl perform excellently and are absolute favorites among many hookah smokers. Cosmo Bowl comes from the heart of the Russian hookah scene and has made it its mission to deliver the best possible experience with Russian tobacco blends.
To achieve this, the manufacturer claims to have tested and compared nearly 50 different traditional bowls from around the world before development to analyze their strengths and weaknesses. The insights from this comparison formed the basis for creating a bowl with perfect properties.
In the Shot variant, Cosmo Bowl brings "Turkish Bowls" to the market, which have a smaller depot capacity than the standard size. The bowls in the Killer design are almost as economical.
All Cosmo Bowl bowls are made using the same milk-firing process, giving them their typical brown to black coloring and effectively preventing "bleeding."
No matter the brand. The idea behind reducing a bowl's tobacco depot size is absolutely right. Especially with rising tobacco prices, it makes more sense than ever to get the maximum efficiency out of your tobacco, and all the bowls we've introduced here do that quite well. Our personal favorite is the ONMO Primis, which not only uses little tobacco but also gets everything right in terms of design and price-performance ratio. The other contestants are also impressive, and ultimately, the choice depends on your personal preferences and budget.
