When is hookah charcoal ready to use it?

It is important not to use the hookah charcoal until it is ready. The reason for this is that the charcoal emits increased levels of harmful substances during the lighting process. But when is hookah charcoal ready to use? We'll show you!

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Signs by which you can recognize that the hookah charcoal is through How long does hookah charcoal take to be ready?

Signs by which you can recognize that the hookah charcoal is done

The hookah charcoal should be evenly glowing on all sides. Then it is ready to be placed on your hookah. This is the case when the charcoal is no longer black. The charcoal cubes should look like the picture below:

Ready-made hookah charcoal — This is what the charcoal should look like when it's ready.

And they should never look like the following picture, because if you use hookah charcoal like this, your body will be exposed to far more harmful substances! This is because the charcoal releases significantly more pollutants into the environment when it is lit.

Unfinished hookah charcoal — This is what the charcoal looks like when it is not yet finished

How do I make sure that all sides glow evenly?

If you use an electric charcoal burner or a gas charcoal burner for your hookah charcoal, the charcoal on your burner should look like this after about 5 minutes:

Half-finished hookah charcoal — This is what the charcoal looks like when it is half finished

If this is the case, simply turn the charcoal with a pair of charcoal tongs and then wait another 3-5 minutes and the hookah charcoal should look like the finished charcoal in our picture. Now you can enjoy your hookah in peace!

How long does hookah charcoal take to be ready?

With the classic hookah charcoal cubes and an electric charcoal burner with a power of 1000W, it usually takes 8-10 minutes until your hookah charcoal is ready.

If you want to speed up the lighting process a little, you can also build a kind of funnel out of aluminum foil and place it around the hookah charcoal burner. This will build up the heat and it will take 2-3 minutes faster.

Aluminum funnel on charcoal burner — Aluminum funnel made of aluminum foil on a charcoal burner

Note: Using such an aluminum funnel can damage the igniter in the long term, as the accumulated heat can damage the electronics and the heating coil of the igniter!

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