I'm in San Antonio and we just within the last year started getting ecp. I smoke it no problem, if it's crisping then you probably just put too much heat on it. And I use, and think it's the best Tooter, a bic pen. If you are gonna use one tho, use a lighter to heat it up and bend it a bunch, I bend mine to a real sharp curve. The more it's bent, the more smoke will hit the sides, the more reclaim you get. And if you wanna catch even more, stick some thumb tacks through it, they increase the surface area and you should have a good amount of reclaim after a g or so. And for reference, I was just in Nola for Mardi gras and was smoking the powder left and right. I love that city, but that's crippling addiction central lol