i ve smoked cracked most ways you can.
My choice is UK way we'd pipe Ash then crack.
Problem I have i want a big hit so I put decent size rock on pipe and lets say first I use the bic.... For sake of explanation say my inhale is 15 seconds . The bic doesnt burn it all lit in that time while I'm blasting.
Now when I use a jet. I get but I feel I'm wasting or burning it.
I never understand the way ppl smoke like a smoke taking drags , so I dont wanna go down that route. I like to blast it once...
Any one any tips TIA
Bit late, but…
The ash method was my favourite, too. That’s how the majority smoked it back in Glasgow (and most of the whole UK I would guess.
When I moved to Chicago, my mate (longtime crack head) told me I’m wasting my gear and to copy what he does. It takes a while to get it down perfectly, but it’s worth every minute spent. A $10 rock an last me about 4-5 hits and that’s before pushing the chore down to get the rez.
Technique to get more out of less:
1) Preheat outside of the stem so the chore inside is hot enough to melt the gear.
2) Put your rock(s) in and let them melt. It should be hot enough but if not, touch the flame to the rock for under 1 second, maybe 3-5 times. Now melted.
3) Stem vertical, flame about an inch from where your gear is, underneath/in front of it. Give it 5 secs.
4) Lower the stem so that it’s horizontal, apply heat across the chore area from 1 inch under the glass. Twist stem for even heat.
5) Bring her down all the way so that the opening faces the floor almost. This is because the crack is now an oil. It hasn’t been burned and wasted like the ash and can method, so it moves around the chore depending on which angle you are holding it.
6) Flame tapping in and out of the opening a couple times. This will now ‘burn’ any remaining crack (now liquid), finishing the hit.
When you vaporize your product this way, you are left with a surprisingly large quantity of resin, which is generally stronger than its precursor. You’re basically getting 1.5 times your gears worth. Meaning - for every 2-3 hits you will get one back in rez.
I’m not going back to ash, utter waste