Hookah Bowls
Looking to upgrade or replace the bowl on your hookah? You’ve come to the right place! Cloud 9 Smoke Co offers the best hookah bowl selection and offers hookah bowls in many different shapes, sizes, and designs from popular brands such as MOB Hookah and Zahrah. Our selection of hookah bowls will allow everyone to find the perfect bowl to match to their hookah sesh needs. Shop the best hookah bowls to buy online below!
What are Hookah Bowls Made From?
Hookah bowls, often referred to as hookah heads, are containers made out of clay, glass, or silicone that holds the shisha tobacco and coals during a hookah session. The shisha tobacco is packed into the bowl, followed by the bowl being covered by foil or a heat management device. After that, hot coals are placed on top allowing the shisha tobacco to heat up and produce smoke.
Clay Hookah Bowls
Clay hookah bowls are usually handmade and do a great job of trapping heat. This is the most popular material of hookah bowls. In some cases, these bowls can be glazed which allows for easy care and maintenance and switching shisha flavors during a smoke session. Unglazed bowls are best for smokers who prefer to keep shisha flavors consistent.
Ceramic Hookah Bowls
Ceramic bowls are often what you’ll find included in a hookah kit. In some cases, these bowls can be glazed which allows for easy care and maintenance and switching shisha flavors during a smoke session. Unglazed bowls are best for smokers who prefer to keep shisha flavors consistent.
Silicone Hookah Bowls
Virtually indestructible, silicone hookah bowls are easy to handle and care for! If you’re prone to accidents or often have friends over to smoke from your hookah, this type of bowl is a safe bet.
What are the Types of Hookah Bowls?
After looking through our collection, you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of styles of hookah bowls to choose from! Here’s a breakdown of each type of hookah bowl, so you can decide which hookah bowl matches your smoke session preferences.
Egyptian Style Bowls
The classic style of hookah bowls! Egyptian hookah bowls are recognized by the five holes at the bottom of the bowl and take on a traditional clay color. This type of bowl is best used with shisha that doesn’t have an excessive amount of molasses flavoring, such as Al Fakher shisha. Newer, juicier shisha tobaccos often drip down the holes of Egyptian bowls and eventually clog them.
Vortex Bowls
Vortex bowls work best with modern, juicy shisha tobacco due to the center spire in the middle of the bowl. This allows for more airflow above the shisha and eliminates any risk for clogged holes and juice in your hookah.
Phunnel Bowls
Much like Vortex bowls, Phunnel bowls function off of the center spire concept! The difference that Phunnel bowls bring to your hookah experience is a larger amount of air intake at the top of the spire. Phunel bowls work well with any type of shisha tobacco, but the size of the bowl really determines what tobacco is used for best results.
How Do I Clean a Hookah Bowl?
Clay and ceramic bowls should be rinsed, at the very least. Any black staining that you find in your hookah bowl is difficult to remove, and you can scrub the glaze off of your bowl after long-term scrubbing. Make sure to rinse or use small pipe brushes to clean out the neck and holes of the hookah bowl.
The Best Hookah Bowls to Buy Online
To help you narrow down your search, Cloud 9 Smoke Co has curated a list of our personal favorites from the best hookah bowls in our online collection.
Zahrah Cordata Hookah Bowl ($14.99) - Taking on the traditional Egyptian style, the Zahrah Cordata Hookah Bowl is all about dense shisha packing! The concave bottom and thick walls of this hookah bowl allows for you to pack shisha to your heart’s content, without sacrificing airflow in the process. This bowl can hold up to 25g of shisha!
Starbuzz Phunnel Silicone Bowl ($24.99) - The Starbuzz Silicone Phunnel Hookah Bowl combines the function of a traditional bowl with the innovativeness of silicone all in one piece. The heat-resistant silicone makes it easy to keep your coals perfectly lit and heated. The Starbuzz Phunnel Hookah bowl has a single spire air hole with a contoured bowl that helps retain all of your shisha juice, and is able to hold up to 20 grams of shisha.
MOB Cordoba Hookah Bowl ($14.99) - The MOB Cordoba Hookah Bowl takes on the Phunnel style that preserves the life and flavor of your shisha. The raised center spire of the Cordoba allows for the juice of your shisha to remain securely inside the bowl to create long-lasting smoke seshes. This bowl can hold 20g to 25g of shisha tobacco!