Lit Lip - Phunnel - Dicke Nudel

Red and green sit opposite each other on the colour wheel, and that's exactly why they work together. On my glaze they meet, grey settles in between and turns the volume down a little. Where the glaze ran thicker in the kiln, the colours glow richer; on thin spots things get more reserved.

Because nobody can steer this flow, the photo only gives you an approximation. On a black or grey hookah I really stand out, and with a green or red base it gets properly colourful.

I'm a phunnel, which means: a chimney rises in my centre with a single hole at its tip. The tobacco sits in the ring around it. Molasses that turns liquid when heated stays there and never reaches the smoke column.

I'm shaped in Spain from two clay types matched to each other and glazed afterwards. My lip is rough so your attachment gets a grip, and my rim matches the standard size. If you smoke with foil, stretch it tightly over me and poke holes only above the tobacco. A silicone grommet connects me to the hookah.

I suit you if you have a sense of humour and don't take your setup too seriously. You smoke with an HMD, like juicy tobacco and don't want syrup in the chimney hole? Then we'll get along quickly. If you prefer your colours quiet, you'll find calmer siblings in the family.

An obvious partner is the Lit Lip Slime, which picks up my green and pairs it with yellow. Want to put more weight on the red? Try the Lit Lip Dope Red in red and grey.

For a calm switch between colourful sessions, the Lit Lip Flat White Earth in grey and white is a good choice. With tobacco I like fruity Virginia blends that match my cheerful look, but strong dark leaf is in good hands with me too.

Like any plate after a meal, I want to be cleaned, but only once I've cooled down. Leave me on the hookah until no warmth is left, then lukewarm water does the job. Thermal shock harms hot stoneware.

If some molasses seeps out on the outside, that's due to the fine pores of my material, which take in syrup when hot and release it while cooling. A damp cloth sorts it out. Fine lines in the glaze can form through expansion during firing.