Follow up picture for my recent post Arab Khaleej coals.  It takes some serious heat to light these things as you see below:

These two little squared ended up lasting for an entire bowl.  This is high quality stuff indeed.  Burns even, long and hot.  One of the highest quality coals I’ve ever used.

Arab Khaleej coals are smokeless coals, what many would call “Japanese style.”  This is one of the highest quality hookah coals I’ve ever used.   They require a stove top to light (realistically) but their long term burning quality is well worth the trouble.  They are smokeless, long-burning and make for a high quality, smooth-burning hookah-smoking experience.  About five bucks for a box of 15 “sticks” or 60 little squares.  Very good value.

After burning about a half hour, one piece was still burning: