Heat Management Devices make hookah smoking fuss free and accessible. Nowadays too many varieties of heat management devices are available on the market. In case if you are new to hookah world and not familiar with the term HMD, it stands for Heat Management Devices. These gears provide direct control over your heat and its usage is quite simple. These devices are a replacement for the traditional aluminum foil setup. They provide even heating across the entire bowl. In last few years many go to HMDs such as Kaloud Lotus, the Phoenix, the Ignis, Apple on Top Provost, the Stratus, the Quasar and many more have filled the market. Let’s go through some of them in detail and check how they really replace the conventional coal and foil system.

It is obvious that heat Management Devices helps to bake your shisha tobacco evenly. The conventional way of heat management is the coals going directly onto foil and rotating those coals as needed. At first look this method looks simple, but in fact requires much effort and attention to optimize the heat.

In order to simplify the heat management process, nearly five years ago the first alternative was brought to the market, the Kaloud Lotus. It simply has two aluminum parts with inlets that allow air to be drawn through your bowl of choice and stoke your charcoal. The Lotus comes with many features that a foil system can’t provide. This HMD can stretch your session by allowing less air to pass over your coals. Due to less air flow, coals burns down at a much slower rate. This device utilizes a vent system rather than holes on the bottom to allow for great air flow. It makes managing your coals much easier and provides a much cleaner session by keeping all the ash from your coals contained. When placed on top of the unit in the open position it closely resembles a lotus flower, making it pretty and attractive.

The Phoenix is a relatively new HMD and is quite than most of the other mainstream HMD’s. For air flow instead of holes or went, this HDM uses a phunnel style build that aligns with a phunnel bowl to deliver heat and airflow. This HMD is made of aircraft grade aluminum and has a shiny finish. Its design allows for use with smaller bowls and it is a pretty interesting device that does attract attention. This device design is such that you need a tong to manipulate it when it gets hot. With its design, this phunnel HMD allows for the use of up to 4 cubed charcoals with no fitment issues.

The Stratus from Shishabucks offers an innovative locking mechanism which provides easy de-ashing. The lid of this device is also quite unique to the others available. It features four inlets. It not only controls heat from the top but from the sides as well. Vents on the top, windows on the sides and holes on the bottom provide wide range in heat regulation. Also circles at the bottom prevent coals dying out from lack of oxygen. Its silicone handle is thicker and has two prongs that reach into the material. Its handle is very sturdy and manageable even in the middle of the session.

Overall, each HMD ultimately have its own strengths and drawbacks, but each device serves its purpose well. You might be an avid user of good old foil and coal and would like to keep that culture going on. But with all of the new heat management innovations being brought to the hookah world, novice hookah smokers are able to enjoy their sessions without much effort on heat management side.