Cold-Start Dabbing: Top 6 Things You Should Know Dabbing 101

All this terminology may start getting to you, but the more you know, the more efficient and enjoyable of an experience you will have! So buckle up and let’s take a look into cold-start dabs.

A cold start dab is a dabbing technique where you place your dab or wax into the banger, nail or atomizer before heating it up. This is different from the traditional method where you heat up the quartz banger, nail or atomizer first and then place the dab onto the hot surface. The idea behind a cold start dab is that you can preserve the flavor potency and amount of the concentrate by avoiding overheating it.

Now, some ask whether cold start dabs are wasteful. The answer to this question depends on how you define wasteful. Let’s take a look at the…

Top 6 things you should know about Cold-Start Dabs:

Taste: Cold-Start dabs have one thing over all other dabs, taste taste taste! Getting to taste the first vapors from the dab as the bucket begins to reach vaporization point is some of the sweetest, tastiest nectar known to man!

Efficiency: Cold start dabs can be more efficient than traditional dabs. When you heat up a banger, nail or atomizer first, some and insert the dab, some of the vapor can be lost due to vaporizing before you have a chance to cap the banger and inhale the dab. With a cold start dab, you can ensure that all the dab is vaporized and inhaled, leading to less waste.

Amount of Concentrate: Understanding your proper dab size for a Cold-start dab is important. When utilizing a cold-start dab you can begin inhaling all of the vapor as soon as the dab reaches vaporization point. Being that you will begin inhaling before the banger or atomizer reaches top temperature and peak vaporization rate, regulating your inhalation rate is crucial as well, as to not waste any vapor. Properly sizing your dab so you can inhale all of the vapor during the dab is best to avoid any waste.

Time: Cold start dabs are an easy way not to wait for a banger to heat all the way up to top temperature. Cold-Start dab doesn't not mean low-temp dab. There is a difference. A cold-start dab starts off cold but can end off hot. While a low-temp dab ends off low.

Equipment: Cold start dabs easier on your equipment, less chazzing, especially if low-temp dabs are being done. Less burning, less chazzing, less fuel, will result in less wear and tear on the banger and all devices involved.

Cleaning: Cold start dabs can also be easier to clean, especially if the cold start dab ends off being a low temp dab, a dab under 450 degrees. Cleaning is relatively easy with a dab swab and some isopropyl alcohol.

Conclusion:

These are some of the basic things to know about cold-start dabbing before deciding which method you would prefer, the traditional method or the cold-start method. Try it before you knock it, it may just change your angle!

Cold-start dabs, taste great, are easier on your equipment, can be more efficient, and take less time!