Hey fellow amateur dabbers that don't have all the cool tools... The little nectar-collectors are cool, but I see all different colors of residue on the straw based on the random temps the tip was at. I have this from Grav that is fragile as fuck but works great. I am on the lookout for a similar set-up from someone that makes sturdy glass. Or just a smaller glass cup that will fit in a regular size banger.
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That little cup is the game changer. You can heat the banger cherry red and drop it right in (I don't do that) and your first hit (and last) will still be a cold start and ramp up to (and past) the temp you want.
I use a smaller amount, and let it cool some before dropping, and accept there will be some I don't get to smoke because the temp might be too high, and it eventually cooks beyond the 'good' point. There's a little notch at the intake on the banger where skinny-noze tweezers can grab the cup out before it burns so you don't have to dump it and make a hot-lava mess.
But if the temp is right, the air you take in cools it as you go and you can end up with a mostly empty cup that tasted amazing to the end. I just ordered a knock-off terp-o-meter to check what temp I am getting that good effect at and make the whole thig more precise, but for now I don't have to worry about my lungs getting encrusted with carcinogens from hitting at the way wrong temp.