Radio420™: 10 Best Quartz Bangers For Cannabis Concentrates

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Dabbing has been around long enough for us to know that quartz nails are the way to go for flavor and heat retention. The best quartz bangers for cannabis concentrates depend on your price range and preference. All of the nails on our list are high quality, made in America and retain heat long enough for a flavorful but potent low-temperature dab.

10. Halen Bucket 25mm

All of Joel Halen’s quartz nails are made in-house in the U.S.A.

The Price
$140.00

The Good
One of the most affordable quartz bangers on the market. The quality is just a hair down from the best and the lower price reflects it. You get the flat top design, which is perfect for carb capping. Most quartz nails come with beveled edges which allow your cap to fall off when you’re not holding onto it. Not to mention, the number of carb caps that work with beveled edges is much more limited.

The Bad
The neck billows out and catches reclaim. You’ll have to soak the neck in some cleaner to get it all the way clean. Otherwise, your reclaim will continue to stink up your banger.

9. Hoyes Flat Top

Jason Hoyes in Asheville, North Carolina is responsible for making some of the most affordable American quartz on the market today.

The Price
$110.00

The Good
Hoyes makes a flat top, American-made banger that is nearly half the price of the competition. A carb cap can seal it off with ease. The neck is always high up to prevent oil from splashing up. Expect more airflow than most other bangers because of the neck design. The thick base holds heat for a long time, so you have a larger window to get the perfect dab.

The Bad
Not as aesthetically pleasing as other American quartz bangers.

8. Thermal Pukinbeagle

Pukinbeagles quickly skyrocketed in popularity over recent years. Their thermal banger is a unique design that is being copied by several other glass companies.

The Price
$190.00+

The Good
The advantage is that there will be no dabs down the neck. That’s because there is a layer of glass between the airflow hole and the bucket. The heat from the outer wall transfers to the inner wall for lower temperature dabs. When you use a bubble cap, you can spin your oil around for a more even burn.

The Bad
You’ll need a bubble cap if you want optimal function. It can be hard to clean between walls once oil gets between them. You’ll have to soak it in DarkCrystal Glass “Clear” Cleaning Solution before your next dab. Otherwise, it’ll burn up and potentially cloud up your expensive quartz banger.

Pukinbeagles are hard to come by. We couldn’t find any for sale, and the price varies depending on the size of the bucket; 25mm thermals were about $190.00 before the hype hit.

7. Sugar Cube XL

Sugar Cube entered the American quartz scene with their innovative cube-shaped banger. Currently, they have two available designs. There’s the square-shaped one and the Sugar Cube XL.

The Price
$180.00

The Good
Sugar Cube has one of the thickest walled bangers. Brand new, it will hold heat for well over a minute. The wide bucket and round edges make it easy to Q-Tip the banger clean.

The Bad
Beveled edge makes it hard to find the right cap. Even the cap designed for it doesn’t have a great seal. You’re better off with something that will seal the top and spin your concentrate for an even vaporization.

6. Cryptic Culture JTR Banger

Cryptic Culture has dropped one of the most innovative banger designs in recent years.

The Price
$200.00

The Good
Any grievance you may have had with other quartz bangers are probably solved in the JTR quartz banger’s design. There is a super thick base for extra heat retention, flat top with a beveled inner lip to allow a bubble cap to fit better and two lines etched around the center of the bucket to prevent oil from splashing up. The neck is high up as well, just in case anything makes it even halfway up.

To top it all off, there is a star etched on the bottom of their thick base. The star creates more surface area for a faster heat up while retaining heat for a long time. They addressed every concern a dabber might have.

The Bad
Hits hotter than many of the other bangers on the list. Experiment with the cool-down time to find the perfect low-temperature dabbing range.

5. Mayoral Flat Top 31mm

Mayoral quartz has several quartz banger designs to suit the needs of every kind of dabber.

The Price
$260.00

The Good
The neck is high up, so you can drop fat dabs and they won’t go down the neck too easily. There is a sturdy seal on the neck, so it won’t break from heat or light pressure. Mayoral dropped their flat top design right when consumers were discovering its advantages.

The Bad
They’re priced much higher than the similar looking slit-less toro grails with nothing better to offer. The look, feel and function of a slit-less toro grail are a better bang for your buck.

4. Crystal Star Quartz

The inventors of the Terp Tuner Cap have come out with the Crystal Star Quartz design. Their banger has one of the freshest, most innovative designs on the market today.

The Price
$160.00

The Good
Crystal Star decided to go HAM with a 6mm thick bottom to their bucket. That’s the largest we’ve ever seen. The heat retention on this is like no other. You’ll need to wait for over a minute and thirty seconds after fully heating it. The neck is one of the thickest we’ve ever seen as well. After a dab, you should be able to lift your nail out from right above the joint without burning your fingers.

The bottom of the thick base has a star carved into it. The star provides more surface area for a faster heat up. Without it, it would take a long while to fully heat 6mm of quartz. The inside of the bucket has rounded edges, so your concentrate won’t get caught up in the corners. You can easily Q-Tip everything up on the first try. The inside of the top is beveled so bubble caps sit comfortably.

The Bad
Finding the right temperature is tricky. It seems to hit a little hotter than other bangers on the list. Milky hits were slightly painful to the throat and lungs compared to other nails on the list. The smoother hits left too large of a puddle.

3. Quave Club Banger XL

Quave is one of the most renowned glass blowers in the game, and his quartz banger is probably the most popular one in existence.

The Price
$180.00

The Good
They’re handmade to order in small batches. Flavor is phenomenal on a Quave Club Banger. When it comes to looks and taste, Quave has one of the best quartz bangers on the market today.

The Bad
The beveled top makes it harder to find a carb cap with a complete seal. Not much has changed in the design from the start, other than larger sized buckets.

2. Evan Shore Flat Top

Evan Shore is a Philadelphia-based glass artist crafting some of the best quartz bangers on the market. His innovative designs like the new flat top billowed banger keep the needs of globbers in mind.

The Price
$170.00

The Good
The flat top removes the limit on the types of carb caps you can use. If you like tossing terps, a bubble cap works just fine. Swing all you want. You’d have to drop a ridiculous amount of weight for any to splash up the neck. That’s because the Evan Shore Banger’s bottom billows out. So when you’re spinning terps, they get trapped under the billow, instead of riding up the walls into the neck.

The Bad
If you don’t tend to the oil trapped in the billow’s edge, it rises up and burns black when you heat up for your next dab. You can prevent this by switching up your Q-Tip technique a tiny bit. You can lightly tug the cotton so it extends further. The Q-Tip should look a little like a hockey stick. Use that to mop everything at the edge of the billow up. With some Dark Crystal Glass Clear cleaning solution, you can keep your Evan Shore Banger clean with ease.

1. Core Reactor

JP is a glass artist and founder of Toro Glass. On top of consistently making some of the best bongs when it comes to production, Toro is dominating the quartz banger market.

The Price
$275.00

The Good
The core reactor is a fresh take on the quartz bangers we’ve come to know and love. There is a giant block of quartz at the center to bring you the ultimate heat retention. Not to mention, the flavor is top notch. The neck is high up to prevent reclaim from pouring into your piece. This is the best quartz bangers for cannabis concentrates, especially if you’re into dropping globs.

The Bad
The bad is that you may have a hard time getting your hands on one. Smoke shops are lucky to get two at a time, and it’s one of the most expensive quartz bangers on the market. In fact, the carb cap designed for it will run you at least another hundred dollars. If you’ve already got a bubble cap, you can use that and save some money.