Table of contents
- Top-shelf vapor
- Drinkware: vape without intrusion
- Best-in-class battery life
- Award winning build quality
- Hits as easy as a vape pen
- Built for herbs, great for concentrates
- Thoughtful accessories included
- No vape is perfect
- Warranty
- What’s in the box
- For best results
- Easy maintenance
- Who’s the Tafee Bowle for?
- Who’s the Tafee Bowle not for?
- Conclusion
The Tafee Bowle 2 soars to new heights with the latest Series. This exceptional portable vaporizer will blow your mind and quench your thirst! With this on-demand vape you can take a hit, take a sip, and take another hit without any distraction. Don’t miss this review, or you might miss an incredible vape.
Tafee Bowle Series 2 Vaporizer
Starting at $449.00
Enjoy exquisite flavors, lightning-quick vapor, and your favorite beverage with the Tafee Bowle Series 2
- The best flavor in a portable - full convection
- Ready in seconds
- Up to 15 sessions per charge
- USB-C charge port
- Five preset temperature settings
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The Tafee Bowle Series 2 Review: Top-shelf vapor
This is where the Tafee Bowle 2 truly shines. It doesn’t cook your herbs between hits, so each draw is as full and flavorful as possible. Built with inert materials, all you taste are your herbs. The mouthpiece easily cools the vapor to the point of deception. Many times I’d take a hit that felt too comfortable to have much impact, only to exhale a monster cloud. This is true on-demand, full-convection vapor at its finest, with all the taste and none of the waste!
Drinkware: vape without intrusion
Why pair drinkware with a vaporizer? I think a better question is, why not? After all, I drink water or tea every time I vape. Don’t you usually drink something when you vape?
It turns out, we’re always drinking, and the Bowle naturally brings vaporizing into anything we do, without intrusion. Try it out the next time you have a casual talk with someone. I found I could talk, drink and vaporize without breaking up the conversation, or moving into a room that had a vape. The drinkware, paired with an on-demand vape that requires no attention, is brilliance at work!
There are things to consider with the drinkware, though. I found hot drinks were fine, just not boiling hot. Condensation can build on cold drinks, but the buttons can handle minor splashes and drips. Condensation doesn’t build underneath the drinkware since it’s airtight. If travelling with the Bowle, it’s best to use the box it came in. I threw it in my backpack unprotected, and developed cracks from the beating it took.
Best-in-class battery life
One of the biggest (and most notable) upgrades out of the Series 2 is its new 5000mAh battery that turned it from a weakness to a best-in-class feature. The Tafee Bowle Series 2 pumps out anywhere from 12 to 15 sessions on a single charge. Your mileage will vary depending on how you use it, but it’s without a doubt the best battery in a convection vape, and one of the best in any portable.
Tafee also made sure that the battery won’t degrade prematurely. Charging a battery to 100% or draining it to 0% puts a lot of stress on batteries and shortens their lifespan. So Tafee built in smart charge limits to keep the battery from hitting full or empty and extend its lifespan. Even with these limits in place, the battery is still a top performer.
We also see the switch from a mico-USB to USB-C charge port located on top of the puck (the base unit), or underneath the drinkware. To charge, remove the drinkware and plug it in. A full recharge took about an hour with the supplied charger, which brings up an important point. The supplied charger is a Qualcomm quick charger that works better than any other charger I have, and comes with a long six foot cable - use it with your other electronics.
Award winning build quality
The Bowle is beautiful, and has already won several design awards. But it’s also built as well as it looks. The vaporizer portion sports an all-metal exterior with a sandblasted silver look, and two inconspicuous buttons located up front that can be differentiated by just feel alone. The smaller, convex button below selects the temperature, while the larger, concave one above turns the heater on and off.
The drinkware itself is plastic, specially molded to fit the Bowle’s puck. The plastic doesn’t cheapen the feel for me. A glass version would be heavier and much more expensive. But it’s not out of the question - the manufacturer has other types of drinkware in mind later on.
The white ceramic bowls, called pots, are inert and add nothing to the taste. The vapor path is all ceramic and metal, except for a silicone mouthpiece at the cool end. I already mentioned the high quality charger included. This vaporizer is solidly built, and feels like it. It’s not water-resistant, by any means, but can handle the occasional spill or splash.
Hits as easy as a vape pen
Ever had to wait for a vape to heat up? Of course you have - we all have - and it can suck! But that can be a thing of the past. The Bowle is ready in one second. I didn’t even know that was possible for a dry herb vape, but there it is, instantly blinking green and taunting me to take a hit.
After you’ve loaded a pot and selected your temperature, the hit couldn’t be easier. Press and hold the upper button while you hit it, and release when done. Technically, you should wait for the lights to turn from blue to green before you take a hit, but it all happens too quickly. It’s so fast, in fact, that when I suggested they make it breath-activated, they added another feature. Instead of holding the button in during the hit, you can just tap the button and start hitting it. The Bowle will sense your breath and shut down when you stop. Whichever way you go, you won’t wait for it!
Built for herbs, great for concentrates
The Bowle Series 2 now has five preset temperatures instead of the original four. It extends both ends of the spectrum so the lowest temperature is lower and the top setting is higher than the original. The middle settings fill in the gaps.
The lower two temps are where the flavor chasers live, but with great clouds. The third and fourth temperature is where most will probably finish off a bowl of dry herbs, while some of us take it to the top temp for those one and done hits.
While the Bowle doesn’t come with any accessories for concentrates, Tafee does offer extract fibers that you can place your material on and inside the cups. Another fun method is to add some concentrates to a bowl of dry herbs, for super spiked hits!
Temperature setting five on the Bowle works great with concentrates, and is more than enough to power spike sessions without burning the herbs. I’ll be surprised if we don’t see a specially-made accessory for concentrates at some point.
Thoughtful accessories included
The Bowle has a real stir tool, not just a stick you can wiggle around. The scoop-shaped end stirs the pots. The butt end is flat shaped, and is perfect to push the pot screens back down into place, and for tamping the load in a full pot.
Each Bowle also comes with a plastic grinder with four additional pots. As you grind, herbs fall through into the four pots below. Give the grinder a gentle shake and tap, about half way through, to fill the pots all the way up. It can also be configured as a funnel loader to fill one pot at a time. It’s plastic, but works really well, and you can upgrade to an aluminum grinder, if you wish.
No vape is perfect
There’s no such thing as a perfect vape, just the best vape for the person and situation. I see why the charge port is located where it is, but I’m still not a big fan. It almost screams for a wireless solution. And a version without the big cup would be sick!
Warranty
Tafee Bowle 2 covers any workmanship and defect issues for two years. Like all of our products, the Tafee Bowle is covered by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
What’s in the box
- 1 x Puck Base Unit and Small Stem
- 1 x Drinkware (300 ml / 10 oz)
- 1 x Potter+ Herb Shredder
- 4 x Oven Pots
- 2 x Mouthpieces
- 1 x USB-C Charging Cable
- 1 x Maintenance Kit
- 1 x Quick Start Manual
- 1 x Potter Gunsky Grey (Silver Label Collection only)
- 1 x Stubby Stem (Silver Label Collection only)
For best results
We’ll have our Tips and Tricks article out very soon, with quite a few tips in there for you, but for now, take advantage of the stir tool for tamping. Don’t pack it hard, just tamp it down a little bit. The herbs will vape more evenly and taste better, longer.
Easy maintenance
Our Cleaning and Maintenance Guide is coming soon, but until then, make sure to brush out the pots when you’re done. Too often I set it down and forget, only to later find the herbs stuck in place. It also gets the screens dirty a lot quicker. When you’re done, just dump the herbs and brush out the bowl.
🔋 Tafee Bowle 2 Scoring Breakdown
We rated the Tafee Bowle 2 across 10 core categories. Here's how it scored:
Final Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 9.4/10 (94%)
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Vapor Quality | 10 |
| Ease of Use/Sharing | 8 |
| Build Quality | 9 |
| Portability | 5 |
| Efficiency | 10 |
| Battery Life | 10 |
| Cleaning & Maintenance | 8 |
| Value | 5 |
| Customization & Accessories | 7 |
| Warranty & Reliability | 9 |
| Tafee Bowle 2 Rating: | 9.4 / 10 (94%) |
With a final score of 9.4 out of 10 (94%), the Tafee Bowle 2 stands out for its instant convection heating, excellent vapor quality, and no-fuss cleaning—ideal for those who want top-tier performance in a desktop-style package.
Who is the Tafee Bowle 2 for?
The Tafee Bowle is for anyone who vapes and drinks, and can spring for it. The vapor is the pinnacle of portable performance, and is a must have for the serious vaporist. It’s on-demand vapor the way it was meant to be - thick and tasty - without any of the waste or fuss. The Bowle is the first on-demand vaporizer that’s a joy to share, because it’s so consistently excellent, no matter the style.
Who is the Tafee Bowle 2 not for?
The Bowle is not for those on a budget. It’s one of our most expensive vaporizers, portable or desktop. While it’s portable, and arguably stealthy, the Bowle is not pocketable, limiting where you can go with it. I’d say it’s not for those that can’t get over the drinkware feature, but don’t let that stop you. You just might find you wish all your vapes had drinkware!
Conclusion
I had the privilege of beta testing the Tafee Bowle 2 for over a year before its release, so the newness has long since worn off, but it’s still easily one of my favorite portable vapes. I simply have nothing like it. It’s what all the previous attempts at on-demand convection vaporizers meant to do, but failed.
It also comes with drinkware, and that’s what scares me. What if the market doesn’t accept it? If this were a pocketable vape, it would be a Grand Slam. But the drinkware adds uncertainty, even though I love it. It could help normalize the way we vape herbs. Still, some will skip this vape because they can’t get past the drinkware, and the next sentences are for them. There will be some soccer moms with more sophisticated herbal palates than you, because the Bowle consistently delivers tasty rips, every time. Miss this one at your own risk.
✅ Tafee Bowle Series 2: FAQs
Q: Is the Tafee Bowle 2 good for beginners?
A: Yes. Despite its power, the Bowle is very user-friendly with one-button control, instant heat-up, and zero learning curve.
Q: How fast does the Bowle heat up?
A: Instantly. The Tafee Bowle Series 2 offers true on-demand convection heating with zero wait time.
Q: What makes the Tafee Bowle different from other vaporizers?
A: It combines a beverage cup with an instant-heating vaporizer, delivering smooth hits while staying discreet and highly functional.
Q: Is the Tafee Bowle easy to clean?
A: Yes. With no internal air path and simple bowl design, cleanup is quick and hassle-free.
Q: Can I customize the Tafee Bowle?
A: It supports different bowl types and accessories, but offers less customization than modular vapes like the POTV Lobo.
Q: How portable is the Tafee Bowle Series 2?
A: It’s portable in the sense that it’s cordless and lightweight, but it’s shaped like a cup and better suited for home use.
