選擇(ze)一個合適(shi)的(de)煙(yan)斗不但能更(geng)好地(di)享受吸煙(yan)，同(tong)時也能體現(xian)自己(ji)的(de)性(xing)格與(yu)身份。

煙(yan)(yan)斗(dou)有(you)(you)(you)長支、短(duan)支之分(fen)。煙(yan)(yan)鍋(guo)有(you)(you)(you)大有(you)(you)(you)小，有(you)(you)(you)圓柱形(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de)(de)，蘋果形(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de)(de)，還有(you)(you)(you)自由(you)式的(de)(de)(de)(de)。煙(yan)(yan)鍋(guo)壁有(you)(you)(you)厚(hou)也有(you)(you)(you)薄，有(you)(you)(you)表(biao)(biao)面(mian)是(shi)光(guang)亮(liang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)，有(you)(you)(you)用(yong)吹沙(sha)的(de)(de)(de)(de)辦法打掉表(biao)(biao)面(mian)較(jiao)軟的(de)(de)(de)(de)部(bu)分(fen)而(er)形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)麻(ma)(ma)(ma)面(mian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)。每種(zhong)煙(yan)(yan)斗(dou)都有(you)(you)(you)自己(ji)的(de)(de)(de)(de)長處(chu)，不同性格(ge)的(de)(de)(de)(de)人也就會用(yong)不同的(de)(de)(de)(de)煙(yan)(yan)斗(dou)。比(bi)如，短(duan)小的(de)(de)(de)(de)煙(yan)(yan)斗(dou)比(bi)較(jiao)輕，適(shi)合(he)年輕人;但是(shi)厚(hou)重的(de)(de)(de)(de)煙(yan)(yan)斗(dou)則(ze)能提供較(jiao)理(li)想(xiang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)吸(xi)煙(yan)(yan)過(guo)程和滿足感，比(bi)較(jiao)適(shi)合(he)有(you)(you)(you)一定年齡、煙(yan)(yan)齡的(de)(de)(de)(de)人。光(guang)亮(liang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)煙(yan)(yan)鍋(guo)看起(qi)來漂(piao)亮(liang)，但是(shi)喜歡麻(ma)(ma)(ma)子(zi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)人則(ze)認為(wei)麻(ma)(ma)(ma)子(zi)有(you)(you)(you)利(li)于散熱而(er)且握在(zai)手里不易(yi)滑(hua)脫(tuo)。

煙斗一般由兩部分組成，即煙鍋和煙斗嘴。煙斗嘴常用熱固性材料（如膠(jiao)木或尼龍等）制成，過去(qu)(qu)還有(you)(you)硬橡膠(jiao)和琥珀的。當(dang)年(nian)摳麻(ma)櫟(li)疙瘩(da)的人多(duo)是用(yong)(yong)有(you)(you)機玻璃做(zuo)煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)嘴(zui)。但使用(yong)(yong)時(shi)間(jian)(jian)長(chang)(chang)了，煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)油(you)子粘在(zai)(zai)上面就不甚美觀了。現在(zai)(zai)，市場里賣(mai)的煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗都可以(yi)(yi)配上一(yi)種金屬絲網(wang)做(zuo)的煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)絲架，這樣做(zuo)的目的是讓煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)絲充分燃燒(shao)而節省煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗絲。買煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗時(shi)別忘了買清煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)道的棉(mian)條。抽一(yi)段時(shi)間(jian)(jian)的煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗后，要(yao)將煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)嘴(zui)拔下來(lai)，用(yong)(yong)棉(mian)條清理煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)道。煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗要(yao)精心維護(hu)，煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗經常被加(jia)熱，時(shi)間(jian)(jian)長(chang)(chang)了會變(bian)色，如果(guo)養護(hu)得當(dang)，其(qi)顏色會變(bian)得越來(lai)越深，很好看(kan)。因手汗中含(han)有(you)(you)酸液，會使煙(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)斗失去(qu)(qu)光澤，所以(yi)(yi)每次用(yong)(yong)完后要(yao)認真擦(ca)洗。