Yep, its a 1 hitter. Just push the tapered end down into the stash portion of the box, filling the "bowl" with weed. Your weed needs to be pretty well ground up and you need to pack the hitter right. Too tightly and its hard to hit, too loosely and you suck burning herb into your lungs. It's pretty basic though and you'll get it after 1 or 2 times. I've always found that a little twisting motion while pushing down on the hitter works best.