well, most smokers don't seem to care about this as much as i do, lighters (butanes do it a lot, zippos win the gold) alter the taste badly. Just like tobbacco smoking, using lighters is a bad idea if you are smoking for an enjoyable relax session. Try wooden stove matches (long or short handle) buyable at most dollar stores. My store you get four 250 match boxes for a dollar. Booya! Try smoking with a lighter and matches some time and you will notice a big difference immediately. Another thing after striking the max count to 3 before lighting so it has a chance for the carbon to burn off, which will again, alter the taste. Good luck and happy toking!