GIZEH Black Fine Rolling Papers, 100 Sheets

A booklet of papers that has spent a week in a pocket usually shows it: bent sheets and a flap that will not stay closed. GIZEH Black Fine rolling papers come 100 to a booklet, and a magnetic closure holds it shut.

What is in the booklet

One booklet holds 100 papers. Each sheet has a strip of natural gum arabic, the sap of the acacia tree. Retailers describe the pack as a double booklet of 2 x 50 papers, with a chart of GIZEH's colour codes for its paper grades on the back. Recycling is possible for the whole pack, magnet included, according to the same retailers. The magnet gets regular praise in Amazon reviews: owners find the sheets stay where they should.

GIZEH Raucherbedarf, the company behind the brand, is based in Gummersbach, Germany.

How GIZEH Black Fine rolling papers compare with Extra Fine

Black Fine and Black Extra Fine are easy to confuse. On the maker's own product pages, Black Fine is an 18.5 g/m² paper made from flax and hemp, with a medium burn rate. Black Extra Fine weighs 14 g/m², is made from cellulose and is rated slow burning. For scale, one retailer puts ordinary rolling paper at about 24 to 27 g/m².

Fine suits you if you want a thin paper that still feels firm in the fingers. One buyer describes the sheets as thin but sturdy and easy to roll. GIZEH names Extra Fine as its thinnest paper, so choose that one if thinness matters most to you.

What to watch for

Burn: GIZEH notes on its page that you may need to relight if you leave it between draws. Keep a lighter close.
Rolling: the maker describes the surface as slightly smooth. The cut corners on each sheet are meant to help you start the roll.
Storage: gum arabic reacts to moisture. Keep the booklet dry, or the sheets can stick together.