Rock insert for smoking or vaping

A smoking or vaping accessory comprising:

• a removable rock insert comprising a porous body including a surrounding sidewall, a hollow interior extending partially within a central region of said porous body defining a top opening in communication with said hollow interior, and a closed bottom, said hollow interior including a first interior region having a first interior sidewall integral with an annular base, and a second interior region extending through said annular base defining a second interior sidewall integral with a closed base, said first interior region comprising a first diameter, and said second interior region comprising a second diameter, said second diameter being smaller than said first diameter;
• at least two channels each formed within an outer surface of said surrounding sidewall and said closed bottom of said porous body, and extending from a portion of said closed bottom and terminating adjacent said top opening, each of said at least two channels having a width and a depth, and spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other, circumferentially around said porous body;
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• wherein said rock insert is removably seated within a designated recess of a smoking pipe or vaping device where said porous body is heated by a heating source to gradually distribute heat to a smokable or vaping material disposed within said hollow interior of said removable rock insert to produce a gaseous vapor for human consumption, each of said at least two channels allowing both air and smoke generated by heating said smoking or vaping material to flow between an inner surface of said designated recess, and said outer surface of said surrounding wall of said porous body, and wherein said removable rock insert is removably retained within said designated recess by friction.