Clean the tobacco bowl. 

If you still have old foil and tobacco over the bowl, remove those and dispose of them in the trash. Dig your fingers into the clean side of the foil to help jar the caked tobacco loose without getting your fingers dirty. 

• Run warm tap water over the bowl.
• Use your fingers to scrape off any caked-on tobacco that’s left behind.
• Bring a pot of water to a simmer.
• Carefully submerge the bowl in the water. Use the charcoal tongs that came with your hookah to get the bowl into the right position.
• Leave the bowl in the simmering water for 3-5 minutes, then remove it using the tongs.
• Protecting your hand with a thick towel, scrub the bowl to remove old, black burn marks.

(Tip: use scrubbers on the other side of the spong to avoid scrathes)