Cleaning the hookah hose
A filthy hookah clay bowl, is the reason for most bad hookah smoking sessions. For you and your smoking buddies to really enjoy the flavor, you must always keep the bowl hygiene in mind.
Cleaning the hookah clay bowl should be carried out in two levels:
The immidiate level - Every 2-3 smoking sessions, take the bowl apart from the hookah, and wash it down with hot water (the hotter the better) making sure no tobacco remains are allowed into your new smoking session.
The long term level - Every 30 smoking sessions or less, take the bowl apart from the hookah, and boil it in a pot for 10 minutes. You'll notice the smell of that burned out left overs you could never scrub off the bowl raising to the air - thank god it's not there stay.
After boiling, scrub the bowl with a tester, sponge, what ever you can think of, and get rid of those black spots of burned out glycerin.
For a deep and thorough clean up, check out the other cleaning guides: Cleaning the body and Cleaning the hose.