after cleaning my bowl that first time, it all the hits tasted harsh after it was cleaned, so i guess i do realize the bad taste, i think that it was just that i had forgotten what the weed orginally tasted like since it was really my only piece for a while, and when i was first smoking out of it i was just smoking schwag, but now, i know better, and am probably going to clean my pieces tomorrow when i get paid and am able to get some cleaning accessories. I really wish i could put my slider into a bowl and just shake it around with some alcohol and salt and not worry about it breaking, but i know that wont do, what do you guys suggest for cleaning the slider out really well, it is a color changing one, so i have a chamber around the bowl that needs cleaning as well, and really the salt and alcohol only work so well.