How long does a steam burned mouth take to heal ?

Normally a few days should do it. But if you've burned it good then wait maybe a week or more if you want 100% healing... And then either change your tobacco or your smoking technique.

We have something called orabase in the UK that aids healing of mouth 'injuries'. It works well.

If it persists longer than 4 days, you may have thrush. It feels just like a pipe-burned mouth and the method of treatment is with "Magic Mouthwash", available by prescription from your doctor.

When I get a burn, I find ice cream helps...plus, you have a reason to eat ice cream. I’m low carb, so I love Halo Top!

Neosporin. Tastes a little funny, but you'll get used to it.







(OK Before anyone decides to eat unguent, it's a joke people)

Bad burn: I wait a week. Minor: A day or two.

If you have a severe tongue bite or the roof of your mouth is burning try Orajel. Your mouth will also heal faster👌👍👍

Have you seriously considered just giving up smoking?

In addition to smoke slower and other recommendations above, you might also want to drink something that helps coat your mouth while you smoke. Like coffee with cream, or even tea with honey.

Milk helps keep my mouth cool.

All of the above posssibilitys are good. Before giving them a try I would not smoke for at least 7 days to truly give you mouth a chance to heal. Smoking before things heal no matter what you do technique wise is only going to fail. Be patient, your body is injured and needs to heal! 

That sounds reasonable.  If Grant Batson can charge $5000 per week for a pipe making tutorial.  Why not?

If Jesse gets the 5000 I believe I deserve a promotional and advertising fee we can discuss the details. Don't hold the pipe in your mouth clenching, only sip the pipe like drinking through a soda straw. count under your breath to say 15 in between sips. You might have to vary that number to suit your style as long as the pipe stays lit most of the time you can take your time. Unlike a cigarette a pipe is more about setting a slow cadence to enjoy the flavor. Run a pipe cleaner into the stem once in a while if it comes out wet more drying time may be in order.

Just a warning, but there's more to that mouth irritation than just the heat of the smoke/steam. It can be a combination of the pH sensitivity of your mouth and a particular blend, and sometimes a blend will just produce an irritating smoke, like fresh-ish burley and its alkaline vapor hell. 

That said, to cool things down a little, look into churchwardens (long stems give a slightly cooler smoke), and calabash and reverse-calabash designs. The latter two rely on large chambers sitting somewhere between the bowl and the stem, where the smoke can swirl and perhaps cool down or drop a bit of moisture.