I received a basket from a secret sister and my niece, who used to be a smoker told me to wrap it in newspaper. I had tried everything else including washing it in soda water and rinsing it in vinegar, putting charcoal in a plastic bag with it but it still smelled. I wrapped it in the newspaper, sealed it in a plastic bag and left it about a month and when I opened it and took it out the smoke smell was gone. You might also try Febreze for smokers.