Charcoal and resin, step by step
Resin needs a coal. Once you have done it twice it takes under five minutes, and the room fills with the oldest incense there is.
Your kit
- Quick-light charcoal and tongs.
- A censer or bowl half full of sand or salt.
- Resin: frankincense, myrrh, copal or a blend.
Method
- Grip one tablet with tongs and hold a flame to its edge until sparks run across it.
- Lay it on the sand. Give it a few minutes to turn gray all over.
- Drop on two or three grains of resin. When they melt away, add a few more.
- Leave the coal to burn out completely in the censer; it stays hot long after the smoke stops.
Safety
Work on a heat-proof surface with the window open, keep water away from hot ceramic, and never leave a lit coal.
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