Candle Quenchers Are Versatile Candle Accessories
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A simple and functional tool.
Several years ago we began stocking a product called the Candle Quencher, a multipurpose candle accessory that is a variation on a candle snuffer but with a few additional functions. It wasn’t until relatively recently that I got around to putting a candle quencher into service in my own home. Now that I have, I am a huge fan.
Candle quenchers are about 11 inches long and look like a cross between tweezers and fireplace tongs. As you might expect with a name like that, they do a great job of extinguishing burning candle wicks. Their mode of action is similar to dousing a flame by squeezing the wick between your fingers, but without the pain.
Because the candle quencher cuts off the flow of oxygen immediately, the smoky after burn you get when blowing out a candle flame or smothering it with a snuffer is prevented. By itself, that is a perfectly good reason to use this clever tool, but it gets better. While you’re quenching the wick the squeezing also trims it.
I am pretty satisfied with those features, but the longer I’ve had my candle quencher the more uses I’ve found for it. For instance, it works really well for scraping wax off the insides of jar candles. The heft of the tool makes it easy to coax the warmed wax off while the candle is burning.
Sometimes the wick drifts off center mid-burn, and when that occurs I find it fairly simple to reposition it with the candle quencher. Occasionally I use my candle quencher to flick off the blooms that develop on some wicks.
When container candles have reached the point where they’re either too much hassle to light or unsafe to burn, I relegate them to a candle warmer until all the fragrance is gone. A candle warmer turns the wax at the bottom of a mostly used container candle to liquid in a relatively short time. When the wax liquefies like that, I grab hold of the no-longer needed wick with the candle quencher and pull that sucker right out.
Doubtless I’ll find some other uses for my trusty candle quencher as time goes on, but for now I’m quite pleased with its versatility. I highly recommend this candle accessory for anyone who burns candles regularly. It makes a great gift for candle lovers.
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