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This Smart Kitchen Hack Will Make Your Nice Candles Last Longer — Tips from The Kitchn

Scent can be polarizing. I find you're either all about it — and want different candles, diffusers, plug-ins, and room sprays throughout your space — or it's not for you at all, and everything from your laundry detergent to your dish soap is unscented. I definitely fall in the former group. I live for a good scented candle in my living room, bedroom, bathroom, and even kitchen. I'm someone who burns candles year-round — not just on the holidays. And from time to time, I have been known to splurge on fancy ones. So I find it extra annoying when the wick (or wicks) in an expensive candle starts to tunnel, or burn straight down the center of the candle instead of creating a full melty pool across the candle's entire surface.

It's not fun to look at, and it's also a bad sign if you're hoping to burn your candle again (and again) in the future. When your candle doesn't burn evenly, it's likely that you won't get much use out of it. The good news is that you can rescue a slightly tunneled candle with this clever kitchen hack.

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