You can use a dehydrator. I use one occasionally. I wouldn't use it for sticks. Fast drying will cause them to curl. For cones. I'd let them sit at least 24 hours before putting them in. Fast drying can exaggerate any tiny cracks and might result in very large cracks. Once you put them in, many cones will be burnable in 12 hours or so, depending on the temperature.
I love your videos! so informative and well explained. Do you think a different stick may work? Like regular wood sticks that are thicker than the ones you used
The issue there is how difficult the stick it to burn. If you use a thicker stick. you will need to add more incense dough to ensure it will burn. A lot of times when a stick goes out part way through, it's caused by that wooden rod. You want the wood to be as thin as possible while remaining rigid enough to support the incense.
@@IncenseDragon Thanks, I just 'went for it' and made some incense mixture with spices, orange zest and honey, plus some psyllium husk as a binder as I have no other binder in the house. How it will burn, well I will have to wait and see. OMG I am super excited to make incense, why did I wait 55 years to find my true vocation haha :o)
Awesome! I love experimenting because you never know what you might discover. If you check out my video on making incense pellets, you'll see that honey is an excellent binder for some types of incense. You might consider making some "nerikoh". Just the simple recipe I give makes absolutely amazing incense.
