Shoyeido - Square Charcoal Type B - 24 Piece(s)

This is the best charcoal I've tried, by leaps and bounds. I've used the round kind with and without the fuel added, and even the ones without the fuel can have a very noticeable smell when lighting or the incense runs out before the coal does (the ones *with* fuel are unbearable for my uses lol). These barely have any smell at all. I placed it on my stove burner and it lit with no problem at all and heated my incense beautifully. I will not ever let myself run out of these. If you use bakhoor incense you need this.(My husband also used it for loose herbs and frankincense, and liked it alot for his uses as well)

I love that these have a clean burn. I was using quick lite, but the smell was awful. These are used for incense in my home a couple of times a week. They don't break easily, which is great, but I also can't use just a portion. I've found that I can relight them, and I'm so thankful. They have a nice burn time, plenty to fill my home with the scent of the moment. The 5 stars is mostly because of the clean burn and that I can get several burns out of one brick. I will say since they are not quick lites, it does take a minute to get them going. Some people have said they put them on a burner, I don't. I hold a lighter to the brick and use tongs. It works. And it lights before a cheap lighter gets hot, so win! I still have over half of a box left...impressive for me just because of how frequently I burn incense. I'll be buying these again when I get closer to running out. I've tried several, and these are by far my favorite.

Lights quickly, burns evenly and thoroughly. Easily the best.

These offer a clean burn, so it's perfect for use indoors. However, It is terribly hard to light. Other than that, they are great. I'll still buy again.

I love that this stuff contains no saltpeter, and the clean burning allows the true fragrance of my resins and herbs to shine. It's a little difficult to light, but not too bad once you get the hang of holding one edge over a flame until it begins to glow. I hold it with my metal tongs over the flame of a candle. It usually only takes about a minute to glow strongly enough on that one edge to place it in my cauldron. I've used it on sand and rice ash. I highly suggest shaping a little mesa in the middle of your heat-proof container with your sand, ash, or stones, then placing the tab on that. It burns clean and thoroughly. I just wish it burned longer. I can't imagine how quickly the smaller bamboo charcoals (in the red box) burn out. I feel like, for the extra effort required to get it lit, it should allow me to burn more than just a couple rounds of my resin before its all done. Also, being completely flat, there's nothing to keep the resin or herbs in place on the small surface. I really prefer to burn larger amounts for a longer period of time. It's good for when I only have fifteen minutes or so for meditation or reflection. I still use the larger charcoal tabs for when I'm doing a regular meditation or when I want to burn more resin for longer periods of time. I will probably buy this again if nobody comes up with a better, bigger design for bamboo tabs. I love the concept, but the application is a little disappointing.