# Is charcoal-based incense better than cones?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 3, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charcoal-based-incense-better-than-cones/608204 "2012-01-03T00:46:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charcoal-based-incense-better-than-cones/608204/1 "2012-01-03T00:46:50Z")

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From a site on the net

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> Trust us - once you experience the true smell of your favorite incense through the actual resin or wood, you will never go back to manufactured cones or sticks.

Right now I just use cones, but should I go the charcoal route?