Editing Censer (section)

==Use==
[[File:Silver censer (15th c., Kremlin museum) 01 by shakko.jpg|thumb|Censer in form of a one-domed cubic [[Russian architecture|Russian]] church, late 15th-early 16th century, silver, total height: 27.5 cm, width: 10.5 cm, the [[Moscow Kremlin Museums]] ([[Moscow]], Russia)]]
For direct-burning incense, pieces of the incense are burned by placing them directly on top of a heat source or on a hot metal plate in a censer or [[thurible]].<ref name=CI>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07716a.htm|title=Catholic Encyclopedia|author=P. Morrisroe. Transcribed by Kevin Cawley.}}</ref>

Indirect-burning incense, also called "non-combustible incense",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scents-of-earth.com/makyourownna.html|title=Scents of earth|publisher=www.scents-of-earth.com}}</ref> is a combination of aromatic ingredients that are not prepared in any particular way or encouraged into any particular form, leaving it mostly unsuitable for direct combustion. The use of this class of incense requires a separate heat source since it does not generally kindle a fire capable of burning itself and may not ignite at all under normal conditions. This incense can vary in the duration of its burning with the texture of the material. Finer ingredients tend to burn more rapidly, while coarsely ground or whole chunks may be consumed very gradually as they have less total surface area. The heat is traditionally provided by [[charcoal]] or glowing embers.

For home use of granulated incense, small, concave charcoal briquettes are sold. One lights the corner of the briquette on fire, then places it in the censer and extinguishes the flame. After the glowing sparks traverse the entire briquette, it is ready to have incense placed on it.

For direct-burning incense, the tip or end of the incense is ignited with a flame or other heat source until the incense begins to turn into ash at the burning end. Flames on the incense are then fanned or blown out, with the incense continuing to burn without a flame on its own.

Censers made for stick incense are also available; these are simply a long, thin plate of wood, metal, or ceramic, bent up and perforated at one end to hold the incense. They serve to catch the ash of the burning incense stick.

In Taoist and Buddhist temples, the inner spaces are scented with thick coiled incense, which are either hung from the ceiling or on special stands. Worshipers at the temples light and burn sticks of incense. Individual sticks of incense are then vertically placed into individual censers.