🕯️ Ner Mitzvah Smokeless Cotton Wicks – 50 Count (Approximately) Thin 39 Ply – Ideal Replacement Wicks for Oil Cup Candles Review

These wicks are the perfect diameter for a jar candle 4 inches high and 3 inches wide. The wick must be trimmed when the flame begins to smoke. Perfect for my needs.

I have Greek candilis, beeswax candles and clay lanterns from Israel that I fire with olive oil. They bring me great joy and I want absolute authenticity. The cotton wicks are simple, clean, authentic and just right for this vintage design. I'm glad I found them locally.

This was just what I needed for my olive oil clay lamp. I've tried other wicks and they burned out too quickly - apparently for use with other fuels. They burn very slowly and are perfect for use with any 'natural' or vegetable oil - or if you're making candles I suppose.

These wicks are difficult to install, place and maintain in a ceramic oil lamp. They absorb oil very well, but burn quickly and require frequent repositioning. I've found that making my own cotton wicks is much easier to maintain, lasts significantly longer, and produces a brighter, more powerful flame.

I have used them on some oil lamps (the ones I have are small forged steel plates with steel supports, rivets, as from Oseberg's medieval archaeological finds) and when I make my own wick holder Made from annealed steel wire, these wicks work exactly as they are designed to work with olive oil. They burn quickly with paraffin but last a very reasonable time with olive oil (for relatively thin wicks - I have a medium size). Excellent quality product 👍 Next time I'll take a little, I'll try a…