Not everyone knows that there is a right and wrong way to burn a candle. • The first step is to always trim the wick. • Trimmed wicks make for a cleaner burn with less smoky residue.

It's ugly, it's frustrating and it's definitely happened to all of us at least once: candle tunneling. If you're a big Christmas candle burner like I am, you've encountered a candle or two that ...