Good, Better, Best..... Candle Warmers (flat hot plate warmers)
Or, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
 First, let’s start with “below good,” we’ll start with the “Useless” category. Some coffee mug or beverage warmers are sold also as candle warmers. Most likely the seller is not a candle maker. Or they never really tried it as a candle warmer but just thought it would work. These are not even fitting for my cup of java, let alone our wonderful candles! This particular warmer has only a 9 watt heating element, we deem it useless!
 This one is useless as well. With only a 15 watt heating element the jar candle will take forever to melt and will never completely liquify no matter how long you leave it on. The candle scent will be barely noticable; 15 watts is not warm enough to allow the candle to release a decent amount of fragrance. And our last observation, the base is plastic, not a good conductor of heat. This one is completely useless.
For the same reasons listed for the above model, this one is useless as well. It too has only a 15 watt heating plate, and a plastic base.
Let’s move on to the “Good” category. Although I personally wouldn’t use these, they at least heat up a little more than the useless ones.
 This style has a 17 watt heating element. Not much above useless, and since we have actually used this one we can’t say for sure if the base is plastic or ceramic. But 17 watts is still not warm enough to produce a good amount of aroma.
 This style gets the same rank as the one directly above as it too has only a 17 watt heating element. But this one definitely has a plastic base, not a good heat conductor. Plus we don’t care much for the on/off switch directly located on the unit, we prefer the switch to be on the cord. When the candles get liquid they expand and the wax can come very close to the top. Any movement on the base, like turning it off, could make the wax spill out and all over the warmer.
This warmer has an 18 watt heating element, slightly more than the above styles but still just “good” not better.
Let’s move on to the “Better” category.
 This is the jar candle warmer that we sold until around Dec. 2006. This warmer has a 20 watt heating element and melts an average candle in about 3-5 hours. Much of the time difference depends on the room temperature. The candle will liquify more quickly within a room where the temperature is around 80 degrees versus an air-conditioned room or a room of a house in the winter at around 70 degrees. And although it has a plastic base, it is wide and sturdy with a heater that is much better than any of the styles above.
Beware -- we have seen an identical model that looks just like this one except it has only a 15 watt heating element. Please look at the bottom of the warmer before you buy it, the volts (110) and watts are usually listed on the underside. There is another one on the market that is almost identical, it is a smaller version of this exact model and it too has only a 15 watt heater.
And we saved the ours for last........The “Best” category.
 Our new jar candle warmers are the “best” of the best. And to top it off, we sell them for the same price as the ones we used to carry, and we sell them for less than most of the other ones on the market.
- 24 watt heating element
- Heavy duty ceramic base
- On/off switch on the cord
Our new jar candle warmer measures 5 1/2” wide and 1 3/4” tall. The heating surface more than accomodates a standard 14 oz or 16 oz apothecary jar candle, the standard size jars on the market. The largest candle we recommend for a flat style warmer is 16oz. Candle-licious jar candles melt in about 2-3 hours on the new warmer, and produce aroma for many weeks before needing to be replaced.
Available in a light sage color and a white/ivory color.
$9.95 Click here now to purchase.e
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