I use a noodle bowl to hold hot water, and put a soup bowl in it to mix my lather, the soup bowl is exactly the right size for its rim to sit on the rim of the noodle bowl, got the two on salefor about $9, they are both just plain white crockery, but I quite like the aesthetic. I am only a week in, so am fairly slow with the razor but the lather stays good and warm.