Thread: Keeping your scuttle hot

I'm getting tired of refreshing the hot water in my scuttle with a teapot and was wondering if anyone has tried using a coffee mug warmer such as the Mr. Coffee one they sell at Target for 10 bucks or this one...

Deluxe Cozy Cup Warmer

I hope you don't keep your scuttle on the edge of the sink with water running, as I do. Not sure how much these electrical things enjoy getting wet.

$14.95?

Then don't even bother with a scuttle. Just park your lather bowl right on there, right?

Cheaper than a scuttle too, by a long shot.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

$14.95?

Then don't even bother with a scuttle. Just park your lather bowl right on there, right?

Cheaper than a scuttle too, by a long shot.

Cheaper maybe but not as good looking.

I can think of a couple reasons you wouldn't want to just park you lather bowl on top of a warmer. Unlike a scuttle a bowl doesn't have a handle so you might make the bowl uncomfortably hot to handle and because you are heating the bowl directly (whereas with a scuttle you are keeping the water that warms the bowl warm) I think it would tend to dry out the lather.

I tried to do this with my lather bowl and did not find much success. My bowls have a raised ring around the bottom which prevents most of the bottom from contacting the warmer.

That has been my exact setup--bowl on top of coffee warmer. I prefer the scuttle by miles. (Even though it's being swapped right now for one w/full water capacity, so I'm back to the old way--how I miss it!)

For one thing, the ridges make lathering worlds easier (one word for you TGQ creams )! Yes, they will lather just fine w/o ridges, but it reduces the time required by about 2/3!

For another, with a scuttle, you get even heating all around the "bowl"; with the coffee thing, you only get it at the bottom. And yes, sometimes, the bottom gets too hot, drying or breaking down your lather.

As far as keeping the scuttle warm, probably preheating with insta-hot water, then filling the jacket w/ just-under-boiling water for the shave would do it, maybe refreshing after 10' or so. ( I keep mine in a little thermos for that purpose)

I just picked one up at Micheal's today for $7 Cnd - it's advertised as a "candle warmer." I'll let you all know how it works as soon as I get a chance to give it a go...hopefully with my new Clauss that I'm slowly honing.

Mark

AusT,

If you choose to use a coffee cup warmer, and it should work just fine to keep a scuttle warm, make sure you have a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet in your bathroom and plug the gizmo into it. They are designed to save lives when energized electrical devices accidently get a bath. Of course, the base of the scuttle must be small enough to fit on the warmer plate and you'll need to charge the scuttle with hot water first. The cup warmer will heat your scuttle from cold, but that will take for ever, probably longer.

good luck and be safe,

Absolutely agree, Bruce - anything that is plugged in around water needs a GFCI outlet - I'm lucky enough that all of my bathrooms are wired on a GCFI protected circuit (only uses 1 expensive outlet, but covers all the bathrooms in the house...smart electricians!).

Mark

As long as you use hot water to begin with, I've found that the water and scuttle stay hot enough throughout. Instead of using a cup warmer to sit the scuttle on, I use a hotpot to heat up water before hand to a degree my sink won't reach, then I'm good to go without leaving anything plugged in for the duration of the shave.

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