Thread: Moss Scuttle - is it worth getting

Who doesn't like warm foam?

Here's how I get mine now:
Fill the sink w/ hot water, put in the bowl and fill it with hot water too, soak my brush in it. Then I pour water out of the bowl, leave the bowl in sink and cover with it lid, work on the soap cake / cream, lift lid and work up lather in the bowl. After I put lather on my face, I leave the brush in the bowl with the lather and cover all with the lid. All stays in the water. Has worked fine so far and the bowl cost like $4 or so. It is also nice Ferrari red color Foam stays warm much longer than 15 min (I take quite some time to shave) but it does get lukewarm by the end of my shave.

So now I am thinking if paying $40 is worth it. To be honest, I am skeptical. The Moss scuttle does not even have a lid, and I'm sure heat escapes more readily than from my current set up. Also, someone on another forum mentioned warm lather for only 15 min... It does look nice, I admit

Thanks
Ivo

Hot lather is nice, but I have not really experimented with it too much. I might have to try that technique out with my new scuttle someone gave me.

Thanks for the info though, but I am not sure what the Moss scuttle looks like but I will look around fo rpics now

Hi Guys. Just got a small Moss scuttle in the mail. Haven't tried it yet. I use soap and the small one barely fits a disk of hard soap. (I realize the purpose of the scuttle is to keep the lather warm so maybe the small isn't built for soap but creams. Actually maybe it isn't built for soaps at all and just lather.) I may get a large version and save the small to try creams out. But I don't think there is a pic of the top of the scuttle. If you picture an open mug with a small "pull" at the lip (like a pouring spout) then put a lid on top in the shape of a bowl (the lid is fixed to the mug) that's what it looks like from overhead.

The box was really big and crushed but Sara packed it so well it survived!

John

Technically, the Moss Scuttle is designed to keep the lather and brush warm. Although some gents do work up their lather in the scuttle, I find it too small, even with the large scuttle. I still use my stainless steel mixing bowl for creating the lather, then transfer it to the shuttle. For me, this works great.

RT

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

Technically, the Moss Scuttle is designed to keep the lather and brush warm. Although some gents do work up their lather in the scuttle, I find it too small, even with the large scuttle. I still use my stainless steel mixing bowl for creating the lather, then transfer it to the shuttle. For me, this works great.

RT

RT,

This would be too much for me, I'll have to deal with limited counter space, the transfer of foam itself, cleaning, etc.

I am leaning to the opinion that the scuttle looks really nice, is a quality hand-made artifact, and most probably works ok. Right now I have something decent that works ok too, so spending 65 or so (with shipping) can wait because the enhancement of my shaving process shall be mostly aesthetic - which is important, but at present I am focusing on various razors, soaps / cremes, and hones.

Cheers
Ivo

I love my Moss scuttle. Unfortunately I haven't found it since I moved. I still have a few boxes to look through but none of them are boxes I *expected* it to be in. Can't figure out what in the heck happened to it.

Hope I don't have to buy a new one.

-- Gary F.

Originally Posted by mrcleanhead

Hi Guys. Just got a small Moss scuttle in the mail. Haven't tried it yet. I use soap and the small one barely fits a disk of hard soap.

I use my large moss scuttle with soap (not so much lately because of the heat). I just lather in the scuttle, I keep the soaps in their little wooden bowls.

In this heat, though, I prefer my lather cold and damp, and the mouth of my scuttle isn't large enough to put ice cubes in...

I have one of these 130024584209 (ebay#) that I got at a yard sale. I have seen them on ebay and at antique stores before. Made in the early 50's, I was told they were used during the Korean War. I use mine for creams to build the lather.
The thick glass holds the heat very well and keeps the lather very nice and warm. For hard soaps a Old Spice Mug works great.

Glen

I use a large cappaccino mug with a small plastic bowl that fits inside. Fill the mug up with hot water and mix the lather in the plastic bowl and then float it in the mug. I think I remember someone over on the B&B forum that used something like this however, he set the whole thing on a cheapy mug warmer that he got from WalMart. I've been thinking of trying this out, if I ever get around to it.

-Pary

I just got my Moss Scuttle and can't believe how cool this thing is. I usually shave with cake soap, but really lathered up some creme on the brush and the scuttle kept it warm thought out the shave. Awesome!!!! Highly recommended.

Lynn