Quote Originally Posted by Lynn View Post
In my opinion, the scuttles are all about keeping the lather warm. With a touch of water to act as a conductor in the top bowl, you should get very nice warm lather throughout your shave. Some people do like to lather in the larger scuttles (wider bowls), but I find the larger ones lose heat quicker.
Lynn pretty much nailed it. I have the larger scuttle and it does loose heat but I like it. I heat it up in the micro so it is very hot when I start. By the time I get to my 4th pass it is still warm. I keep it covered with a towel to retain the heat and that helps. Even if I face lather which I do a lot, I rest the brush in it