Thread: Your preferred bowl to lather in

I don't have a favorite bowl so much as a favorite size, ideally 4-5" across and around 2" deep. I find large shallow coffee mugs work well and the handle is a bonus.

The best thing I've ever found is a Corning or Pyrex "Grab It" bowl. Perfect size, steep sides so I don't sling my soap everywhere, and a nice handle!

I find it perfect for the task, and if you look hard enough, you can find them in a nice smoked amber color.

I don't bowl lather very much anymore but when I did I found, like Ed, that any bowl 4-5 inches wide and about 3 inches would do nicely. If you are going to got to the effort to bowl lather, I'd suggest a modern twin wall scuttle that will also keep your lather warm between passes. I have a Robert Becker that works just fine and there are many others that work well too.

Bob

I use a small metal bowl my gf got for me from Hobby lobby. Doesn't hold heat well but it works and keeps her happy.

Adding a photo of the Dirty Bird the lines inside the bowl make it very easy to create a lather.

I use a Moss Scuttle. It doesn't have the lines in it however the surface is on the rough side.

I also have the GeorgeTownPottery G20 scuttle, and it's great for occasions when I want an extra luxurious, hot lather shave...

...but for the day-to-day shaving I use a shaving bowl from an Etsy seller named NingsWonderWorld, available here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Ningswonde...hopheader-name
the inside ridges are incredible for building a great lather... I liked it so much I ordered a second one and now one houses my favorite soap all the time and I use the other one with various soaps, stored in their own containers.

For my weekend shave I use a G10 scuttle. But for workday shaves I have a porcelain bowl I picked up at Walmart for $1! Works amazing an still retains some heat in the lather.

I use a simple pyrex, I know, not the classiest, but it will do.

Favorite bowl is a repurposed snack bowl, purchased in an antique store. The diameter is 4 3/8's.
Nice foot for gripping, and for me, bombproof for the 'shave den.' In other words, I've dropped it twice. Pewter just dents and I don't mind dents.