Thread: Steam a towel

What's a good way to steam a towel? I have a microwave, but not sure how much water to throw into the mix...

-Chief

I wet my towel then microwave it for 1 +min (depends how much heat you can tolerate).

The traditional method works for me. Roll the towel, hold it under a stream of hot water until it is wet, wring out excess water and unroll over face.

This sounds crazy, but I used my wife's crock-pot a couple of weekends ago to steam a stack. Dunked the towels in warm water, wrung them, and popped them in the crock-pot while I took a shower. Worked great... kept two steaming while I did the first wrap and WTG pass.

When ever I've nuked a towel in the microwave I've had enough water in it so that its as wet as it can be without actually dripping water everwhere.

And I gave it about 30 seconds IIRC.

The shave I had at Trumpers also had about that level of water in the towels. Any more water in them and they would have been dripping wet..!

Definately one of the most enjoyable elements of a shave IMHO!

the crok pot thats funny!!! but hey it works....just dont let the wifey find the crok pot while your in the shower...gonna be wanting to cook a roast and find you in the shower cooking towels in the bathroom

I gotta like the crock pot. I'm a Hot towel via Microwave myself. The faucet water is never hot enough. I nuke a washcloth for a minute while I re-lather and or re-strop. I do three passes, maybe even another final touch pass. Through all of these, I hot towel for every pass.

I like that idea that I might just be crazy enough to try it; I have been using a towel before lather; then re wet same towel under hot water, wring and put over lather, then when I re-lather and shave I wipe the whiskers on the towel. Then at the end of second pass, I yet again rinse the towel in hot water and repeat.

I like your idea of having three hot towels ready to go.

Originally Posted by slim5111

Then at the end of second pass, I yet again rinse the towel in hot water and repeat.

I don't think strict rules apply to this toweling affairs, but when doing towels I make the post-shave towel a cold one.
That feels actually nicer than it sounds. (and it follows a certain shave locgic).

Bart.

Originally Posted by Bart

I don't think strict rules apply to this toweling affairs, but when doing towels I make the post-shave towel a cold one.
That feels actually nicer than it sounds. (and it follows a certain shave locgic).

Bart.

Bart,

I always culminate by splasing ice cold water after the third hot towel.