Thread: More lather. Much hotter. Far longer.

Originally Posted by Shoki

Do you have a picture of that set up? I'd like to see how you do it.

Thank you,
--Shoki

Here's my setup:

Step one - Hot Pot


Set temperature to (almost) lowest setting and plug it in.

Step 2 - fill Hot pot with water (I used distilled or filtered water)


Don't fill it all the way, since when bowl goes into it, water will spill (simple displacement principle )

Step 3 - Fill 1st bowl with dI-water


Again, not all the way to make room for second bowl (step 4 - if you will use).

Step 4 (optional) - second bowl


Fill second bowl with dI-water. This step is optional. I use it because it gives me much better control of lather temperature.


If you don't use step 4, then you can soak brush at this stage and it will be ready for you after shower. After you get out of shower, unplug the hot pot off during your shave. Water will remain warm

Dump the water from bowl (1st or 2nd, depending on setup) and make lather as usual. Put the bowl back in to keep lather warm throughout shave. If lather dries (some do), I just give it a quick whip (maybe add 1-2 drops of water that's evaporated) and you're back in business.

The benefit of using water to heat your lather rather than direct heat is you have much better control of temperature (I think)...no cooking of the lather.

Soup Du Jour'? $2 at the Dollar General.

I thought you were going to build lather in that trash can.

Whoa, looks like you're preparing lather for a Guinness Book of Records Shavathon.

I use a metal popcorn bowls - big enough and the metal conducts heat to the lather quickly.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

The benefit of using water to heat your lather rather than direct heat is you have much better control of temperature (I think)...no cooking of the lather.

Yeah, BladeRunner, your setup looks much nicer for steady and appropriate heat than my cupwarmer. My wife got the big deluxe bathroom, though, so the cupwarmer's all I have space for. Once its element and all the ceramic are hot, I can turn it off and it's probably hot enough for a shave's duration. Still, I like your "double boiler" better.

Hmm... maybe I can find room for a small water bath in my setup too.