Great success with scuttle

[jeffmeit]

I have had my Dirty Bird 1.5 scuttle for about 2 weeks and have come up with the best system for me.

I started by using hot water out of the tap and it was not hot enough. I then used an electric kettle to use boiling water, this dried out the lather and was too hot.

While at goodwill today I bought a new and unused hot pot. It will boil water but unlike my kettle has adjustable settings. I set it on the second lowest setting and it makes the water about 155 (I have a infrared thermometer).

This made the experience the best!

4 dollars well spent (this was the hot pot cost)!

Love the scuttle its a work of art (my wife actually lets me put it on the counter, its that beautiful)!

 

[rdeakle]

Nice. Scuttles are great things, especially in the winter! Good to see you finally found whats right for you.

 

[JPM]

Congrats! I have a 1.5X DB as well and love it.

 

[Mr_Amazing]

Are you using a soap or a cream? I have gotten the best lather from a soap in a mug that doesn't keep warm. The lather holds up much better at a cooler temp. Looks like I won't be investing in a scuttle, even though I love the idea of warm lather.

 

[jeffmeit]

I mainly use creams, and soaps only occasionally. I have yet to use the scuttle with soap.

 

[dpmtherrien]

Congrats. I've had my DB 1.5 for a couple of weeks now. Sure makes for a nice shave.