Hot towels?
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I have seen pictures of something that looks like an old BBQ set that held and heated the towels. Some people microwave them now or soak them in boiled water.
Hot towels are still served in Japanese restaurants. From what I know you either prepare them in one stage, by soaking them in boiling water and then getting the water out, or preparing them in two stages, where at first you soak the towel in tap water and then let it heat up anywhere you have a heat source (steam source, radiator of some sort or anything that can heat it up without a risk of catching a fire).
I guess they used steam in the airplanes, where they used to serve you a hot towel just before landing before the major cost cut-offs.
I guess they used steam in the airplanes, where they used to serve you a hot towel just before landing before the major cost cut-offs.
The old Barbershop Hot Towel Steamers looked like copper boilers.
The modern ones used today in the food industry look like Microwave Ovens.
The modern ones used today in the food industry look like Microwave Ovens.
Anyone know where to get a good lint-free barber towel for an old-fashioned hot towel treatment?
Just look for a high thread count good quality Turkish Towel.
Some can be outrageously expensive, but it's the way to go.
Don't confuse Turkish Towels with Terry Cloth Towels, the longer fibers on the Turkish Towels hold the heat better than the loop and pile of Terry Cloth.
Weight is what you want, and you want 100 percent cotton, not a cotton polyester blend.
You can get very good quality Turkish Towels in hand towel size for 10 to 15 dollars a piece.
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I remember the hot towel steamers that were in use in barbershops when I was young. The hot towel that came out of it was only damp but was very warm. The barber I used to go to would apply a Noxema like preparation around the individual's face and then take the hot towel out of the streamer, shake the towel a bit and then wrap it around the individual's face. After about a minute or two the individual was ready for a shave.
My wife was a flight attendant and in 1st Class the airlines used wash cloths. She said she would pour hot water over a wrapped towel and that by wrapping it up it kept the heat in.
My system is to use a hot plate. First, I use the hot plate at a low setting to warm up water in a larger bowl in which I place my shaving mug filled with water and my brush. I keep them in there for about a minute and remove the mug and then prepare my lather. After I take my shaving mug out I crank up the hot plate to a higher setting and prepare my lather. I then soak a wash cloth in the hot water and use that for hot towels. Works great for me.
My wife was a flight attendant and in 1st Class the airlines used wash cloths. She said she would pour hot water over a wrapped towel and that by wrapping it up it kept the heat in.
My system is to use a hot plate. First, I use the hot plate at a low setting to warm up water in a larger bowl in which I place my shaving mug filled with water and my brush. I keep them in there for about a minute and remove the mug and then prepare my lather. After I take my shaving mug out I crank up the hot plate to a higher setting and prepare my lather. I then soak a wash cloth in the hot water and use that for hot towels. Works great for me.
Classic Shaving has a 6 pack for $12, great valuer and quality. I have a pack.
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522972/508815.htm
Chris
Similar (or perhaps the same?) set from Fendrihan, for those of us not living in the US of A
http://www.fendrihan.com/barbershop-face-cloth-p-1099.html?cPath=116_9_43
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