Thread: Hot Water for lather

For anyone that likes to have nice hot water for a scuttle or something that doesn't require too much water; I have 2 words for you. Keurig Brewer


I've been filling a cup with hot tap water through a faucet filter for a while now so-as to have some form of filtered water for making a later. All of a sudden, I felt like slapping my hand against my forehead. I've been running water out the faucet until it gets hot, which can sometimes take a bit; when all of a sudden, it hit me.

I fill my Keurig brewer from my faucet going through a filter (filter is on the faucet) and my Brewer also has a filter on it as well. So by using my Keurig Brewer, I have instant hot water and it has been filtered 2 times....(to be honest though, I don't know if the 2nd filter really does anything in the end though).

Why filter it?

If why filter it for lather - less hardness for lathering....

If why filter for the keurig; we figure it wouldn't hurt it by any means, and it may help prolong the life by lessening the hard water build up in the unit..

I'm glad you started this thread. I've been experimenting with very hot lather. I've taken my tea-kettle and boiled water, then poured this into the outer bowl of my scuttle. The inner bowl is then quite warm, downright hot. I also take hot water and pour it into my shaving mug for my brush

I then make an uberlather and it goes on very, very warm. Ultimately, this hot, the lather dries out after a time in the scuttle, but re-wetting the brush brings it all back again; my scuttle has the right amount of friction to really help with lather agitation. I end up using a LOT of water on my brush, basically soaking it.

This isn't something I'll do every day; it was an experiment. But now that I know it's possible, I'll probably do this every now and again.

I always use boiling water in my Dirty dird scuttle. It's awesome!!!

I use my electric teakettle to boil water, then fill my Scuttle (both the inside chamber and the bowl) then let my brush soak while I shower, Afterwards I dump the bowl but leave the chamber full and it is hot enough for 3 passes of nice hot lather....

I always use boiling water in my scuttle, there is nothing worse than cold lather, except for maybe a slap in the face with a squid.

Originally Posted by JCummins

If why filter it for lather - less hardness for lathering....

If why filter for the keurig; we figure it wouldn't hurt it by any means, and it may help prolong the life by lessening the hard water build up in the unit..

Usually the filters in those machines are carbon filters. They do nothing to soften water. They are designed to improve taste-take out chlorine especially. Unless the one you have is different.

Originally Posted by Wintchase

Why filter it?

Unfiltered water has an abundance of minerals that calcify on the heating element, creating a insulating effect over time which prevents the water from getting as hot as it could.

I use 2 bowls, one fitting loosely into the other.
I then fill the big one with a bit of water (enough to keep the smaller bowl warm, but not enough for it to start floating around) I half-boiled in a kettle (switching the kettle off if I hear it starting to bubble)

this gives me awesome comfortably warm lather that doesn't dry out too quick.

the water from the tap goes trough a water softener in the basement first as our water here is hard enough to kill the average tap within weeks.