Review (5/5): Save some money for shave soaps by making this your first scuttle!
This scuttle beats the cheaper, mass-produced scuttles by leaps and bounds. The weight and mass of clay keeps lather warm longer than anything else I've tried. By adding hot tap water and pre-warming the scuttle while bringing 2 cups of water to a boil and swapping out the water, my lather is toasty warm for longer than my 40 minute ritual. The roughness of the finish not only succeeds in introducing copious amounts of air to the lather, it also has the side benefit of retaining a bit of scent from my soaps which lingers throughout the day.
This scuttle might cost a bit more than others, it is by far a better value given it's performance and it's beauty. Now that I have mine safely in hand, I can whole-heartedly state that you owe it too yourself to save your money for shave soaps, and just buy this before being frustrated by sub-standard scuttles.