Ceramic Stoves

[Rebecca D]

Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me here. I'm thinking about buying a stove for some old marcel wavers I have, but it doesn't look like the ones listed on ebay have heat control functions. They just say on the listings that they get "hot."

Does anyone know if you can buy a stove that will allow you to turn down the heat? I'd hate to burn off all of my hair!

 

[Rebecca D]

Why was this moved to the golden era? This is about marcel irons.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Sounds more about stoves than irons / wavers at this point.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Its a specific heater for a curling iron, not a cooking stove.


Its back in Beauty.

 

[Josephine]

Sounds more about stoves than irons / wavers at this point.

Its a specific heater for a curling iron, not a cooking stove. Its back in Beauty.

Men! lol

 

[miss_elise]

i don't know about controllable heat... but i imagine if you got it too hot you would just take it out to cool it...

wasn't someone about here suggesting you should test the heat by laying a tissue over it... if it burns the tissue it will burn you hair...

 

[BakingInPearls]

Normally for ceramic stoves or ovens there is not a heat control option, you simply put the tool of choice in the oven wait till it gets hot and test it on tissue paper, if the tissue paper yellows at all it is to hot to put in your hair you have to wait till no yellow appears when it is placed on the tissue. Hopefully that will help out a bit.

 

[Rebecca D]

Thank you so much ladies! I really want to use one of those old 1920s crimpers, but the idea of having no heat control scares me! I think I'll stick to what I know.

 

[Tourbillion]

My Elite Golden Supreme heater is adjustable, from 1-10. It is a modern one, but it is art deco styled.

Mine is red:

They are about $199 new, but I got mine on ebay for almost nothing. The one setting doesn't wave my hair, and it singes on 10. I have hard to wave hair so I use about a 6-7 usually.

 

[Lillemor]

Sounds more about stoves than irons / wavers at this point.

Don't feel bad. I thought it was misplaced when I saw the title because I didn't know better. Now I'm deeply fascinated. I need to learn more about these! Gorgeous design.