Jim, do your exclusively rub all your flakes? I have often wondered when reading your reviews.
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Me too.... I tried fold/stuff in many different fashions and I just have had to conclude it does not work for me. Every time, I doubt it, and give another shot, I don't have as great an experience or have an issue typically. What I do often do is fold and then twist, jiggle, and jam (jiggle/jam technique?) the flake back on iteself holding it all together until well broken up and then pinch it just enough to get a very airy plug that slides down into the bowl, then I flair out that which is sticking out the bowl and pack it down leaving the bottom a little looser than the top (best I can describe, but it's pretty much a rub out without scattering it). I also do this over the bowl to allow the few bits that drop away during jiggle/jam to fall into the bowl as much as possible. The fine bits that hit the plate or desk go as starting tender onto the top as well.
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