1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:
When all else fails….read the directions!
All else hasn't failed. There's eGullet.
I have read the instrucions. I asked here thinking that folks with experience in these matters might be able to share their own experiences ... something along the lines of "This worked for me, try this tip, such and such never worked for me, etc." I'm almost totally ignorant of such matters, and asking questions has often resulted in good information and a positive learning experience. My experience with instructions, with things with which I'm familiar, has often been that there's another way to do something. As with many things in life, there is frequently more than one way to accomplish a task.
