That reminds me of the story about the woman who, when she made a roast for dinner, before she put the meat in the roasting pan - she cut off the ends of it. When her daughter asked why she did that, she answered, "That's what my Mother did." So, when the daughter was at Gramma's house, she aske Gramma, "Why do you cut the ends off the meat before you put it in the pan?" Gramma answered, "Because it didn't fit in the pan."
So, what I'm saying is, that was how some were taught to do it, doesn't mean we have to do it that way forever!
We are always learning and discovering new things everyday. No reason not to learn and try the new stuff.