No substitute available for - - -
There really is no substitute available for experience and practice.
When someone asks "Is it better to ___ or not?"
or
"How to _______?"
and receives different answers - all of which are valid to the responder -
Which answer does he/she choose to follow?
I know that there are things that I think are "essential" to my process that others blow off.
(Washing everything washable before cutting is one of mine.)
I also know that there are things that others think are "essential" that I don't do.
(Starching everything before cutting is something that I rarely do.)
How did you learn and/or decide how to do things?