I much prefer starch to best press, it goes a LOT farther and COSTS a lot less. A lot of people have the problems with the flaking, gunky, but that's because the correct way to do starch, is to spray/brush the starch on the right side of the fabric, fold/roll/smush the sprayed fabric into a plastic baggie, close up the bag and let it "marinate" for a minimum 2 hours, then take it out, let air dry or put in the drier for a few minutes, then you can iron it and you won't get the flaking or a gunky iron. The reason for the flaking/gunk is because when you spray then iron, you're ironing the starch and not the fabric. I just use the concentrated Sta-Flo and dilute it 50-50, maybe add a little extra starch.