Boogeyman81
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Do any of you do anything to prep your wrappers that gets them to be as unbunched and wrinkle free as possible? I feel like I am always fighting the folds and trying to get it to lay flat. Thanks!
Tips for flattening wrappers?
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You can just mist the leaf, and place it into a large plastic bag for overnight or longer. Some very thin wrapper hydrates and relaxes almost immediately, while some of the heavier stuff may need a few days for all the stiff, wiggly veins to relax.
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After you properly get it to the correct case as described by other posts in this thread, you can cut the wrappers from the stems, stretch them out well with your hands on your board, add them to a stack as you prep more, continue to smooth out that stack with your hands, then fold them up into a wad that will fit in a sandwich ziplock bag, press them flat in that bag, press out the air and zip it. Leave'em like that for a short spell before you wrap.
MarcL
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I'm with these other posts too. learn what is not enough and to much through your own experiences. different leaf (thickness) takes different prep.. Time is your friend.
GreenDragon
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Besides the above, don't be afraid to trim the leaf aggressively to remove the thick inner veins on the stem side and the wrinkly irregular outside edge. You'll really be fighting it if you don't take enough off. Every batch of leaf is different; some being much harder to work with than others. On the more troublesome ones I like to gently stretch the leaf out along each vein with my fingers. Like cooking, it's just as much art as science.
Boogeyman81
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Thanks for the quick responses, everyone! I'll keep working on casting and being more particular about cutting the leaf out. Practice, practice
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