I have tried what you suggested already, and that was definitely not my experience, but maybe I need to do another run. Every time I did that, I got a last big hit and then its done. I really can't see how NOT stirring gets the same amount of extraction as a stir. Oh and BTW, it's not out of penny-pinching at all. It's a combination of ADHD, OCD and what I am NEARLY certain is mild ASD but who knows...
As Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory" said:
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All that being said, thanks for the TRW deeper basket screens suggestion. I think I will give them a try. I do love everything about the HA stem EXCEPT for the screen-slippage, mouth full of ABV thing...