[tzilt]

Fellow newb here:

If there is a big wad of dottle, I take the pipe tool and just poke a couple holes in it, that loosens it up enough that I can just shake it out.

For those stubborn little pieces of dottle I take a pipe cleaner and make a loop out of it, just bring the two ends together, but don't crease it or anything, so it looks like a really long tear drop I guess. Then I take the broad end, stick it in the bowl and kinda twist it around so it rubs against the sides a little and loosens the dottle.