IT REALLY DOSNT MATTER HOW U MIX IT AS LONG AS U DISSOLVE ALL THE CRYSTALS IN THE BEAKER BRO.... ITS JUST PREFERENCE ON HOW U WANT TO ADD CONTENTS... MOST DO BB/BA WITH RAWS THEN HEATED OIL... THIS IS THE TRIED AND TRUE WAY ON MIXING .. MAKE SURE ALL THE SWIRLS ARE GONE BEFORE U START TO FILTER..