Good job! You did a very nice job cleaning it up. Warm water bath does help pull more spice, but as you noted, heat pulls more unwanted stuff also. I have gotten away from using heat and I rely more on time. A nice long soak will pull the goods out. Many dont have allot of time when they do their teks.

looks good.

Well done! You got about what, 1.5%?

Not bad.