Ldd
Max, that Ron Kent website is where I received my information on LDD (liquid dishwashing detergent). Over the past two and a half-years I have tried DNA, boiling, and LDD methods for accelerating the drying of my bowls.
The process I now use almost exclusively is the LDD. Don't know how it works, but I can say that within 3-4 weeks my roughouts stabilize their weight and show minimum distortion and generally no cracks. I have successfully tried cherry, hickory, walnut, maple, poplar, birch, elm, and (with some challenge) oak. I even use it for my natural edge bowls and bottle stopper blanks. I know the popular method these days appears to be DNA, but its cost and safety issues have concerned me.
I use the cheapest dollar store or supermarket soap and keep a little squirt bottle with white vinegar nearby to neutralize the alkaline feel of the soap on my hands.
Jack