[Tilted Irish Kilt]

bgill:" Never ever buy the Burpee seed starting trays with the dome. It has dried pellets in a tiny starter tray. Most of the pellets won’t rehydrate...I’m sticking with the collection of odd recycled free kitchen containers. I see they’ve lowered the price. I wasted $25 on that piece of junk."

Stick with whatever works for you !
I have had success with the peat pellets in the nylon netted socks only because I water from the bottom
with watering via the plastic trays ,
and it has eliminated the "dampening off " that plagues many seedlings immediately after germanation .
I let the peat-pellets fully expand after watering in the tray, then apply the seed, and then keep the pellets moderately moist,
and avoid drafts, especially of cool air ( which encourage "dampening off" )
even if it means using 'saran wrap' to eliminate drafts under full-spectrum 'grow-lights'.
OLD ADDAGE : "If it works ,...don"t fix it !!

[bgill]

All I said was this particular type doesn’t work. It’s obvious we’re talking different ones since you’re using from the top and saran wrap and the one I listed had a dome and a watering pad that waters from the bottom.

[bgill]

Sorry, needed coffee and glasses. I sounded gruff. But, yeah, stick with what works.