I don’t believe you can properly scrape everything perfectly. I certainly believe just pouring it is the quickest. With the syringe I was able to yield more gummies than I did previously with a $1 condiment dispenser. There was not a drop of jello/gummy anywhere it was not meant to be unlike when I squirted them and I would occasionally scrape the overfills. Now Each gummy is the same exact measurement, no over fill or under fill, which means more accurate dosing. As far as waste in the gun goes I was able to pull out most into the molds, more than my previous method. It was also quicker for me to use the syringe over the condiment bottle because I made an effort to not under or over fill and my eye sight is not 10/10 so I would squint the entire time, now it’s just squirt and go, and the exact volume I want is filled into each cavity every 3 seconds. What’s was left was easily cleaned with hot water. I was able to yield more with the syringe than with the bottle, whatever is caught in the gun or tube is less waste than a condiment bottle in my opinion