Fresh plywood edges can be perfect:
Completely unaltered, came off the machine like this. Non-pg 1/8" birch ply.
If only there were a centralized settings database… because this is totally dependent on settings. Cook it harder and you get lots of residue and char.
Don’t let the lighting fool you, it’s all honey brown caramel color, I angled half of it to show that it’s slightly shiny too. It’s a bit sticky, but in my experience (limited, to be fair), that hardens up and isn’t sticky after about a day.