Smells so creamy, thick heavy spice, you can really tell the difference between the worked and un-worked in the taste department. I just use surgical gloves, the heat still gets through from your hands and funnily enough when you start it's not sooo sticky, just the more you work it the more tacky it gets, but when you get a bit that sticks you just need to work it a bit faster and the hash sticks back to itself again. So If I have a bit stuck I work it into a sausage shape and roll really quick and hey presto, it unsticks itself. You could also roll it in between some cellophane or in a bag, or for the traditional method where you also get to smoke some of your own skin - eu natural method and without anything. But hey, the Nepolese been doing that for years and I think they knwo a few more things about working with shish than us, lol.
As far as the hit, the Dream Dog is a nice smoke for me, quite heady, not too much of a couch locker. But the hash knocked me for six this morning after my night shift. Head splastered to the pillow stoned, real heavy deep sleep. I likey!!!