This is my singular concern. I know it’s open source but I am not knowledgeable nor ambitious enough to scour the code looking for malicious intent. So I would be wondering what assurances we have against this.

Thank you! This is fantastically helpful!

Ender 3 V3

Thank you everyone!

With the initial suggestions regarding nozzle cleaning, I watched a couple YouTube videos and did a cold pull on the nozzle. Additionally I did also scrub the plate with dish soap and got it nice and purdy clean. The initial few layers now are going - dare I say - ideally.

Thank you again for your help!