Hi JDlugosz
Just my 2 cents
I like the pocket hole screws, they are clamps no more no less,, they hold the part in place until the glue sets up,, like most glues joints if the part moves the glue will fail...
Dado's parts like to move, because of the mass and the size of the part that sit in the dado slot...many will glue the part in and then put screws in and plug the holes.
The pocket holes don't need to be pluged the norm but they do make plugs for them.
Norm A. likes to use glue and a pin nail to hold the part in place, it works about the same way almost but big parts like to move if the cabinet gets moved around the shop or around the house... it's hard to get a screw to fail unless it gets pulled out of the stock..
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