I've found it performs better if you grate it into a container and put a bit of water on the surface of the soap for a few minutes first. It performs well for me, but can leave my skin feeling a bit dry.
So is this puck a new one or is it an older puck? I heard that they changed the formula on the new pucks which is why they don't lather the same. 🤷🏻♂️
From what you are showing here, MTF is not tricky to lather. You and a few other youtube channel presenters have shown lather-making with MTF yielding very apparently good lather. In fact much of what you are doing here is like how I make lather in a bowl. I see about one-eighth teaspoon of soap spread onto bowl bottom, and you are adding small increments of water and mixing into the bowl thoroughly.
The Captain's Choice bowl works well for me but it is ceramic and easy to break. If I were to pick one, it'd be between CC copper bowl, Timeless bowl, and the Pereira bowl.