Carbon Forks, Strength? Tricks?

It's a good question for something that hasn't been covered that well here, I also wonder how vulnerable the carbon steerer are, do you need some kind of grease to use the stem on it?

I would recommend some of this..

..and a torque wrench.

I use that paste for everyting carbon. It really seems to add a lot of traction between parts. My bolt-on MTB grips, are hard to twist on my carbon bars, even with both bolts fully loosened.