Paper towel method is best i'd say...just be sure to keep them in complete darkness...and check on them ever 2-3 days, be sure to also keep them warm, alot of us here just put whatever the seeds are in ontop of our monitors...and within a few days you should have some tap roots showing...and best to let the tap root grow about a 1/2"-1" before placing it in your medium. Seeds can literaly take months to germinate, so if some don't show give them a few weeks.
And if anyone wants to argue the couple of months issue...DON'T START...i had a seed that didn't germ for 2 weeks...so for shits and giggles i threw it in one of my houseplants...and 3 months later it popped ground...it is now about a week old and looks normal.