Totally get that, but honestly it stops feeling like any kind of work at all when it's for your favorite stuff. My guitar pages are just for me, zero pressure.

My kitchen used to be full of stale chips and soft crackers before I bought a bunch of cheap clips for bags. It's the same idea as the coffee beans, just a tiny bit of effort to lock things up that makes a huge difference in quality. I see it with people and their phone batteries too, constantly letting them drain to zero instead of just topping up. We ignore the simple fixes right in front of us because they seem too small to matter, then wonder why stuff goes bad so fast.

It's not just the gear, it's knowing how your smoker reacts to weather. Patio work can teach you about dealing with the elements.

Actually, those apps save my butt on busy weeknights.