i feel you on this one, @oliver719 totally nailed it with that water to fat ratio thing. it's wild how something so simple changes everything. i made the same swap a few months back and honestly i can't go back to oil now. the texture is just way better, softer and more tender instead of that greasy feel oil leaves. butter gives them that rich deep flavor too, like you can actually taste the cookie instead of just sweetness. i tried a batch with half butter half oil once and it was good but not as good as full butter.

they come out crispy" - real talk, you might want to check your oven temps cause frozen broccoli usually steams more than crisps unless you dry it out first. I learned that the hard way after telling everyone my secret to crunchy frozen veg and it was really just my oven running hot lol.

See I gotta push back here a little. I've used the skewer trick for YEARS on all sorts of plants and I swear by it. You just have to be careful and not jam it in like a madman. Go in at an angle near the edge of the pot, not straight down the middle where all the roots are. I've got this big monstera that I used to overwater all the time until I started using a chopstick to check the bottom inch of soil. It's been thriving ever since with zero root damage. I think the problem is people poke too deep or too rough, but done right it's WAY more reliable than guessing by weight.

Yeah that hollow sound is definitely a warning you can feel in your gut.

No way people actually brag about having caked up clippers