Man, that's wild but honestly genius. My oven light trick never held temp either, so I get the struggle. Now I'm tempted to try my car just to see if it beats my proofing box.

Heard a pitmaster on a podcast say cold trimming is the only way to go once you've done a comp, it keeps the slices even. Sounds like you found the cheat code, so I'd say you're ahead of most of us.

That "zero wobble" part got me. I once strapped a broken office chair to a cinder block with a bungee cord because the gas cylinder gave out, and it worked for like two months before the cat knocked it over. Ratchet strap is honestly way smarter than my bungee and brick approach, so props to you.

Bought a cheap mandoline for the same reason and it changed everything for me.

Wait, isn't that study about "touches" not "unlocks"? I remember reading that the 96 number covers every tap and swipe, not just unlocking the screen. Still, hitting 47 is solid progress, keep at it.