My buddy’s shortcut cost him three fingers.

Honestly, it's just coffee. Some people like the routine of timing it, and others just go by flavor. Neither way is wrong, it's just a drink. Getting super deep about extraction times feels like overthinking a simple pleasure.

Felt the exact same way about "The Room." That third act with Lisa's lies and Johnny's breakdown is just brutal. It stops being funny and feels like watching a real, sad person fall apart. For me, "Birdemic" was like that. The terrible effects are hilarious, but the guy's panic about climate change and trying to protect his girlfriend gave it a weirdly sweet, earnest heart.

Agree with @the_rowan, that's a pretty limited view of the appliance. I use mine almost every day for fresh veggies and proteins, not just reheating. It really changes how you cook simple things from scratch.

My grandpa's old shop manual for a '72 Chevy pickup actually has a hand drawn diagram for setting timing with a light and a piece of chalk. The scanner just gives you a number on a screen, but the light lets you see the dance, you know? It's like the difference between reading sheet music and actually hearing the band play. That rhythm your uncle talked about is real, you can watch the mark jump around and see if the engine's lazy or nervous. New guys miss half the story just staring at a live data stream.