Oh man, this is so true. I had the exact same thing happen with a pork loin last year. I grabbed whatever twine was in the drawer and it just vanished into a nasty burnt mess. Now I only buy the plain cotton kind, the stuff that looks almost like baker's string. It holds up perfectly and you don't get that weird chemical smell. Total game changer for high heat cooking.

Why do we all have that one weird rule we break?

Save your energy" is the new "just throw it out.