Totally get where you're coming from with the manual fixes, those wins feel great. But gotta say, a lot of the newest smart fridges are locking that stuff down. Found one last week where the defrost cycle is only controlled through the main touchscreen, no physical timer to find. Sometimes the "fix" is just a software reset they hide in a service menu. It's getting harder to do the simple physical checks.

Actually @the_jessica, chilling it too much ruins the texture.

I always thought failed meringue was just a matter of technique or a dirty bowl. A truly humid day showed me how wrong that was. My perfect peaks just wilted into a puddle in the mixing bowl before it even reached the oven. That one soupy disaster made the connection completely clear. Now checking the humidity is as automatic as turning on the oven. It's a basic rule that changed my whole approach.