Tap the edge and listen for the hollow spot before you ever pull? That little sound tells you more about how the tack strip is sitting than any tool will, so how do you know when a room is too far gone and the kicker just is not going to save that edge? Kicking is a feel thing that took me years to trust, and I still catch myself doing it on the small stuff.

Foil is great for a tough old brisket or a pork butt that needs to push through the stall, but on ribs at 300 it just steams them. The wrap traps all that moisture, which is why Dale's came out mushy and falling off the bone, and falling off the bone is really just a nice way of saying overcooked. You found the honest answer on your own, so run with it and let Dale keep his butter.

Wait, you sold the gaming chair for 80 bucks? That means you basically got paid 50 dollars to fix your back, which is wild to me. I keep hearing people say those racing chairs are just car seats bolted to a base, and the bolsters push your shoulders forward no matter how you sit. The fact that a cheap surplus Steelcase had real lumbar support and the racing chair just had that strap-on pillow thing says a lot.