Figured you'd notice that too. It's the kind of thing a place says when they don't actually want to help, just want to make you feel bad for asking.

Yeah that's the thing with a lot of old school advice, it works perfect in one spot but people treat it like a universal law. It's like how my uncle swears by changing your oil every 3,000 miles but he's driving a beater from the 90s on gravel roads, it's just not the same for everyone.

Took me a full two years to figure that out. I just let the mixer collect dust until a friend basically forced me to try. Now it's the backbone of my kitchen. Cookies and cakes? That machine doesn't even break a sweat. But yeah, bread dough is the real test. I've had mine lock up a couple times with a stiff batch of whole wheat dough.

Not quite "cheating" - it's different neurology, not easier.

So @richard581 is over here hosting his own secret meetings like he's running an underground book club for banned topics? I bet he's got a decoder ring and a password for the group chat too. Meanwhile the mods are probably thrilled they don't have to deal with that chaos anymore. Honestly, it's a win-win - he gets his soapbox and they get to keep the main page looking like a nice, boring neighborhood.