why are they like that?

One that gets me is when they go 'ok now let's put this into the fridge for 24 hours and then it'll be ready for tomorrow!'

Ok well I'm hungry now so we're skipping that step.

Save a bunch of money on this $150 product by only spending $20 in materials!

Now just take those materials to your garage workspace filled with thousands of dollars of tools and equipment ...

But first, let's thank the sponsor of this video, RONCO DEHYDRATOR.

Basically, the entire internet in 2026.

There is a cool DIY retro computer kit, but the official tutorial/guide is in a dozen or so videos, approximately 1 hour each. No text equivalent IIRC.

Halfway through the first video, the presenter says "and to debug, you would need this clock board" (which is another kit). At least you can half-ass it, which is what I did. Then in video 4 or 5, you need a chip programmer (TBF i think there was a note that you might need it, but still is full stop otherwise). Kind of half-assed that one too, but still...

IMO videos are a great presentation media, but are horrible as tutorials.

Blender3D tutorials be like:

"Here's how to do that thing in Blender you're probably struggling with. This is my example object where I've done that thing, and the technique is quite easy once you learn how. First you'll need this $40 specialised plug-in..."

Here's how you can make pretty good coffee at home with this $0.99 pour over funnel from IKEA!

First, grind your freshly roasted specialty beans on this $1200 tabletop grinder, then fold a cone from this $1 a pop paper filter, now place your coffee mug on this designer scale with a built-in timer for only $399. Remember to boil your water in a $500 pot, and then you're ready to pour!!!

The trick is reaching the level of knowledge required to know if something is a hard requirement or if the same result can be reached some other way. You can also get there by deduction, intuition, and/or trial & error. For example you could ask yourself, "how did people do this before <thing> was invented/common?" - unless it's about modern tech ofc

You can reduce water/fat content in cheese with a simple cloth.

🖐️Absolute sympathies🖐️

I wish I could afford billionaire hobbies🙃

Finally, buy a new 1000€ laptop

I wanna buy vacuum freeze dryer so bad but the cheapest is like 3500$ 💀

I gotta tell you when you do have something like that AND a recipe specifically calls for it man is that a great feeling...