Yeah, @skyler_lopez nailed it, we all hear music in machine noises.

Hold up, you're telling me STALE bread is BETTER for some things? That goes against everything I've ever been told. I always threw out bread the second it got firm, but last week I made grilled cheese with day-old sourdough and it was PERFECT, didn't get soggy at all. It's wild how many kitchen "rules" are just things we repeat without testing. Like searing meat to "lock in juices" - I heard that's not even true!

See it like water on rock, @christophero65. That steady drip is what actually cuts through.