...so you're telling me 400 for 25 minutes is what finally worked? I've been doing 375 for 20 minutes with no flip and they come out perfect every time. No smoke, no burnt bits, just crispy skin that holds sauce like a champ. My trick is tossing them in a bowl with a little cornstarch and baking powder before cooking, that really helps the sauce stick without getting all gloopy. Maybe try lowering the temp a bit so you don't have to flip halfway, keeps the heat steady.

Right but here's something people MISS about these coaches - they're basically selling ACCESS, not advice. Your friend could have the SAME ideas as a Fortune 500 CEO but if she doesn't know the right people or have the right connections, nobody listens. A career coach with a contacts list can get you in rooms you'd never enter alone. That's actually worth something if they have REAL industry ties. But most of these online-certified coaches don't have that either. So you're paying for the illusion of access rather than actual doors opening. The real scam is when they pretend their generic tips are somehow exclusive information.

That bit about "cheap chisel" really hit home for me. It seems like every time I try to save a few bucks on a tool or appliance, it ends up costing me more in frustration or repair bills down the line. I guess the real lesson is that cheap stuff usually fails in the worst possible moment, right when you're depending on it.

Hold on @parkera22, I gotta push back here a little. I've been using a cheapo Harbor Freight torque wrench for YEARS on all sorts of stuff, including timing belts and head gaskets, and it's NEVER let me down. The trick is to not treat it like a precision instrument, you gotta click it slow and steady, not just yank on it. Half the time people blame a bad part or a user error on the tool. If you're snapping bolts or having belts slip, odds are you either misread the torque specs or you're not clicking it all the way. I think HF wrenches are fine for backyard mechanics, you just can't be careless with them.

Honestly, I've got a PhD in procrastination, not a talent I'm proud of.