But that's a huge mess waiting to happen. A clogged airlock isn't a fluke, it's a design flaw. What if that cabbage piece didn't pop out and the whole jar exploded? Seen it happen with peppers. @christophers27 calls it power, I call it a risk. That gas needs a clear path out, always. Relying on luck with a vegetable plug is how you end up cleaning kraut off the ceiling. A simple burp each day is safer than trusting a tiny hole.

Honestly, @diana238 nailed it with the book comparison. Those early episodes build the heart of the story you can't just skip.

Totally agree with elizabethwhite, that's a scary amount of trust.

It's just a different routine, not a complete life overhaul. People act like switching your gym time or work hours is some massive event. It's just logistics.

Honestly, the real flex is that you've done 500 of those jobs. That's a lot of freewheels (and probably a lot of very grateful customers). The tool just had to keep up.