Honestly, the scale was a game changer for me too. Tbh I started weighing my salt and cabbage separately to hit that 2% every time, and it made the brine so much more reliable. No more guessing with tablespoons and ending up with a sad, moldy jar.

Remembered a bakery client who wanted their whole site in neon green... said it matched their key lime pie. We tried to talk them down to something easier on the eyes but they were set on it. Honestly, it looked like a highlighter exploded, but people did talk about it.

Absolutely not, the family tree is basically required viewing. My first watch was just me pausing every ten minutes to google character names.