The "rancid grease" question got me thinking. My buddy Dave used to swear by leaving his cast iron skillet completely unwashed for weeks, just wiped out with a paper towel. One time he left it too long and his eggs tasted like old gym socks, but the smoke flavor from his brisket was unreal. I think there's a fine line between seasoning and just being nasty, but if your ribs are coming out better with the crust, roll with it. Worst case you re-season the grates in a hot fire, which honestly sounds like a fun Saturday project anyway.

Drop the apple entirely and just put the cheese on top, that way you skip the whole soggy argument... fruit on crackers never made sense to me anyway.

See I gotta push back on this one because Sharknado 7 is a masterpiece compared to what I sat through last month. That lighthouse subplot was actually the most grounded part of the whole thing, and honestly the fact that it made zero sense was the charm. I bought a movie called 'Gatoroid' for 8 bucks thinking it'd be the same kind of dumb fun and it was literally just two actresses yelling at each other in a swamp for 90 minutes with maybe three alligator shots total. You can't tell before you buy, that's the whole point. You gotta embrace the risk and let the badness wash over you instead of trying to riff on it, that's when you end up disappointed.