Yeah, code a sourdough and call it a data set. It’s neat if your oven can ping you when the microbes hit the right pH, but you’re still stuck chasing a handful of variables you can’t measure—humidity, ambient temperature, the exact mix of flour. Treat the kitchen like a lab and you’ll get clean data, but if you try to turn every whisk into a function you’ll end up with more bugs than bread. Just log what you can and let the rest be a mystery.