There’s a particular kind of shame that comes from owning something for five years and never once dealing with the thing you knew needed dealing with. Not a crisis. Just a slow accumulation of neglect sitting in your kitchen, silently judging you every time you make toast.

Someone posted about their Breville crumb tray this week. Before and after photos. Three hours of work. Dawn Powerwash, a plastic scraper, a Scrub Daddy, a small brush, and Bar Keepers Friend, applied in sequence, with patience. The result was genuinely impressive. The kind of clean that makes you slightly suspicious.