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What works for you, works for you, don't change your ways simply because someone else told you to. 

I often find that the fork can do what I need it to do. Could I buy a pizza aerator from online? Sure, but then I have to have it in my kitchen or on my person when I travel. A fork can do the same thing. 

I loath unnecessarity. I have a small kitchen and work space and storage space play a big role in what equipment I chose to buy. I use a fork to stir my biscuit dough till it's ready to be hand kneaded; I use a fork to poke holes in my freshly tossed pizza dough then use it to level the sauce. 

Misé en Place means everything in its place. Prepare to dine takes it a step further. A meal, a subsequent part of a feast takes time to prepare. Thought, emotion, desire all need to be present to articulate the connection the meal presupposes. 

What I mean is:

If I intend to make sourdough bread (something I am not great at keeping alive) with lemon curd and scrambled eggs with mozzarella cheese, I need to start a couple of days before. If I intend to have sour dough I must make a starter 5 days before, this is how I prefer to ferment my dough and then hours for proofing and shaping and baking. If I intend to have mozzarella I need time to make the cheese. If I intend to have lemon curd, I need but moments. Making the bread, cheese, and lemon curd the day of the meal is out of the question. I would need to make this the night before, letting the sourdough bread set up fully over 8 hours, again this is how I prefer it. 

Preparing to dine takes time. Don't rush the process it's all part of the fun.