This glitch is really just RNG; I understand and agree with what you're saying.

I was wondering if there could be a speedrun category for softlocking the game as fast as possible. You can softlock this game by using the glitch recipe "NONE", which is detailed here:

https://cookingmama.fandom.com/wiki/NONE

This might be too quick for a speedrun, but I think it could be interesting.

For the Any% and All Gold Medals categories, the rules state that timing stops "at the last A press." There's one problem: this game doesn't use the A button, only the touchscreen. I think this should be changed to something like "at the last touch of the touchscreen" to better fit how the game is played.