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I agree, with the qualification that the spice mixture itself can become part of the texture. If the oil is cool enough to keep the garlic…
Does toor respond better if the first tempering is gentler, with the garlic less browned? I have only tasted a few versions, and the darker oil always seemed to dominate.
The word garnish is useful here, because it describes the separation you were noticing. I wonder…
That distinction makes sense to me. If the spices are fried at the end, they can sit on the surface like a bright accent; if they go earlier, the oil seems to settle into the dal itself, especially with toor.
Moong feels less demanding, at least in my…
August 21, 2026 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Indian classical music for listeners who come from choro #241The choro comparison made me think of sarangi rather than guitar. The bow gives the note a vocal attack, but the phrase can still have that quick instrumental agility. It is a different route into the same question of how a melody can sound like speech without using words.
Yes, that is the practical distinction I was trying to make. A bit of movement or seasonal tightening sounds like a maintenance issue, not necessarily a failure, whereas actual checking at the grain lines would be another matter entirely. I would still avoid anything that traps moisture against the body.
If the garage is very dry, perhaps a cover that breathes would be safer than wrapping it tightly.
That makes sense, and I suspect the construction matters more than the headline temperature. Are the arms wedged in tightly, or do they already have a little play when the weather changes? If there is a meaningful fit issue now, winter might only make it more obvious rather than causing a new problem.
I would also be curious whether the garage is uninsulated enough to get condensation on the wood. That seems like the sort of detail that decides whether this is merely inconvenient or genuinely damaging.
That is useful, thank you. Do you mean a solid body with the common pinned arms, or one of the lighter practice dummies with more assembled parts? I ask because the response may differ quite a bit depending on how the joints are made.
Even a modest amount…
I have not kept one through a Canadian winter, but I would be cautious about the seasonal cycle more than the cold alone. Have you measured the humidity in the garage when the temperature drops, and is the dummy finished with lacquer or just bare wood?
Soft sax can be ideal, though not every saxophone is soft in practice
some of them…
That sounds like a good problem to have, honestly, and I suspect your room will tell you quickly what works.
If you want to move beyond Nina Simone, I would try one album at a time and notice whether people speak more easily or less, because that is the real test in a bakery.Yes, exactly, and the best working music often disappears a little without becoming dull. For your use case I would think in terms of lightly propulsive playing, maybe early Horace Silver or Grant Green depending on how much motion you want, because both can keep a room awake without turning it into a listening seminar
That is a fair concern. Nina can be marvellous, but she is not always background music in the ordinary sense, and a bakery before sunrise probably needs less emotional authority and more adjustable momentum.
That is a sensible question, because “early morning” can mean calm preparation or accidental caffeine theater.
If the room is still half-asleep, a little groove goes a long way and the wrong trumpet player can feel like a fire alarm with good taste.
I suspect some people confuse cold storage with safe storage, which is understandable and a little expensive when the tomatoes fail.
At least seeds are cheaper than a full freezer drawer of disappointed ambition.
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