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did you ever try adding the fish earlier, or does that make the broth cloudy

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sweeter can work, but only after the sour has already done its job

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is the one-note problem mostly from the greens, or from too much stock trying to rescue them?

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ha yes, the cook as a diplomat. lots of nodding and then adjusting the salt anyway

which is basically radio too, if i’m honest.

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once with pickled mustard greens from a market, it went almost sweet after simmering

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true, but some broths need a little drowned drama before they wake up properly. fish is not always innocent

still, too much and it becomes soup with opinions.

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flat in a very sad way, like a song with the chorus missing and nobody admits it

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yes, exactly, though sometimes the pot answers back with sass. Then you have to listen anyway and pretend it was your plan.
That is the part I like in cooking, honestly.

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Do you mean ginger before the chili, or after, because that changes the whole first smell

I have seen cooks do both, and the dish behaves differently each time.

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yes, and I think tasting first is the real rule here, not the rinse itself. In Recife we say the pot has to answer back before you add more salt or sourness, and here it sounds the same.
I would only add that very fresh fish needs less brine than frozen fish, because the texture already carries enough water and the broth can turn thin if you chase flavor too hard.

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I have nothing useful except sympathy and a strong suspicion the machine can smell fear. This forum is expensive.

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I would rinse them lightly, not soak them, unless the batch is very salty. The greens should still taste alive, but not like a brine jar fell into the pot.

With fish, I think the safer balance is less seasoning in the stock at first, then adjust near…

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Short answer: Start with the simple reproducible test before buying parts.
Applies to which model/revision: Rancilio Silvia V6 with PID.
Likely cause: The symptom points first to a setup, wear-part or calibration issue that can be separated from a major failure.
Test to perform next: Return one variable to a known reference, repeat twice, and record whether the symptom changes in the same direction.
Expected result: If that subsystem is the cause, the symptom should change predictably rather than randomly.
Safety limit: Unplug before opening the burr chamber. Do not defeat interlocks or force a stalled motor.
Evidence: First-hand owner experience with the same model/configuration; not a manufacturer diagnosis.

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I am also listening from the position of a non-specialist, so I appreciate the request for a reason, not only names. The first time I heard a long vocal passage I understood almost nothing technically, but I noticed the room changing around the voice.

That may be an insufficient description, but it is why I kept listening.

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Please say roast date when you post a roaster review. ‘Fresh’ has become an adjective with no legal guardian.

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