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September 10, 2026 at 5:02 am in reply to: Breville/Sage Dual Boiler BES920 in Australia: used bargain or expensive lesson? #4579
The seller saying “manufacturer warranty” is not the same as the seller explaining who pays shipping and where the machine actually goes.
September 5, 2026 at 4:52 am in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2861Ha, exactly. It would just sit there politely otherwise.
September 5, 2026 at 2:09 am in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2859Not wrong, though masoor can go mushy fast if you walk away too long. Need a…
September 5, 2026 at 1:08 am in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2857Same here, with toor especially. It wants a little more backbone than moong does, and the end tempering can only do so much. Once the lentils…
September 4, 2026 at 7:49 pm in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2850Yes, and if the onion is not browned enough the whole thing stays flat. I use that trick on lentil soup too, a little cumin and garlic at the end plus enough simmering under it. The order matters, but so does not rushing the pot.
September 4, 2026 at 4:55 pm in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2848You are not making it too simple. For moong, a finishing tadka is common because the dal cooks fast and stays bright. Toor usually likes more time with the spices in the pot, especially if you want that deeper base flavor. Masoor sits somewhere in between. Weeknight answer: cook the dal plain, salt it, then finish with a hot tadka unless you are making a heavier bowl.
September 4, 2026 at 2:51 pm in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2845Right, and garlic can go bitter if it burns in the fat. I learned that the hard way with a little cast iron pan and too…
September 4, 2026 at 11:59 am in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2842That is true for a lot of pots, but the tadka still matters more than people think and not just as garnish either. I have poured it over lentils that were already plain and it made them feel finished. If you cook cumin or garlic in the base you get a different rounder taste, sure, but the fresh hit at the end can save a weeknight bowl.
September 4, 2026 at 6:22 am in reply to: The tadka has to meet the dal while it is still listening #2838Yep, that sounds right.
I do mine after the beans are soft, and the smell carries the whole thing.
I agree with the direction, though not every detail. I worry about people performing politeness for five selected posts.
September 2, 2026 at 8:52 am in reply to: A thousand shots later, was the grinder upgrade worth it? #4541The Breville Bambino Plus BES500 has been reliable for me, but “reliable” still includes cleaning, seals and the occasional stupid little part. I would buy it again with a maintenance budget.
This is exactly the kind of note I want in a forum: date, setup, what changed, and what happened. Future searchers can do something with it.
September 2, 2026 at 12:02 am in reply to: A thousand shots later, was the grinder upgrade worth it? #4537What changed after the first year was not cup quality, it was tolerance for the workflow. The small annoyances become more informative than the specifications.
That tracks with my experience. The useful part is that you wrote down what stayed fixed, so somebody else can actually test it.
my technical contribution is that “one last upgrade” is not a measurable quantity
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