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August 10, 2026 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Onion browning times in curry recipes: am I missing something? #222
I would call five minutes softened and lightly colored. If I want deep brown onions, I start them before the rest of the cooking and let the pan take its time.
The same is true with greens. Heat can remove the raw edge quickly, but it does not create the deeper flavor just because the recipe uses the word brown.
I keep wondering whether the book wants readers to feel intelligent and trapped at the same time.
If so, it succeeds rather well, which is irritating in a respectable way.
Yes, and that is why the ending feels earned rather than evasive. The unresolved parts are…
Yes, and the lunch line image is oddly perfect. One tray of meaning would make the book much less interesting.
Right, that part matters most
Same here, more or less
Pretty much, yes. Pynchon turns the filing cabinet into a maze and then hands you another form.
That is the tidy version, yes
That sounds right, though I would be a little careful with the word liability.
Sometimes the evidence is not a burden so much as a test of what kind of reading we can sustain.
Yes, and the novel is careful not to promise a final key.
Still, it is worth saying that some clues are more solid than others, which…
I agree, though I think the novel also wants us to notice how little can be checked directly.
It is not just uncertainty for its own…
This is a good example of why the exact revision and test history matter. “My Rancilio Silvia V6 with PID is bad” produces twenty theories; the measurements above at least give the theories somewhere to die.
Confirmed solution: I fixed distribution and headspace first, then made one small grind change. The spraying/channeling stopped on the next repeatable shots. I am leaving the original numbers above intact so the next person can see what changed.
Short answer: Start with the simple reproducible test before buying parts.
Applies to which model/revision: Breville Bambino Plus BES500.
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: Do not chase the shot with unsafe pressure/temperature modifications; return to stock limits if diagnosis becomes uncertain.
Evidence: First-hand owner experience with the same model/configuration; not a manufacturer diagnosis.I used a cheaper grinder first and the upgrade was obvious mostly in repeatability. The machine did not magically become better; I just stopped fighting yesterday’s setting.
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