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The discussion centers around the inconsistency in quality of takeaway curries, specifically a chicken dhansak that varied significantly in taste and heat within a week. Participants speculate that changes in chefs or staff could contribute to this variability, with some suggesting that customers should report poor quality to management for potential remedies. Overall, there is a consensus that inconsistency in takeaway curries is a common issue, potentially linked to staff changes or different chefs preparing the dishes.

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Offline tempest63

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Inconsistency
« on: November 15, 2014, 08:52 PM »
I'm just getting over a short illness that resulted in me losing my appetite for about six weeks and consequently about two stone in weight. Appetite still not great but last Saturday I fancied a curry, first one in over a month. Chicken dhansak; beautiful. Nice balance of sweet and sour, hot but not overly hot. Enjoyed it so much that I went back for a repeat performance from the same place tonight. It was awful. The heat nearly stripped the bumps off my tongue and the flavour was bland, bland, bland.
How is it that there can be so much of an inconsistency in one week. Needless to say the dhansak ended up in the bin and I'll go back to cooking my own.
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Offline Stephen Lindsay

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2014, 09:12 PM »
Not good news that the difference was so stark - different chefs?
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Offline tempest63

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2014, 09:21 PM »
I suppose it could be a different chef, front of house staff are always the same but I have never seen the chef/s.
Thing is we used to have a few good take always in town and one by one they have all gone downhill and this was really the last one to knock up a decent curry.
When I had the good dhansak last week the wife had a rogan josh and she said hers was really poor and she wouldn't have it again. It looks like we have run out of take aways now.
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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2014, 11:00 PM »
I don't think it is out of the question to report back to any establishment about the quality of their respective product.  If you let management know that they will be losing business due to poor quality control, they should rectify the issue if they have any business acumen at all.

Rather than bin it, I would have frozen or fridged it till I could return for a credit.
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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2014, 08:31 AM »
Quote from: livo on November 15, 2014, 11:00 PM
I don't think it is out of the question to report back to any establishment about the quality of their respective product. I could return for a credit.

I went back to a place for exactly this reason
The curries which were normally great, were really poor on one evening

and they gave me three curries at half price

I was hoping I'd get something for free, but it was better than nothing
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Offline noble ox

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2014, 09:40 AM »
Ever noticed the staff change in birs weekly always new faces=inconsistencies ;D
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Offline Madrasandy

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2014, 11:04 AM »
Quote from: noble ox on November 16, 2014, 09:40 AM
Ever noticed the staff change in birs weekly always new faces=inconsistencies ;D

Nope can't say there are staff changes in mine
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2014, 11:39 AM »
Quote from: Madrasandy on November 16, 2014, 11:04 AM
Nope can't say there are staff changes in mine

But can we infer from that that the curries from there are consistent ?  In other words, does this support the hypothesis that in all probability there exists a causal relationship between change of staff and change of curry quality  ?

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Offline Naga

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2014, 11:41 AM »
I agree with Stephen about different chefs, although I'd struggle to equate some of the duff currys I've previously bought with the work of a chef.

Although I hardly buy from a TA nowadays, I have definitely noticed how variable curries bought from the same establishment could be depending on the day of the week.

Funnily enough, I haven't noticed the same variability when I buy Chinese food - maybe those guys don't take any days off!
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Offline noble ox

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Re: Inconsistency
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2014, 12:03 PM »
I guess there is some sort of rotation of staff as Ive seen same waiter at different birs different days
Maybe to stop too many learning all the fiddles and tricks ;D
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