h4ppy-chris, thanks for the reply

"Put it this way, you can mildly taste coconut in the base but, there isn't any in there."
Intriguing. For a while now I've been pondering whether certain spices produced vastly different tastes if cooked in the right, and difficult to achieve way, and whether there was a simpler technique that could be used at home, your comment leaves open that possibility. I won't push for any more information, I'll just wait for you to publish The title suggested by Rob is good get cracking

George,
I'm a new poster but not a new comer, I've been registered here for over 3 years. Long enough to try several recipes (mainly CA's, which have all been fantastic in my opinion) and get frustrated at trying to find valuable information in threads clogged with pointless disputes, nonconstructive criticism and personal insults. I mentioned no names so if you've managed to deduce some from the comments I made then obviously there's some truth in what I said; if I was in error then no one should have been offended anyway. I don't equate people making an understandable misjudgement when first trying a base with them talking BS, they're accurately reporting their current view and acknowledging when it changes. BTW, if for some reason you think my comments were directed at you then you are quite, quite wrong. Please PM me if you have any further issues with me, I don't want to side track this thread any more than I have already.

Since this is my first post here I better say hello first so "Hello everyone" 

h4ppy-chris,
I like the title you suggest, maybe a tad too aggressive though? From what I've seen on this board those who take on a confrontational tone tend to contribute little or nothing of value, implying that the work of those who have gone before you is BS may dent your credibility.

I suggest that at the first opportunity you get you should share the information you have with as many trusted persons as you can to check that it is sound. I think that waiting a while would also be a good idea because at the moment the placebo effect will be strong. How many times have people on this board decided that a new recipe achieves all that they wanted only to realise after a month or so that it doesn't?

Out of interest does this technique you have rely on extracting more than one flavour from a single spice using a method that's more controlled than frying (possibly preparing and mixing different oils, maybe using an oven)? Does the oil get used in place of spice powders?

One final thing for you to consider: The information isn't yours. Sell it by all means but please compensate the person who gave it to you in the first place if you do

Stephen Lindsay, "then I am fairly confident in my writing and grammar skills. getting it" should be "then I am fairly confident in my writing and grammar skills. Getting it" Before anyone says anything please note that I'm disappointed in myself for finding that amusing but I do