conchev.
/kɒŋk//kɒn(t)ʃ/ transitive. In chocolate manufacture: to mix or knead.
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1924 Sunday at Home Nov. 80/2 ‘Conching’ machines, in which it [sc. chocolate] is pushed to and fro by rollers, precede the moulding department.
1962 Sunday Times 18 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 27/2 (advt.) When you make chocolate you have to conche it. This means mixing and kneading it in a special machine for a very long time, even days on end, to develop its smoothness and flavour.
1963 Economist 8 June 1031/2 Elaborate machinery designed for churning (‘conching’) chocolate.
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