melanger

plural melangers

1. alternativeAlternative form of melangeur.

   The centerpieces were the conches, which mixed ingredients for hours on end, and the melanger. […] Weighing ten tons, the melanger was a huge, round, polished steel tub with a smooth granite bottom, which was heated from […]

   2007, Michael D'Antonio, Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 70

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   The next morning, pass this over a three roll refiner, return to the melanger, add the balance of the cocoa butter, run it for twenty minutes, then put it over the rolls again. Return this batch to the warm room for twenty-four hours, then remove[,] temper and use.

   1925, Matthew D. Berman, The how and why of Candy Making, page 357

   THE CONCHING PROCESS The friction of the granite wheels in this melanger creates heat to conche chocolate—this action is very similar to the movement of metal rollers in traditional conching machines. A metal drum or basin contains the [ingredients].

   2016, Dom Ramsey, Chocolate: Indulge Your Inner Chocoholic, Become a Bean-to-Bar Expert, Penguin, →ISBN, page 47