What does "conching" mean?

A process in the manufacture of chocolate in which the flavour and texture is refined by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher or between rollers.

What is a synonym for "conching"?

Common synonyms include: anvil, concher, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, hammer.

Conching

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
A process in the manufacture of chocolate in which the flavour and texture is refined by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher or between rollers. uncountable

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of conch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

anvil concher ear ear lobe eardrum hammer

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