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KNIFE CONSISTENCY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chocolate and Confectionery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tabling
1, record 1, English, tabling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pastry chefs use a method called "tabling" to temper chocolate. [Tabling is] a cooling-and-agitation method which involves pouring two-thirds of the melted chocolate onto a marble slab. The chocolatier quickly spreads it thin with a metal spatula, scrapes it back into a pile with a putty knife, and spreads it thin again, repeating until the right sludgy consistency is reached. This cooled chocolate is stirred into the bowl of reserved warm chocolate. 1, record 1, English, - tabling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Confiserie et chocolaterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tablage
1, record 1, French, tablage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de tempérage qui consiste à faire refroidir le chocolat en le travaillant sur une plaque de marbre. 2, record 1, French, - tablage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Beekeeping
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uncapping knife
1, record 2, English, uncapping%20knife
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An implement with a sharp blade usually heated by steam, hot water or electricity to remove the cappings from combs before extracting. 2, record 2, English, - uncapping%20knife
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After the bees have evaporated the water until the honey is of the desired consistency and sealed in the cells, the combs are removed, the cells uncapped [the wax caps are taken off] with the uncapping knife, and the honey extracted. 3, record 2, English, - uncapping%20knife
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couteau à désoperculer
1, record 2, French, couteau%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9soperculer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couteau à lame, droite ou courbée à son extrémité, affûtée des deux côtés (pour gauchers ou droitiers), à tranchant lisse ou dentelé et destiné à ôter les opercules de cire qui ferment les alvéoles pleines de miel. 2, record 2, French, - couteau%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9soperculer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'emploi de couteaux chauffants (à la vapeur, à l'électricité) rend plus facile ce travail. 3, record 2, French, - couteau%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9soperculer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Herramientas manuales
- Cría de abejas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuchillo desoperculador
1, record 2, Spanish, cuchillo%20desoperculador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el cuchillo desoperculador en frío, [...] no altera las propiedades de la miel porque no existe un calentamiento de la misma. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cuchillo%20desoperculador
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- knife consistency
1, record 3, English, knife%20consistency
Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Knife consistency compound. 2, record 3, English, - knife%20consistency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- qui peut s'étaler au couteau 1, record 3, French, qui%20peut%20s%27%C3%A9taler%20au%20couteau
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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