08/10/2026
This post is brought to you by Preventative Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance, when you make the replacement juuuuuuust before the thing snaps in two!
My small-batch test melangers are work ponies, and I've put them through a lot over the last six years, but it's time to finally replace two belts and let my new third melanger do the heavy lifting until I get the new belts in place
The top belt is a brand new belt, the middle belt is one I wasn't quite sure needed replacing until the batch I made last night for my upcoming tasting event was reallllllllly sluggish, and the bottom belt was on the out-of-commission melanger that was really not even rotating let alone grinding
I'm fond of these machines for what they do and for the lessons I learned through them, both in chocolate making and in tiny repairs and maintenence
The day is soon come for when all my glorious machines will be whirring happily away in a new shop and making delightful smells possible in the little corner of the world where I live, work, and play!!
Until then, take good care of each other and f**k all the transphobes trying their worst to ruin the WNBA 💅
🏳️🌈🍫👩🔧
