It’s Just a Whisk

Side note: LFern made that beautiful cloth. By hand. On her loom.

….so why do I need a pricey one?  For years I made do with one that had a scant few wires, attached with a wire ring to the handle.  It barely whisked and was horrible to clean, I seldom used it.  I figured if that’s all a whisk can do, I’m better off with a fork.

I’m not sure when or why I suddenly decided I needed a quality whisk. I was probably watching some cooking show and was awed by the host’s deftness with her whisk as she smoothly beat a sauce into submission.  I really don’t remember, but that sounds like me.

Anyway,  I trolled around for one.  There’s not a descent cooking store near me, so when I couldn’t find one at Target or such, I went to Amazon.  This is the one I chose:

OXO 11 inch Balloon Whisk

It had good ratings and you really can’t go wrong I’m finding with OXO – although I do have a gadget from them that I find lacking.  But that’s another blog post.

Since the arrival of my whisk I am amazed at what a difference a good, albeit pricey, whisk can make (though this was far from the most expensive I came across in my search).  Gravies are a breeze with a good whisk, eggs are fluffier and it’s great for the cakes and cookies I’ve been making lately.  Sad it took me so long to realize this.

My two cents?  If you’ve got a dime store whisk, take the leap and invest in a really good one and see what a difference it can make.   There are probably good arguments for having whisks of varying sizes, but let’s not rush into anything here, it took me 18 years to get a good whisk after all.