Whisk

A whisk or whisk, whisk called in Switzerland, in Austria Schneerute, is a kitchen appliance that can be opened with the liquid or semi-liquid ingredients and mixtures foamy or finely blended or homogenized.

It is commercially available in various forms and materials. It typically consists of about half a dozen to elongate resilient wire loops of stainless steel or partly of plastic, which open radially into a handle. The handle is usually made of metal or stainless steel, partly made ​​of plastic or wood.

Hammering of suitable liquids is carried out with inclined circular motion of the whisk from the wrist. Wherein numerous air bubbles are drawn into the fluid and crushed to form a fine foam. When blending with aqueous oily liquids ( such as with vinaigrette ) or liquid and powdered ingredients by flat, oscillating movements, the ingredients are finely divided and intimately mixed, leading to homogenization or emulsification.

The name derives from the whisk are created by whisking egg whites beaten egg white and resembles a twig broom construction of the device.