Talk:Whisk

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[edit] History of the whisk

Could anyone write about the history of the whisk? (How long have cooks been whisking? How long have whisks been made of steel?) Any historical info would round out the article quite well.140.107.63.220 21:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

The wooden spoon, for example, has a nice discussion of its history.140.107.63.220 20:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Reverted multiple changes made by Hede2000.

Commercial link to whisk.biz removed. If this is a major company, it deserves its own article and presence on the disambiguation page. As it has nothing to do with the cooking utensil, it certainly does not belong here.

Ball whisks are not balloon whisks. The paragraph describing ball whisks, with their noncrossing wires and actual physical balls is not describing a balloon whisk. If there is any confusion, compare a ball whisk (http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/t--36155/ball-whisk.asp) to the French (top) and balloon (middle, bottom) whisks in the photograph in this entry. Added clarification that ball whisks have no loops whatsoever. In clarifying the usage of the ball whisk, I realized that the other shapes had no explanations of their uses in various preparations. Added that information and formatted it in a list.

Clarified that rotary whisks are mechanical devices and cleaned up improper capitalization.

Removed redundant "or whisk UK" phrase as the usage of the verbs whisk and whip are already clarified in the first paragraph. If this was not redundant, please clarify here and perhaps a better phrasing can be reached.

Identified whisks in caption.

Unfortunately I have no easily citable sources and cannot improve the article in that respect. For example, Good Eats season 3 episode 3 "Egg Files II" includes a brief overview of the types of whisks but is certainly not a thorough or rigourous review of the topic. Tofof 11:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)