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A whisk is a cooking utensil which can be used to blend ingredients smooth or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping. Most whisks consist of a long, narrow handle with a series of wire loops joined at the end. The loops can have different shapes depending on a whisk's intended functions. The wires are usually metal, but some are plastic for use with nonstick cookware. Whisks are also made from bamboo.
Whisks are commonly used to whip egg whites into a firm foam to make meringue, or to whip cream into whipped cream.
The bamboo whisk or was invented in the late 15th century by Murata JukÅ, who commissioned its production by Takayama Minbunojo Nyudo Sosetsu. were presented to Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado. The process of producing was kept secret and passed on by patrilineally by family craftsmen for hundreds of years.
The wire whisk was invented sometime before 1841.See for example P. Masters, The Young Cook's Assistant and Housekeeper's Guide, London, 1841, pp. 222-3, 265
In the United States, cranked rotary egg beaters became more popular than whisks in the 20th century. Julia Child is credited with re-introducing the wire whisk in her first ever televised appearance, in 1963.
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