Wire Whisks

Wire Whisks are a must have for many recipes.  They are great for beating eggs, blending wet ingredients, and mixing anything that has a medium to thin consistency.  For example muffin batter is often too thick to do the final mixing with whisk.

Keep in mind, that whipping things together incorporates air into whatever you are beating so be sure that you are
doing a recipe which air bubbles will not harm.  For example, air bubbles will cause Cheesecake to crack. Consider your recipe carefully.

If possible, try to collect several sizes.  You will be most efficient and get the best final product by using a size that matches your bowl.  (For some recipes which require egg whites to be beaten to stiff peaks, if you are doing that by hand, you want to use a platter rather than a bowl.)

As with all kitchen equipment, these are available at many price points.  The higher the quality, the longer they will last, but even a dollar store whisk should work well for a long time.  The whisks with more wires whip better than ones with just a few -- it makes a world of difference.  So if you can, invest in ones with many wires, like the one pictured here.