Mini Whisks Are One of the Most Affordable, Underrated Kitchen Tools Out There

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I'll just come right out and say it: Owning a tiny whisk will change your life.

I know, I know—that probably sounds a little dramatic. But I feel dramatic about tiny whisks. Heck, I feel romantic about tiny whisks. This little gadget has upgraded my cooking and baking adventures in a big, big way over the past year, and now, I'm ready to sing the tiny whisk gospel out loud.

As the Lifestyle Editor for ThePioneerWoman.com, I'm always on the lookout for genius gadgets. But I had never owned a tiny whisk, let alone heard of it, before I found one attached to a hot chocolate mix I purchased last fall. I didn't think much of it at the time, actually. I just used it to whisk the cocoa into some milk before rinsing it off and burying it inside a kitchen drawer.

But a few weeks later, I found myself fishing it out again—this time to mix up a bowl of glaze for a small batch of doughnuts. And that's when it occurred to me just how magically versatile that little whisk really was. It could reach places a larger whisk couldn't, it wouldn't clang against the sides of a mug or small bowl the way a fork might, and, oh yeah—it was just plain cute. 😍 Really, I dare you to look at any tiny whisk and not smile.

The rest, as they say, is adorable, delicious history. I began using the whisk for just about everything—mug cake baking, Sunday morning breakfasts, even cocktails. And recently, after polling a few of my fellow editors here at ThePioneerWoman.com, I was overjoyed to learn that I'm not alone in my love for this little gadget.

Here are just a few of the ways we use our tiny whisks to up the ante in the kitchen:

Make Hot Chocolate with No Lumps

We all know the headache of attempting to mix powdered hot chocolate mix and milk together...only to watch those awful, impossible-to-get-rid-of clumps appear at the surface. With a tiny whisk, that's a thing of the past. Smooth, delicious hot cocoa, here you come!

Easily Emulsify Salad Dressing

This, I think, is the tiny whisk's most exciting trick—or at least its most common, helpful use case. Salad dressings often consist of ingredients that don't love to mingle with one another, like oil and vinegar. With a tiny whisk in hand, you can reach inside nearly any small container and quickly emulsify the ingredients.

Scramble Eggs with Ease

If you've ever precariously tilted a raw-egg-filled bowl to make sure your fork can reach all the right places, I probably don't have to convince you that there's a better way to make scrambled eggs. "My tiny whisk is the perfect size for whisking up a single egg," says Kara Zauberman, Associate Food & Lifestyle Editor. "So it definitely comes in handy when I'm making a quick breakfast for one. You don't need a huge bowl or an extra-large whisk just to scramble a couple of eggs!"

Enjoy Delightfully Foamy Lattes

Calling all coffee lovers: Believe it or not, these miniature whisks can also help you be your own barista. "While I love my milk frother, sometimes it's just too much effort to lug it out early in the morning," says Senior Editor Kelly O'Sullivan. "The tiny whisk always gets the job done."

Whip Up Egg Wash

Senior Food & Lifestyle Editor Allie Churchill loves using her tiny whisk to make pastries and pies. "I do a lot of baking in our household, and my mini whisk is just the perfect size for whipping up an egg wash," she gushes. "It makes it that much easier to give baked goods a rich, golden color."

Bake Yourself a Mug Cake

Mug cake enthusiasts (read: Ree Drummond!), raise your hand if you've ever reached for a fork to mix up the ingredients at the bottom of your mug. 🙋♀️ Odds are you, too, have been disappointed by the obnoxious clatter it makes as it swirls things around (particularly if you, like me, are a late-night mug cake connoisseur and would prefer not to wake up everyone in your home). Tiny whisks to the rescue! They work much faster, they're quiet, and they distribute ingredients more evenly.

The real question is: What can't a tiny whisk do?