Whisks

The best whisks for sauce making are made entirely of stainless steel, and have an elongated shape and a large number of fine wires. Balloon whisks are designed for beating air into mixtures and are less convenient for stirring and reaching into the corners of a saucepan. A sauce whisk is best held like a pencil and rotated in a circular or figure-eight motion.

Many professionals leave a small whisk in a pot of sauce or in an insert on the side so they can quickly give the sauce a stir every few minutes as necessary.