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Whisk
1. To beat rapidly using a hand or electric whisk to introduce air into a mixture or single ingredient to increase the volume, eg whisk the egg whites until peaky.
2. A hand or electric tool used to introduce air into ingredients to increase their volume, eg beat the cream vigorously with a whisk until it has doubled in volume.