I've been using this dough whisk for about six months. Bread and biscuits are my favorite things to bake and I try to do as much by hand as possible because it's a nice contrast to my everyday work that's spent in front of a computer.
One part of the job I didn't enjoy was the mixing of the dough, especially at first when it gets all gummed up on the spoon, spatula or anything else you might try to use. Then, after the dough comes together, it doesn't seem as if you're mixing the ingredients so much as pushing a big ball around the inside of the bowl.
I'd seen the dough whisk in the King Arthur catalog for years and never ordered it because I thought the wire part looked a bit fragile. I finally decided to give one a try on the theory I could always send it back if I didn't like it.
I'm never sending it back.
The whisk's wire is extremely stiff and I've yet to encounter a dough that it doesn't slice through with ease. I don't know how much thought went into the twists of the wire, but it's amazingly efficient at bringing a dough together. I did a double batch a couple of weeks ago and I was worried that I might have given it more than it could handle, but it took no more effort than a smaller batch.
Clean up is a breeze. Only a little bit of dough adheres to the wire and that's easy to dislodge with a wipe of the fingers. After I'm finished with it, it goes into the dishwasher.
I have the large model and I'm going to get the smaller one the next time I put in an order so I can use it in smaller mixing bowls. I suspect that once I have the smaller one I'll never have to order another unless it's for a gift.
I ordered mine from the King Arthur catalog because that's where I first saw them and I like the company. I've seen similar-looking items on Amazon for a few dollars less, but I don't know how well they're constructed. The ones from King Arthur have their logo on the wooden handles and feel very, very sturdy.
— Tom Streeter
King Arthur Dough Whisk
$15
Available from and manufactured by King Arthur
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