egg beater

Hand-cranked kitchen tool

An egg beater is a hand-held kitchen tool for whipping eggs, cream, or batter.

The classic design has two interlocking beaters turned by a hand crank.

Electric versions replaced much of the manual labor.

Figuratively, egg beater describes helicopters, outboard motors, or anything with spinning blades: The coast guard egg beater hovered overhead.

tool

rotary

Involving circular motion

crank · whisk · mixer · beaters · attachments · stainless · ergonomic · blade · handle · gear

technique

whipping

Repeated striking blows

aerating · emulsifying · incorporating · folding · scrambling · frothing · fluffing · mixing · homogenizing · combining

dishes

meringue

Baked whipped whites

batter · whipped cream · mayonnaise · hollandaise · chiffon · sponge cake · pavlova · aioli · zabaglione · angel food cake

baking

cake

Frosted baked dessert

muffins · cupcakes · icing · frosting · dough · flour · sugar · butter · vanilla · pastry

Categories
Family

beat, egg, beaten, beating, eggs, beats, beater, omelet

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G