I don't want to say anything bad about the KA one I have, they gave it to me free at a local class. But after using it a few times I have gone back to the wooden paddle/spoon I have used for 30 odd years. Just comfort? Don't know. I don't really like to clean the whisk, the spoon is easier. Does the dough mix faster with the whisk? Probably. But with arthritis in my hands, the other handle is better for me.

Tell you what... I haven't been to Britain since the early 70s... Buy my ticket and I will personally deliver you a seldom used bread whisk, free!

That's my offer, and I'm sticking to it.

Lee

I found my dough whisk in a wonderful little shop in Northern Michigan (Cutler's) at a cost of five bucks. A terrific gadget when refreshing sourdough!

Given the strength of the Euro against the USD, why not visit Northern Michigan and pick up a whisk at Culter's? It's located just a couple blocks away from beautiful Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan and there are some very good restaurants in the area.

Our forests are getting dressed in their flashy autumn best and the colors are spectacular!

I have one I bought from Eric a year or so ago. At first I thought it was a great tool and it is handy for a limited number of tasks. It is helpful when breaking up a pre ferment in the water from the next stage and at the same time helping to froth up the water mix to add air in the dough. A single mixer beater works as well.

Honestly though, today I wouldn't buy another one and certainly not if I had to import it. A sturdy Tablespoon and my trusty plastic dough scraper is all you need. I let time do it's work once the dough comes together as a shaggy mass. Watch the Bertinet video and forget about the whisk. It's way easier and way cheaper.

Eric

The dough whisk is my favorite tool for mixing after feeding a liquid starter or a rye sour, which is a thick paste consistency. For thicker or stiffer doughs, I usually use a rubber spatula with a rather stiff blade. It works like a plastic dough scraper with a handle.

So, I use the whisk for only a few mixing jobs, but I think it's worth having. This of course is my "cost benefit analysis." Yours may be different.

David

I'm a collector of kitchen gadgets.  I really like mine and do use it...in fact I have the small one and the large one.  It does everything it says.  It mixes the way a wisk, wiskes!! Or you can use a spoon...if you want to mix with a spoon or wisk with a fork!!  Had to put that in just for fun....but really, it surprised me how fast and thorough it gets the job done.  I would recommend it.

Sylvia

I have one that I use for small batches of dough.  I think it works quicker than a wooden spoon does.  They aren't expensive.  I don't know if I would have one shipped overseas though.  Is there no upscale cooking store around there?  That is the easiest place to find them in the States.

I've had it for donkey's years, my father used it when he made his bread, and I'm still using it.  It goes back to the time of The Galloping Gourmet, when he started a line of baking/cooking gadgets; it's strong and sturdy, and it doesn't feel right using anything else.