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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2016-10-22 2:08 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/22/2016 10:03 AM, wrote:
>
>>>
>>> If you add the milk to the roux in a hot pan it tends to coagulate very
>>> quickly and you end up with a lumpy sauce. It is not the end of the
>>> world. You and whisk it like mad for a long time or maybe use a stick
>>> blender to removed the lumps. It is easier to simply take it off the
>>> heat and avoid the lumps.
>>>
>> Clearly, judging by other responses, this is a male thing - women are
>> more dextrous and can do two things at once successfully
>>
>
> Men often have problems with using a whisk due to over-use of the wrist
> in their teen years.

I may have to defer to your experience, but I am pretty sure that the
motion is a little different. However, I might suggest that the
experience might strengthen the wrist.