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Tovolo’s Better Batter Tool ($11.99) has several purposes. Use it like a whisk, except that it has thick blades so it takes fewer strokes to mix a frosting or pancake batter. It quickly works out lumps and combines ingredients without overbeating. The blades have a silicon coating and the company makes the tool in a variety of crayon colors. Because of the nonstick surface, you can scrape a bowl almost clean. It can be heated up to 600 degrees, so it’s useful for stirring sauces and gravies. You’ll wonder what you did before you got it. Available at KitchenWares, 215 Newbury St., Boston, 857-366-4237; Kitchen Outfitters, 342 Great Road, Acton, 978-263-1955; Sur la Table, the Mall at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, 617-244-0213, Natick Collection, 1245 Worcester St., Natick, 508-310-0714, South Shore Plaza, 250 Granite St., Braintree, 781-303-4127, Burlington Mall, 75 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, 781-345-1058 or www.tovolo.com.