There is provided a combination pastry blender and culinary whisk (2), comprising a handle portion (6) at one end and a connecting region (12) connecting the handle portion and a mixing region (8) generally in the shape of an inverted dome (16), wherein the mixing region (8) is principally formed of a wire (20) bent to form a plurality of wires arranged adjacent to each other and defining a generally convex surface (22) for pastry blending, the bent wire (20) being stiff enough to withstand the stress and pressure whereby in a pastry blending operation the mixing region (8) maintains the inverted dome shape (16), and the bent wire (20) also being relatively thick to be able to press onto a pastry for blending thereof but without cutting therethrough.