This is a cool neat trick to get those distinct ridges on gnocchi.  It’s customary to give each little morsel their ridges by using a butter paddle or the tines of a fork.  But you can achieve the same thing using a whisk.  Line up the gnocchi pieces on a work surface, and then roll the whisk over them to create deep, even ridges.

And if you are making the sauce for those gnocchi’s or a yummy