Arrowroot is nice for thickening too, and it doesn't turn the sauces you are working with, whitish... It leaves the natural color of the food.
For cornstarch or arrowroot I'd mix it in with a little bit of water or wine or some liquid before heating it, that keeps it lump free.
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