I just ordered the misto one from Amazon. I was noticing a plastic/propellant taste in foods I used cooking spray in. It has some negative reviews regarding clogging, but someone posted that if you only fill it halfway, and twist to release the pressure after each use, that it holds up well. For ten bucks, I figured I'd take the risk. I'm planning on filling it with vegetable rather than olive oil, so I can use it to grease pans and such.

Had more than a few....never found one that works for more than a month or less. Problem is the OO gets oxidized and gummy.
I have solved the problem by buying a can of olive oil cooking spray. Contains just olive oil and propellant...but I cant' find it currently!
I am about to try one of those travel bottles that are sold in the cosmetic department....hoping they are safe for food.
I also have a squirt bottle of low cal salad dressing....I will wash that and try oil in it when it's empty.

I also have wondered about mixing some Everclear with the oil....thinking it would keep it from turning to sludge and evaporate away when you sprayed....think that would work?
Linda C

That's an interesting thought. I don't think it would completely evaporate when you spray, but it might evaporate when you cook.

Trying to understand the Everclear - is that meant to spritz a cleaning shot after it's settled to the bottom again?

Can we coin it EEVOO?

I have the Misto and it has worked well for me for 6 months now. When looking through old Cooks Illustrated magazines yesterday, I noticed the Misto was rated well in their trials, also.

I think she meant to put it in there with the oil-- I think alcohol sort of dissolves oil, so that might cut down on the gummy oil deposits. (Similar, I guess, to what the propellant does in Pam).

I had one of the orginal Misto's - brushed stainless steel - rather pricey - liked it but then had the same issues as all of the above.

Fast forward, 10 years later - bought a see-through knock-off from TJ Maxx. It squirts. It doesn't spray. But at least I can see what's in it. And opposed to putting some oil in a small dish and brushing the stuff on what I want oiled, it does disperse a bit less oil more evenly.

seagrass

Linda, thanks for that info. I have one of the fancy misters and the olive oil gets rancid too quick - all the pumping puts air in. I was beginning to think it best just to put a little on a paper towel and swish it around. That spray can would be better.

Beth

Have all of you with the clogging problems tried the tips above (filling halfway, and releasing pressure after each use)?

Yes....to the filling half way and releasing the pressure.
I suppose if you use the mister 3 times a day it wouldn't clog as fast.
I about drove one Pampered Chef rep wild...
Their products are supposedly guaranteed......and the first one clogged in a few days and shot a stream...returned it got another same thing....after the third Iw as embarrased for her....I notice they don't offer an oil mister any longer.
Then I had another brand....it's still in my cupboard I think...
That one just stopped squirting anything at all...
Great concept....doesn't work!
Just bought another Pam olive oil spray. Contains just OO, lecithin to keep the oil liquid and propellant.
I think it's the lecithin that keeps it spraying.
Linda C

Thank goodness I opened this thread. I was toying with buying one because my brushing on EVOO technique isn't very good and I'm trying to cut down on fat, but I refuse to buy anything in a spray can. I had a misto one but I couldn't find the directions and I could never get it to work so sadly I discarded it. Now I don't feel so bad. Oh well, I guess I'll stick with my little silicone brush, which is what works best for me so far. Not great but OK.

Yep, tried all those tips and then some. Remained unimpressed. Just as well, one less gadget to clean or fuss over.

For LINDAC, today I was at Target and they had Olive Oil cooking spray. I noticed you said you can't find it. Drives me crazy when I find something I like then all of a sudden no store has it! UGH!

Be careful if you use the cooking sprays, like Pam. The propelent in there with slowly ruin the non-stick finish on your pans.

I have had my Misto for about 2 years now. Never fill more than half way, allowed to go empty before refilling and no pressure releasing. It has always worked fine.

Thanks for the responses. Linda - I just found EVOO Pam and bought it. Right next to it was the store brand which had one extra ingredient: Grain alcohol. In parenthesis it said something like "for clarity," so it doesn't appear they were using it to keep it from gumming up - that they attributed to the soy lecithin.

Really??!! Grain alcohol? And I thought I invented the concept!
Peppi...I have used a spritz of Pam or something like on my non stick pan for years and years.....true they don't last more than 5 or 6 years....but I don't expect them to.
Hold the can far enough away from your pan so the propellant evaporates before it hits.
Linda C

I have a clear one from tj maxx too; it 'squirts' instead of spraying or misting, but has held up for over a year. I was considering a misto so that I could get a true 'mist', but based on this thread, i guess I won't. Too bad though-- I like olive oil on my popcorn and I thought a mister would disperse it more evenly.

Add me to the list of people who have been sadly disappointed with the oil sprayers.

My first one was one of the horrendously overpriced Pampered Chef articles, it worked a couple of weeks, maybe. I returned it for a replacement which never worked very well and after the third one went kaput I gave up.

Eventually I bought a Misto because it was supposed to be the "best". It was better than the Pampered Chef one but still only worked a couple of months, maybe not that long. I ditched it and haven't tried since, so I don't know if they are improved.

I don't like the spray cans with the propellant either, so I'll give that pump sprayer that I bought for water a try, I guess.

Annie