I don’t often recommend kitchen gadgets, but the MISTO® Olive Oil Sprayer is an exception to this. I use a lot of olive oil for cooking, and the MISTO® sprayer delivers a controllable spray of oilve oil into a skillet, casserole, or baking pan. It’s washable, refillable, and uses kitchen air for the propellant. I’ve saved a bundle of money because I’m not buying aerosol cans of cooking spray.
Product Features
- Non-aerosol spray bottle for spraying cooking oils, flavored oils, and even almond oil massage oil.
- Put about 1/3 cup oil into the bottle, pump the cap 5 or 6 times, then spray a mist of oil into the casserole dish or skillet.
- Satin-finish aluminum, or stainless steel
- 7-5/8 inches high by 1-7/8 inches in diameter
- Hand washable
Cost: It pays to shop around, because current prices vary from $8 – $34.00 (yes, that’s thirty-four dollars!) on and off-line.
Tips: If you make your own flavored vegetable oils, filter the oil through a paper coffee filter. Tiny bits fo garlic or chilis will quickly clog the nozzle. Don’t use the sprayer for anything but vegetable oils.
Cleaning your MISTO® Olive Oil Sprayer
MISTO® will need to be cleaned every 6 to 8 weeks to keep it spraying.
- Fill the MISTO® 1/2 full with hot tap water.
- Add one drop liquid detergent.
- Replace the sprayer top and shake the sprayer.
- Pump the cap 10-15 times.
- Spray for ten seconds.
- Leave the soapy water in the sprayer for several hours or overnight. This will break down any oil that has solidified in the sprayer.
- Fill the MISTO® 1/2 full with hot tap water.
- Replace the sprayer top and shake the sprayer.
- Pump the cap 10-15 times.
- Spray for ten seconds.
- Repeat steps 10 and 11 several times.
- Empty the hot water and refill the sprayer with 1/4 to 1/3 cup of oilve oil.
Troubleshooting your MISTO® Olive Oil Sprayer
IMPORTANT: If you can’t remember the last time you cleaned the sprayer, clean it and see if the problem goes away.
Symptoms: No spray, sputtering spray, stream of oil, or dribbling
Problem: If this happens right after you refill the sprayer, you probably didn’t get the seal reinstalled correctly.
Solution: Remove the sprayer assembly and replace it, making sure you get the seal flat. Don’t over-tighten the cap.
Problem: The pressure is too low.
Solution: Pump the top up and down a few times.
Problem: The oil has run out.
Solution: Check the oil level, and refill with 1/4 to 1/3 cup of oil.
Problem: There is too much oil in the sprayer.
Solution: Empty the sprayer and refill with the correct quantity of oil.
Reference:
- Recipes from the manufacturer’s website.
