We have one, and are ordering a second, so that we can have one for olive oil and another for a lighter vegetable oil.

About the only complaint I have is that if you pump it up too much, the oil mists too well! You'll get a light coating of oil on whatever you're spraying, but there will also be this cloud of tiny oil droplets hanging in the air. What I've learned from experience is just not to pump it up too much.

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Misto Oil Sprayer  Dec 16, 2004
By Bobby Lee "eelybob"
I had my spayer for several years and enjoyed it immensly until the cap split. In reseaching I found this to be a commom problem for many useers. Further research showed Misto had changed the material in the cap due to this issue. Since mine had been bought at the Lechter close out sale i figured it was one of the older models. Not really expecting anything, I researched and found the Misto service address back east and sent them a letter asking how to get a replacement cap. Expecting to be told it was going to cost $12 or more to get one (S & H) I was pleasantly surprised when many weeks later I received a replacement cap in the mail. No letter, note or anthing. Some Customer Service Dept. person just dropped one in a packing envelope and mailed it to me. So Misto is #1 in service for me and my Misto sprayer is happily spraying away again.

It does spayer best if you don't release the pressure between uses and just give it one or two pumps when you use it. It helped me to get a better spay when I re-read the directions. I never run out of pan spay with my Misto.

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Good, but a bit of work ;)  Nov 21, 2000
By Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review"
When I first filled this sprayer and gave it a few pumps, yes..nothing happened and I felt a bit cheated. Then, I gave it a few more pumps and then it became very difficult to press the lid down and that is the secret. You can't really over pump the sprayer.

Once the pressure builds up inside the plastic container, you will find it works quite well. You also have the option of placing a sticker on each misto sprayer. I bought one for olive oil and one for vegetable oil.

What do I use if for most of the time? Bread baking. Yes, it is perfect to spray oil over bread dough to keep it moist when rising. Then you can use it when frying steaks or vegetables. I have used it a few times when preparing salads. It is also handy for greasing pans. One word of caution: keep the spray over a sink or stove top. You don't want oil on the kitchen floor.

~The Rebecca Review

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Nice ..but not for Extra Virgin Olive Oil  May 03, 2007
By Sudhir Vinjam
Misto has been producing a fine spray for me so far and has helped us get away from PAM and similar line of products which have added chemicals.

Over filling it doesn't produce the mist, filling the canister to 1/3 its capacity has produced the mist and the oil's lasted pretty long for me too. Of course you have to pump it pretty often, but its not difficult at all, unless your hands are abnormally weak or you have arthiritis.

I have used it to spray lighter oils like canola and its been working fine. But with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, it stopped working after 2 weeks and started leaking the air that I pumped into it. Then I cleaned it with soap water and it started working properly.

Taking the pressure out once in a while is a good thing and I am blindly following it (after reading many reviewers say that) I suggest you do the same..

To summarize -

- Use lighter oils, dont use EVOO
- Release the pressure after use .. may be after cooking your last meal of the day
- Clean when you can hear the hiss of pressure being released - even when the cap is sealed.
- Dont overfill the canister and pump when the pressure becomes low.

End of the tutorial :-)

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