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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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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Wouldn't use anything else  Sep 28, 2004
By xiuh
I've been using Misto sprayers for five years now and would not use anything else for cooking. It's true that the spray is not propelled as strongly and evenly as a canned cooking spray, but it seems like a minor tradeoff for chemical-free cooking.

I have not had a problem with clogging as others have mentioned. I only fill the container partially full and when it empties, clean in hot soapy water (it is true that you will want to clean it frequently, the seal is not airtight and over months, oil will become rancid -- this is why I fill with small amounts). Also, I have primarily used this with olive oil and sesame oil. Many of the reviews which mention clogging specify they are using vegetable cooking oil, which is much thicker than the oils I've used, so your mileage may vary.

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