Customer Reviews

Misto Gourmet Olive Oil Sprayer, Brushed Aluminum

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Works great, especially with olive oil, but there are a couple of tricks to getting the most out of it. First, fill it only half way. Second, if you twist the top after each use to release the pressure you can avoid clogging problems. My first one lasted only a year or so because I had not learned that 'releasing the pressure' trick and the nozzle got irreparably clogged. Even hot soapy water didn't fix the problem. A chef friend of mine told me how to avoid the trouble. Since then, the replacement has been going strong for over two years now. Nice even spray with no clogging. Great gadget. I use it all the time!

We grill a lot of vegetables in my household (both on the grill, and in the oven in the wintertime), and this is a great device. Gives a light, uniform coating of oil to the veggies. Other things I use it for include oiling pans, my grill, and for misting the top of an italian pie or calzone with olive oil before baking for a nice golden color. Also, if you coat chicken in a bread crumb mixture, spray it with oil, and then bake it, it comes out crispy on the outside...a healthy alternative if you miss the taste of fried chicken.

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.

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.

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

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 :-)

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.

After reading some poor reviews of the Misto Sprayer, I had to add my opinion/s. My first Misto lasted about 3 to 4 years before the seal or collar wore out. I just replaced it with another; and that, too, is fine.

I did not have any of the problems other reviewers had. I really like the idea of being able to spray different oils and not being restricted to whichever can I had on hand.

Let's face it -- it is not a spray can propelled by chemicals and will not spray like one. But I would rather pump and mist on some oil than feed my children food laced with propellants.

Maintenance is easy. It should be thoroughly washed before its initial use. Thereafter, it does not have to be cleaned often, as it contains only oil (which has a long shelf life). I washed mine only when there were visible signs of need, and it was not that often (maybe 2 or 3 times total with the first one).

If you expect this to spray like the can, you will most likely be a bit disappointed. If you feel omitting chemicals from your diet is important and appreciate the natural flavor of oil in your cuisine, then you will rejoice and praise the almighty Misto! (Okay, that's a little much, but I like the thing. It serves its purpose well.)

We loved this product... until it broke that is (and after only 3 months of occasional use). The pump is made of cheap plastic which breaks easily. Once it's broken, the whole thing is no good. I went back to the store to look for a different brand and even the display models at the store where broken in the same place... Great inventions, not so great quality from Misto.

I had a similar experience to most of the other reviewers. I had great hopes of this product -- expected to enjoy low fat cookery without the mass-produced flavor of most commercial cooking sprays. I had visions of chicken enlivened with pecan oil; salmon fired up with hot sesame oil; fresh tomato pasta sauce with just a hint of extra, extra virgin olive oil. Well you get the picture.

However, I was doomed to disappointment. I filled it the first time with best-quality olive oil. The first spray worked just fine. And the second. But come to use it the third time and the plastic "guts" were broken -- irretrievably. A costly kitchen gizmo obliterated by a 5-cent part.

I'd love to see this product relaunched with interior workings to match its exterior. Until then, guess I'll just have to keep using Pam and dreaming of something better.

Sigh...

I loved this product when I first got it, it worked wonderfully and I thought "why spend 2.99 per spray can, when I can buy a misto once?" Well, for the two months it actually worked, I don't think I got my money's worth. Now it just shoots a stream of oil no matter how much i pressurize it. I've tried cleaning it several times, even soaking it overnight, to no avail.