Greg's Running Blog

Bye-bye Pam! No more aerosol and “who knows what’s inside” cooking spray for me! I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and found this fancy looking aluminum can that was advertised as a “Gourmet oil sprayer“. I just had to have it. It wasn’t cheap but I figured that if it works I’ll save at least that much and then some on not buying cooking spray ever again.

I used to put a good amount of bacon fat under my eggs and pour salad dressing onto lettuce by the bucket load. Well that second statement is a lie, I was never too big on salad dressing, I always use sparingly even when they give you 4 servings of it in a packet. So when I started my transformation into healthy eating I gave up the bacon fat, I still eat bacon just not the fat, and started cooking my eggs in non-stick pans with no oil. As long as you do scrambled eggs you’re OK, most of it comes out and you can scrape the rest of it with a wooden spoon. But as soon as you start venturing into the land of “sunny side up” or “over easy” you start heaving problems with the egg sticking to the non-stick skillet. So I had been using cooking spray on the days I was making egg varieties with the nicely cooked white and soft yellow in the middle.

But when I saw this sprayer at BB&B I knew that I would no longer buy Pam and I will be more environmentally friendly while still staying healthy. And I was right! Misto works as advertised! It’s super easy to use, you just fill it with oil then use the built in pump to pressurize the can and BAM! you’re misting oil into the pan. I have no idea how Pam can still stay in business when there is such a product on the market that does it just as good for practically nothing.

The best part is that you don’t have to use canola or olive oil in it, you can use any kind of “gourmet” oil for your cooking needs. I have tried almond and chestnuts and they both are great. I also use it to spray it on my salads and salmon if I want to go light on the lubricants. I’ve been using it for the last couple of months and I could not be more pleased with it. All in all Misto is a great product and I think every kitchen should have one!