Evo Oil Sprayer 18/8 Stainless Steel, Non-Aerosol for Olive, Cooking Oils, and Vinegars, Blue, 16-Ounce Capacity

I have tried a few of the pressurized oil spray bottles, looking to replace the cans of spray cooking oil I have to buy every month or two. Spray oil is an essential tool in my kitchen: it cuts down on the amount of fat in my cooking (by not pouring in oil or melting butter) and helps cook everything evenly. But the amount of waste generated in the form of a semi-recyclable can, combined with the pressurizing agent, leads me to look for a reusable alternative.The pressurized bottles (such as the Misto and its imitators) all function more or less the same way: you fill it with oil and, using a pump of some kind, pressurize it with air to spray it. The problems manifest after a few months. Sometimes the nozzles clog easily. Sometimes the head is poorly made and breaks or doesn't fit well. Many of the bottles don't achieve good enough pressure to really spray the oil evenly. Others never had a good spray pattern to begin with. In every case I went back to buying a disposable can of spray oil, which reliably coated my pans every night for dinner.The Evo Oil Sprayer fixes every one of these problems, and looks good doing it. Instead of pressurizing the bottle to spray beforehand, it has a long-throw trigger that compresses the oil on the spot. This seemingly minor design difference is huge. The bottle is much simpler, with fewer moving parts, fewer gaskets, and fewer stress points that can suffer breakage. The bottle is sturdy stainless steel instead of plastic that's likely to get brittle over time in a kitchen near the stove, which is a huge plus. The nozzle is large and reasonably easy to clean, though you might need to get a skewer or toothpick to really clean it out from time to time. From the first moment I used it, I knew this bottle was going to be superior to the Misto-style bottles.The Evo is also superior to a typical plastic spray bottle that was designed for water or cleaner or what have you. These bottles weren't designed for a thicker liquid like soybean oil, and it shows: the spray pattern is often uneven, and they simply don't get enough pressure behind the oil to distribute it well on the pan or the food. The Evo was built specifically for this purpose in the handle, the head, and the nozzle, and for a few dollars more than a generic plastic bottle that you'd find under your sink, you get a purpose-built device that performs far better.The one trick to the Evo is that it sprays in a fan-line pattern, not in a circle. That is to say, when you spray it, you need to draw it from top to bottom or side to side to get coverage of your pan or your food. It differs in this way from a can of spray oil. It only takes a few tries to figure out how this works, but there is a touch of a learning curve with it. Still, it's worth noting in a review.Overall I am very pleased with the Evo bottle, and it is a welcome addition to my kitchen. I have only had it for a little while, but I anticipate that I can finally stop buying those cans of spray oil at long last.Update June 2021: The Evo bottle is still working very well and I have no complaints. However, I can say that there are a few circumstances where it can't replace the disposable spray oil. In a situation that needs a very fine mist - such as lightly coating popcorn to hold a seasoning - the Evo bottle isn't as useful as disposable spray oil. But for everyday use when cooking, it's great. The durability, ease of clean-up, and powerful spray action are all still in evidence eight months later.

I bought this a few weeks ago. I live in the UK and cans of spray oil are really hard to get hold of. Bought a pump one from W&S last year ,I hated it and threw it away. This one is so much better as it has a trigger to spray the oil. I like so much I have bought 3 for friends and family.

Several times now, I've been using the spray bottle, and the top suddenly detaches from the base. The base plummets to the ground, spilling oil everywhere. The first time I thought it was because I didn't attach the top well enough. The second time it happened, however, I had been sure that the top had been adequately attached.Given this, the product is fairly defective.

It is a good sprayer, no clogs or issues spraying. Downside, when it sprays, it sprays and this leads to splatter. The only reason I dropped it to 4 stars. I am able to over come the over overspray by lifting the pan up and tilt it slightly toward the sprayer and spray directly at the pan. This eliminated the over spray and kept my stove top somewhat clean.

Sprays very well. Spray has a wide pattern. With it being a dark container is good for olive oil.

Looking to move away from the disposables that keep going up in price and this is working well. Spray is not quite as fine as disposable but I can refill this and use whatever oil I want. Loving it. Might buy a second so I can have options on the oil! Using corn oil in it now for buttery flavor but would like to have an olive oil one. Also it is metal, so if I drop it it bounces doesn’t shatter!

The sprayer lid on the bottle doesn't really screw on so whenever you go to pump the oil, the lid pops off, resulting in a few initial dramatic oil spills all over the place. I ended up tying a rubber band around the sprayer lid and the bottle to keep it in place which seems to be working okay, but there is definitely a design flaw in the screw top!

I bought the red oil sprayer in the metal bottle. I really like it! You definitely get what you pay for, it seemed pricy but it works great. I tried being cheap and bought a different 10 dollar bottle first and it broke right away. This bottle sprays the oil perfectly and is so easy to use. It definitely prevents me from using too much oil in my cooking so in the long run I think it will save money because it reduces amount of oil I need.