Bubba wrote:
> Don't know about the "ordinary" spray bottle but I've got two Oil O
> Pumps, one that I've been using for about 5-6 years. Cost me about $6
> each. I like 'em.
>
> Bubba
>
> biig wrote:
>
>> Has anyone used an ordinary spray bottle for this or is oil too
>> thick to go through the nozzle...?? TIA ..Sharon

I bought a cheap plastic bottle at the 99 cent store which works just fine.
I can sautee vegetables, or garlic for softening and add the other elements
to cook slowly. Of course, when I'm cooking, I have a bottle on hand for
measuring large volumes. But for everyday cooking and to keep fats in a
controlled portion, the sprayer distributes a nice mist in a single spray
and solves a lot of problems.

I make a nice pasta en broido this way, softening some garlic and sliced
onion in a single spritz of oil on a medium low heat to which I then add
ground lean poultry (usually chicken). I then add a cup of chicken broth
and simmer fresh mushrooms, green pepper, red pepper flakes and some fresh
parsley and basil and diced (peeled) fresh tomatoes which I serve over whole
wheat penne. It's delicious, very filling, and a dish that seems much
richer than it is.

A single spray bottle lasts a long time at a spritz-at-a-time. And if it
clogs (mine hasn't yet) it's a buck for a replacementy.