Despite all the discrepancies found in the low-nickel diet lists out there, a few ingredients are always at the top. Soy is one of those. Soy is very high in nickel, and also very hard for me to avoid! It lurks in so many unsuspecting places!! One of those places that caught me by surprise was in non-stick cooking sprays. All of the store-bought non-stick cooking sprays that I’ve seen contain soy lecithin. My kitchen had to become non-stick-cooking-spray-free.
I know that centuries of cooks survived just fine without cooking spray, so at first I resorted to the “old school” method of oiling things. If I couldn't just pour in some oil and swish it around, I would take a little bit of oil and using my fingers or a paper towel, spread or wipe the oil on the surface of the cooking item. This method works like a charm, but it is messy. I end up with oil on my hands, the outside of my pots, my kitchen counter, my hair…
Then one day I found this little device, and I was saved from oily fingers and paper towels! I can fill it up with the oil of my choice (I prefer olive oil, unless I’m making cookies) and with a little pump-action, I have my own cooking spray! Voila!
Misto Olive Oil Sprayer
The one I have is made from aluminum, and there is also stainless steel version. Stainless steel is supposedly ok if you’re not subjecting it to acid and/or heat, and I haven’t seen any evidence that aluminum contains nickel. (I also tested mine with my nickel testing kit). Any thoughts on that?
I bought mine from a local store, but here's the link to the product on Amazon: Misto Olive Oil Sprayer