# Who Hates Pam Spray? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 17, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770 "2009-03-17T17:14:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/21 "2009-03-18T09:33:08Z")
I’m not a big fan of Pam and its analogues because I don’t know what’s in the propellant, but based on how it smells, I’m pretty sure that I don’t want to eat it. I have two of the pressurized oil misters, one with olive oil and one with canola oil. They work beautifully and no added chemicals. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/22 "2009-03-18T10:14:56Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > **Who Hates Pam Spray?** I divorced the bitch, do you expect me to feel all warm and fuzzy about her? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/23 "2009-03-18T20:42:06Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > I have two of the pressurized oil misters, one with olive oil and one with canola oil. They work beautifully and no added chemicals. I use the Pam olive oil can to be able to use only a minimal amount of olive oil. Do you fill these misters with oil or do you buy them filled and pressurized? Could you point me to an example? ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/24 "2009-03-19T02:00:01Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I use the Pam olive oil can to be able to use only a minimal amount of olive oil. Do you fill these misters with oil or do you buy them filled and pressurized? Could you point me to an example? [This is the most popular brand, it seems, on Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Misto-Gourmet-Stainless-Steel-Olive-Sprayer/dp/B00004SPZT). You put in your own oil, so you can use whatever type you like, olive, corn, canola, grapeseed, peanut, whatever. As I mentioned, I have one of olive, one of canola. You fill the canister half way with oil, then add the pressure yourself, by pumping the lid up and down several times. It will spray for about 10-15 seconds for each pressurization, which is enough to coat a 9x13 pan for non-stick purposes. Very handy. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/25 "2009-03-19T15:38:38Z")
Cool, thanks! I’ll be happy to get rid of the chemically Pam. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/26 "2009-03-19T16:09:44Z")
Pam is vile, but even if it was manna from heaven I wouldn’t buy it because of their recent commercials. Has anyone seen the one with the kids banging on the table and screaming for cupcakes while the mom has a nervous breakdown trying to get the cupcakes out of the tin? I can think of a whole bunch of things those brats would get from me with that behavior, and you can bet your ass none of them are “cupcakes”. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/27 "2009-03-19T18:05:39Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > Pam is vile, but even if it was manna from heaven I wouldn’t buy it because of their recent commercials. Has anyone seen the one with the kids banging on the table and screaming for cupcakes while the mom has a nervous breakdown trying to get the cupcakes out of the tin? I can think of a whole bunch of things those brats would get from me with that behavior, and you can bet your ass none of them are “cupcakes”. And when I was a kid I wouldn’t have turned up my nose at what she brings out–it may not look pretty but it’s still CAKE!!! But the one where the salmon gets flung out the window alternately amuses me, and bugs me because car windows don’t break like regular windows. ---
**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/28 "2009-03-19T18:48:09Z")
Have it, use it, love it, especially the Pam for baking. If you put it on sparingly, you shouldn’t be able to taste it, and it sure is handy. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/29 "2009-03-19T18:49:45Z")
I use it. I wish they’d change the name though. I hate the stupid jokes that often follow. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770/30 "2009-03-19T19:16:24Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > If you’re having overspray issues, either keep it closer OR do it over the sink (or maybe even outside). Even easier, open the door of the dishwasher and spray away to your heart’s content. No cleanup required. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-pam-spray/489770.md?page=1)