"Arri London" > wrote in message
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> Sqwertz wrote:
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>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:50:02 GMT, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> > I find it's just as easy to put down a little olive oil and then spread
>> > it
>> > with a paper towel.
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>> There are some valid uses for a spray can. Oven baked
>> potatoes/french fries, for example. I guess you wipe each
>> individual fry with an oil soaked paper towel, but it's much
>> easier to toss them in a bowl and spray them while shaking.
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>> But for cake/muffin pans and such, a paper towel works just fine.
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>> -sw
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> Can't stand Pam or any of the generic versions. They taste foul, to be
> kind about it.
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> As for the oven 'fries', we put a little oil on the baking pan and roll
> the potato bits around in that. Works perfectly without paying for a
> spray can full of rubbish.
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> Cake tins etc are brushed with a little oil or softened butter. No fuss
> and no messy overspray.

You can also put the potatoes in a bag with the oil and shake them.