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Default Spray bottle that doesn't retain water in a tube?

On May 21, 1:12*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On May 10, 9:22*am, "bob" > wrote:
>
> > Once in a while I need to reheat left-over rice and to keep them moist I
> > like to spray a mist of water on the rice before microwaving.

>
> > Problem with ordinary water spray bottle is they needed to be primed (pump a
> > few times) to suck the water up a tube. Then when I finished using it, I
> > have to pump a few more times to get rid of the water so I can put the spray
> > bottle away.

>
> > Is there a spray bottle that does not use a pump and a tube, but just a
> > bottle and a cap that acts as the nozzle and the user just flip it upside
> > down and squeeze to spray? I would still like the nozzle to be adjustable to
> > spray a fine mist. This would make it easy to use once and put away.

>
> Just pull the straw/tube out, and blow it out in the sink - all the
> water is gone. *Voila!
>
> You could also buy a cork sprinkler top for any soda bottle like we
> used to use to sprinkle clothes with that needed ironing - you can
> still find those cork sprinkler tops at hardware stores. *Then you
> could just shake the water out.
>
> N.


I think the OP should just drag in the garden hose.