> Is there some alternative spray that doesn't form the varnish and
won't ruin
> my new cookware?
> Or some type of "aerosol oil mister" that folks here use?

Dribble of olive oil and a paper towel to spread it out very thin?

I used to have a "misto" handpump aerosol sprayer - it didn't last.
Good idea in principle, but bad execution.

June