How to Use Vinegar to Clean an Oil Sprayer

You can clean an oil sprayer with vinegar.

Olive oil is a much healthier choice than butter when cooking. An oil sprayer can help you evenly distribute the olive oil on your cooking pans to keep food from sticking. The sprayer can also allow you to add the oil to your favorite salad. After several uses, your oil sprayer will need to be cleaned to prevent the nozzle from becoming clogged.

Things You'll Need

• Vinegar
• Dish soap
• Water

Instructions

1. Empty the oil sprayer of any oil that still remains inside.

2. Pour 1/4 cup of vinegar in the oil sprayer. The vinegar will help break up the oil that is sticking to the sides of the sprayer. Squirt the vinegar out so that it comes up and through the spray tube.

3. Add a drip of dish soap to a cup of hot water and pour it in the sprayer. Spray again until all of the soapy water has run through the spray nozzle.

4. Rinse the oil sprayer with hot water and then fill it up with hot water. Spray the hot water out through the spray nozzle to rinse away any soapy water that is still in the oil sprayer.

5. Set out the oil sprayer to dry.

References

• Olive Oil Sprayers: Why Should We Use an Olive Oil Sprayer
• Vinegar Tips: 1001 Uses for White Distilled Vinegar