Aerosol Olive Oil

[Iain]

We just treated ourselves to a new Weber Q gas BBQ after getting sick of all the hot and cold spots in the old one, one major difference is that you cook with the hood down.
Gave it a whirl and works great but hate brushing oil so went and bought a can of spray on olive oil.
Gave the steaks a spray before cooking, place on grill, shut lid, wait 5 minutes, they look great.
Now is the time to spray with oil before turning over, get can of oil, point at steak, press button and bloody WHOOOOOOF, just had a major flare up, not just a flare up but something like a 1 metre fireball.
What the hell happened.
Thismorning while contemplating brekky the offending can is on the kitchen table and I am reading the back, finest olive oil from the hills of wherever pressed by the bare feet of peasants of whatever.
Propellant (in very fine print) BUTANE!!!!!!!
Bloody hell, be nice if we knew this before spraying at the BBQ with the little gas flames just dying do their stuff and cremate my eyebrows, a more prominent notice certainly wouldn't go astray.
Beware BBQ lovers, these stuff is dangerous.

[echnidna]

Jeesh Iain,

Don't use that stuff on the barby if yer wearin yer kilt.

Yer might end up bald below:eek:

[Toolin Around]

The moment I read the heading I was thinking it was a bad product - spray on olive oil. Sounds suspect as to what chemicals are included to make olive oil thin enough to use as an aerosol.

[Cliff Rogers]

Mate, have a look around the kitchen shops, it is possible to get a plastic pump up spray bottle for oil.
You fill it to about 3/4 with your favourite oil, screw the lid on & pump the bottom of it like a push bike pump.
It has a regular press button spray nozzle & doesn't have any nasty Ozone depleting, cancer causing chemicals in it.

[Flowboy]

Hi Iain,

I'm with Cliff. Those doggies work well. Might be worth using Extra Virgin Olive oil as well, I think it has a higher flash point. Just don't use Crisco or Canola ( read Rape Seed) oil, then yer kilt will aflame! Ochh

Regards

Rob

[bitingmidge]

Question:

Why use oil on the Weber anyway? :confused:

Have used the Weber exclusively for more than ten years, and never felt the need to use oil. (Or clean the grille for that matter :eek: )

P

[Tex B]

Cliff & Midge both make good points as usual. I often marinade meat in olive oil (and other stuff) for a few hours before cooking on the weber. The drips really get the flames going, and usually after I turn everything off and remove the meat, there are still flames for several minutes. Doesn't do that with unmarinated meat, so it's got to be the olive oil. Also had some light up when I was preheating in a saucepan, left to open a bottle of red, came back and had a pan of flames on the stove. :eek:

Bottom line, olive oil = flammable liquid. With or without butane. Even with a pump bottle I wouldn't spray it on the barbie without a face mask.

Maybe a brush?

Tex

[Iain]

Weber Q Weber Q Weber Q Weber Q Weber Q Weber Q
Not kettle, this is the one with the stainless steel gas ring running the perimeter of the unit.
http://www.weber.com/q/default.aspx
Thought about a pump spray but it was a spur of the moment thing.
My main point was butane as a propellant rather than an inert gas.

[John Saxton]

Personally I prefer to brush on the olive oil in a mixture of butter with a touch of vinegar and herbs!

Brushing definately the way to go!

Cheers

[Iain]

Yes John, but this is a new toy and I am still playing (and paying ).
I sometimes like a steak 'au naturale' without the assistance of any influence, apart from that I do use butter, herbs and my favourite balsamic, and I might add, the Q is a great little BBQ, albeit not much change from $600
I don't like brushes much as they clag up quickly but I have seen the new range of silicon brushes which are claimed to be dishwasher safe.
Might try one soon.

[Tex B]

Didn't realise there was butane in the spray olive oil. Who reads ingredients?

My kids used to love aerosol cheese, came out like some kind of cake icing. I never wanted to know what was in it, but pretty sure there wasn't much cheese.

Butane? guess I'll stick to brushing or marinating.

Tex

[Honorary Bloke]

My main point was butane as a propellant rather than an inert gas.

Yeah, we know, but why should we stay on topic against all precedent?

Maybe you can light your cigarette with it?

[Iain]

Who reads ingredients?


Tex

My point exactly

Maybe you can light your cigarette with it?

Only problem, apart from the fact I don't smoke, is that with the wide pattern it would take out your head and a person either side of you
See, smoking is not a health hazard, lighting them is, and in this instance, a stand for the passive smokers

[Doughboy]

Iain the brushes you are refering to are brilliant. We use them in our kitchen at work and they do a good job, then are washed at 83 degrees rinse temp and stand up well to the heat.

I won't buy the old sort ever again.

The oil pump bottles are also brilliant.

Pete

[scooter]

Iain, the brand name "Whooooomph" on the can should have given it away