Can anyone recommend restaurant-quality squeeze bottles?
I've seen a number of youtube channels (such as Bon Appetit, Binging with Babish, etc) use plastic squeeze bottles for things like cooking oil. I bought a couple off Amazon and loved using them at first. However, they were cheap and didn't seal properly, and oil started leaking out the cap and running down the side. Turned into an oily mess and I threw them out. Does anyone know of any leak-proof, high quality squeeze bottles?
I can't find a great image, but they all seem to use a similar type with a white top.
BA also shows this image on their website, but their link to buy them is a totally different type where people complain about leaking in the reviews.
Does anyone know where to find something similar, or have a leak-proof brand they can recommend?
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Just as an aside, the props used for videos are always going to be pristine, brand new, etc. I’ve worked shoots where cherries were flown in via overnight shipping because the ones sourced didn’t look good enough.
In a kitchen, squeeze bottles are a nightmare. You can never find the right size top for the bottom you have. The cooks always cut the tops off making a giant hole. They leak and discolor and will smell bad. You put screaming hot stuff in them and the plastic warps. It’s definitely not like kitchen grade squeeze bottles are some super amazing quality.
Understood. Luckily the issue of missing tops, cutting giant holes, and misuse can be somewhat mitigated in a single cook home kitchen. Although if you're saying that even the "high quality" ones leak then that's obviously an issue.
Restaurant supply usually good quality;
https://www.restaurantsupply.com/condiment-dispensers/squeeze-bottles
Serious question -- are most people actually okay with paying this much for shipping?
I use glass ones with metal nozzles. plastic warps. they don't leak
How do you squeeze a glass bottle?
OXO Good Grips Chef's Squeeze Bottle Set https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B076PT3BD9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fLcYEbMQ35FZ7
I've been using this for my olive oil. Highly recommended for dispensing oil on your pans, marinades, etc. Inexpensive too!
Just wrap plastic wrap around the threads to make it leak proof. The only time leaking has been a problem for me is with bottles filled with oil.
Most cheap squeeze bottles are crap. If you can find one with a lid gasket and the bottles aren’t poorly molded they will seal better and be slightly less crap.
Sam’s club... in the restaurant supplies, 6-packs.
The item appearing in the Sam’s app for online only appears to be different than the in warehouse item. I can’t vouch for the quality of the online 12-pack.