How to Clean Enamel Cookware - CHOW Tip

Anyone with a Le Creuset or similar enamel-coated pot knows what a challenge it can be to clean this type of cookware. CHOW.com's Katy Davies shares an unusual trick to help get even the most burnt dishes clean!

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[katwillny]

how do you clean the gunk on the sides at the bottom. ?

[nicholasricchiuto]

One thing you did right was heat the solution, that undoubtedly helps break down the scum. I am going to try powdered brewers wash(sodium percabronate).

I think you would have had better luck had you either used Oxiclean or bleach.

That soapy crap is going to stick to that residual stain.

[Soldier]

Wow such a professional looking video but you lost me at boil the laundry detergent.  I found a video and the first tip worked for me! No elbow grease required by Ventuno Kitchen Tips.

[SoftMASCII]

Can we have more of this british lady?

[bonzaibb]

I agree, is you are also vaporizing it into your kitchen and breathing it in

[velderia]

Wouldn't vinegar work just as well without the smell or am I mistaken?

[Strykefur]

First? Wow, this is a first for my first.

[rustydog]

Half a cup of bicarbonate of soda (arm and hammer) in a pot this size... Bring to a boil, put the lid on, turn off the gas and let it sit overnight, if stuff is really burned on. For thrift shop finds, I will put it in a plastic tub filled with hot water/ammonia, put that in a plastic garbage bag so the fumes can't escape (I do this in the garage) and seal really well. Let it sit for a week or two.... To the lady in the video "LAY CREWSAY"?? take a French class...

[castironchaos]

Downvote for New Age (rhymes with "sewage") buzzword "toxic, " usually used in a manner that means "Oh noes, this is a scary word that means POISON -- we don't know really know if it's poison, but it sounds scary."

[DabbaMac]

This method did not come even close to working on a relatively small burn. Boo.