How to Clean Stained Enamel Cookware

Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

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Is your enamel cookware is stained with burnt on food? Here is how to clean stained enamel cookware, so it’s bright and white again!Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

I love to cook in my cast iron enamel coated pot. I use it for boiling pasta and making soups and stews like my easy beef stew recipe.

How to clean enamel cookware and get the stains off so they look new again when you get burnt on food or stains

Whether your enameled cookware is Le Cruset, Staub, Lodge, or some other brand, it will eventually start to stain, and if you happen to burn something on the bottom and have trouble getting it off, this tip will get it looking bright and new again. It’s a two step process but takes no time at all to do.

First, to clean enamel cookware you will need baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

You can see just how disgusting my pan is! It’s really stained and when I make homemade spaghetti sauce the tomatoes stain the enamel coating every time. Place the pot on the stove and put a 1/2 inch of hydrogen peroxide and 1/4 cup of baking soda in the bottom. Turn the stove on high and bring it to a boil.Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

 

When it gets foamy turn it off and let it sit for about 10 minutes. This will loosen anything crusted and start to loosen the really stubborn stains.Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

The second step to clean enamel cookware is a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Extra Power. Just empty the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda mixture out of the pan and rinse with water. Wet the Magic Eraser and scrub the bottom and sides. It will not take to much elbow grease because you did step one. By the way, I tried just the Magic Eraser and that didn’t do anything. It’s important not to skip step one to clean discolorations on enamel cookware.

Got Stained enamel cookware and can't get it clean with regular dish soap or your dishwasher? Here's how to get it bright and white again the easy way!

You can now see the after! All those stains are gone. It’s like Magic. {pun intended}. There are a few scratches on the bottom of my beloved enamel pot but all the stains are gone from them. Now I don’t have to be embarrassed when I pull it out to cook when company is over!

6 Responses

  1. Works like a charm! Thanks so much and so happy that my dutch oven looks new again.
  2. I accidentally chipped the bottom of the enamel and don't know what to do..Any suggestions?
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