Pour some hydrogen peroxide onto the bottom of your pan so that it covers the whole base up to about 1/2 an inch. Here, I have used a medium strength hydrogen peroxide (6%). I have several cast-iron pots in my kitchen, including a cast-iron skillet, and I love them all. I used to have a very large blue Le Creuset casserole dish. But when we moved home ten years ago, it never made it to the new house, and it is a mystery where it got to. I still lament the loss of it today! Cleaning the inside and bottom of your Le Creuset pot too often can cause damage to the enamel. I recommend you deep clean the inside no more than once per year. In between deep cleans, avoid burning your food by using enough cooking oil and selecting the appropriate heat setting. If food burns on the bottom, soak your pan in warm soapy water. Addendum I expect that it won’t be the last time I will clean this particular pan. Next time, I’m going to skip the baking soda and hydrogen peroxide option. I’ll start with the oven cleaner because that got most of the staining off and then finish the job with some bleach.

Le Creuset Stoneware 16-Ounce Citrus Juicer, Dijon

How To Clean The Inside Of A Kettle With Lemon Juice How to prevent your Le Creuset pan from burning on the bottom Add a generous amount of chlorine-based bleach to the bottom of the pan, and then fill it to the top with cold water. I used about 1/2 a cup in my 20 inch pot. Here is what I tried along with the results: Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide for cleaning the bottom of a le creuset pot For this, you can use your favourite oven cleaner. To be honest, I don’t use oven cleaner because my oven has a self-cleaning cycle. I had to buy some especially for this task, so I chose the most popular and cheapest one from Wilko. For US residents, I have heard that Easy Off oven cleaner is perfect for this job. If you are in the US, I’m told that Easy Off oven cleaner is the best kind to use and works brilliantly for cleaning up the outside of Le Creuset pots. Frequently asked questions How often to clean the inside and bottom of a Le Creuset pot?Although hydrogen peroxide isn’t particularly gentle, it’s the gentlest of the options available, so I will try it first. Over time, the outside or the bottom of your Le Creuset pan can develop brown marks. If this has happened to your pan, or you have a vintage Le Creuset pot to restore, you will be pleased to know there is a solution and all you will need is some oven cleaner or Bar Keepers Friend. How to clean the outside of a Le Creuset pan with Bar Keepers Friend If your pot still has its shiny surface on the inside, then I don’t recommend you use anything harsh on it because it could go dull, and it will most likely be easier to stain going forward. If your food is badly burned on the bottom, your best option is to transfer the rest of the food into a clean pan and then soak off the burned-on food separately. Otherwise, the whole dish will taste of burned food and won’t be very nice at all! How to clean the bottom of a Le Creuset cast iron skillet

Le Creuset PG4300-1417 16-Ounce Citrus Juicer, Stoneware

Whenever I embark on a cleaning job, I always prefer to start with the most natural, non-toxic and gentle methods first. When those don’t work, I move up to something more heavy-duty.If you have recently burned the bottom of your pan, then this baking and hydrogen peroxide combination is very effective at removing the burned-on food without much scrubbing required. I’ve done a lot of research to find the best option. However, several of the methods had warnings attached to them. i.e. doing ‘this’ could damage the enamel.