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    Posted: 13 April 2012 at 16:07
What's the best way to clean porcelained/enameled cookware?
 
I recently cooked a roast in mine, and while the temperature never went above 275, there is some brownish discolouration due to staining, i guess (definitely not burning) on the porcelained sides and bottom on the inside. This happened once before, but a little elbow grease seemed to take care of it with no truubles....but not this time, after three tries with regular (DAWN) dish detergent and hot water.
 
i have not used it since, as i do not want to take a risk of subjecting the discolouration to high temperatures and make the staining permanent.
 
any recommendations, or is this discolouration simply something that normally happens with such cookware, and that's just the way it is?
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I'm very picky about my Le Creuset Dutch ovens and have found that Bar Keepers Friend liquid works wonders taking out any staining without scratching the porcelain.  It's difficult to find so I have also been using Comet Soft Liquid cleanser which also works very well and does not scratch or harm the finish.
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hey, andy ~ thanks for the tips. i want this thing to stay "new" as long as possible ~ i'll try one or both of those, as soon as i can.
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Interesting that you specified the liquid BKF, Andy.
 
I had bought it, once, for cleaning stainless, and found it to be the next best thing to useless. Went back to the powdered version real quick.
 
Powdered BKF also helps remove those stains. If you can find it, Bon Ami works pretty much the same way, and might even be the same stuff.
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Originally posted by HistoricFoodie HistoricFoodie wrote:

Interesting that you specified the liquid BKF, Andy.
 
I had bought it, once, for cleaning stainless, and found it to be the next best thing to useless. Went back to the powdered version real quick.
 
Powdered BKF also helps remove those stains. If you can find it, Bon Ami works pretty much the same way, and might even be the same stuff.

Le Creuset recommends the liquid Bar Keepers Friend and it has worked very well for me removing all stains easily but I can see where it may be too mild for stainless steel. I am just very hesitant to use any abrasive cleaners like the powdered Bar Keepers or powdered Comet on $300+ pieces of cookware, they may be fine but I am too afraid of scratching them to try. 
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I understand your concern, and wouldn't use Comet or other harsh abrasive either. BKF and Bon Ami are mild abrasives, though, and aren't supposed to scratch any surfaces.
 
But what the hey! If the liquid works for you there's no reason to change.
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The liquid BKF is very hard to find.  I may give the powdered BKF a try if it is a mild abrasive, most of the stores here carry the powder but not the liquid.  Thanks for the tip.
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I don't know about hard to find. Here most places carry the powder, but Wallmart has both.

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