If you have some Bar Keepers Friend to hand, you can use it to clean the outside of your Le Creuset pan. Don't put a frozen dish of food in a preheated oven. Instead, place it in a cold oven, set the temperature and allow the two to heat up together. When using under the grill, always allow at least a 6.5 cm (2 ½ inch) gap between the heat source and the top of your product. 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%).

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One of my pots has gone past the point of saving the enamel. The shiny inside disappeared long ago and now shows all the stains I’ve collected during the years of use. 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. If you prefer a no-scrub method, you can use oven cleaner instead. It is super easy to clean your Le Creuset pot with oven cleaner. All you do is spray on and leave it to work. 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.As you can see, my pan looks almost new again. All the stains are gone! It was very easy to do (no scrubbing required). The verdict If your pan still has its shiny enamel surface, I don’t recommend cleaning your pot with oven cleaner because it could dull the surface. It’s fine to use oven cleaner on the outside, but for the inside, you need a gentler solution. Try the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda method instead. After over twenty years of use, it is showing its age. Sadly, the inside has lost its original shine, and it has plenty of marks on the outside, and the lid even has a chip on it. The good news though, is that it cooks our food just as well as it did on the day I bought it. The worst looking pan in my collection is a small blue casserole dish. Despite being the worst for wear, it gets used nearly every day, and it is now over twenty years old. I bought it in France along with the larger one (now lost). A modern icon: Featuring the distinctive three-ring design, this piece matches our iconic cast iron pots so can be perfectly placed within your existing Le Creuset collection.

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Baking Soda plus vinegar or lemon juice. Mix some baking soda and some vinegar or lemon juice to make a paste. Use it to scrub the inside of your pan. Here are some tips to help you keep the bottom of your Le Creuset pan perfectly clean and shiny: Always use low to medium heat After I finished wiping, here is how the pot looked: After cleaning a Le Creuset pot with oven cleanerOver 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 Although hydrogen peroxide isn’t particularly gentle, it’s the gentlest of the options available, so I will try it first. 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.