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If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt-on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

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 pan is Le Cruset, Staub, 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.

If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

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 allow bring it to a boil.

If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

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.

If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

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 so it's important not to skip step one to clean discolorations on enamel cookware.

If your enamel cookware is stained or has burnt on food on the bottom here is HOW TO CLEAN ENAMEL COOKWARE, so it's bright and white again!

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 and now I don't have to be embarrassed when I pull it out to cook when company is over!

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