Help! I Burnt my Le Creuset!

[AmblerGirl]

I was making fhomemade cranberry sauce for the holiday, had the cranberries, sugar, and water on the stove. I poured myself a glass of wine... and completely forgot about it! Now I have a thick black bburnt on crust in my Le Creuset enameled put and I cannot get it out. I have tried everything, soaking, brillo, Easy Off Bam, Dawn Power Shot, scraping... and it does not even remotely start to come off. I love this pot and am so upset! Any suggestions (except do not mix drinking and cooking!).

[milodun]

Hey AmblerGirl !,

fill the pan up with boiling water and put in some finish rinse aid and scrub!

Hope this helps/!

[Kagey]

Just for future reference, a burnt sugar concoction is a massive pain if you try to scrub it off, but most of the time a patient soak in plain old water will remove it. It's water-soluble.

[jzerocsk]

Barkeepers Friend (still haven't tried brushing my teeth with it yet, but one of these days.....) will probably help. I would use salad_man's approach to get the big stuff off and then BKF to finish it up.

[foodwich]

had to add my two bits worth. love BKF would love to hear how it went. i use it for most stuff too. do you think it would work on teeth as well ? almost tempted to try since you came up with the idea.

[jzerocsk]

It does such a nice job on my white porcelain kitchen sink so it stands to reason it would work on my white porcelain chompers, but for some reason my dentist seems to think it's a bad idea, but it's not like he has an advanced education related to teeth or anything!

[foodwich]

ok i am going to check out the ingredients in it and then give it a whirl if its safe.

[jzerocsk]

Ok I'm not sure if you're joking or not so I'll come out and say it - I'm joking. Don't use BKF on your teeth :-)

[foodwich]

sorry i did get rather carried away. i was joking. checked this out with DH who happens to be medically savvy and he did suggest it was a quick death. so do apologize for sounding serious. imp of mischief !!

[stellamystar]

I am part of the Barkeeper's Friend Cult! Love it! I don't know why it works but I love that I can get it at WalMart for under $3!
DH scorched stainless pot and it took it off. I cleaned my 1920's tub with it.

Run your put through the dishwasher after you use it - cannot be too careful!

[mpalmer6c]

I had the same sort of thing happen when I cooked some fudge at too high a temperature. Thick, dark stuff seemingly fit for space shuttle heat shields. So after getting off all I could I just kept on using it. Little black, hardly noticeable flecks gradually came off in food without affecting flavor or poisoning anyone. I still use the pan regularly and the gunk is gone.

[salad man]

almost fill the pot with water. bring to a boil for 10 minutes or so. most of the problem is sugar. should come off scraping with a plastic spatula.

[greglor]

This approach is awesome. I've burned on stuff to the bottom (much like you describe) and had it come off this way without too much trouble. The first time, most of the big chunks should come off relatively easily. You may have to do it 2 or 3 times (each time scrubbing the pot when it cools down).

[Candy]

Put the Easy Off on again, thickly, enclose in a plastic trash bag and seal up and let it sit over night. It should rinse off fairly easily after that. LC also makes a cleaner for their cookware. I sell it, but have not used it. The Easy Off extra strength always works for me.