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  1. Bleach? Absolutely NOT! Cleaning it after each use would help keep it from getting as bad as that! For anything that’s stubborn, I either soak it with hot soapy water or heat it and use hot water or a little wine and deglaze it, or if stains are being very stubborn then I use the cleaner that Le Creuset makes and sells. It’s natural(eucalyptus seems to be the main component) and a little goes a long way. One bottle has lasted me a long time. It always removes stains.

  3. I sold #lecreuset for 4 years NEVER USE CHEMICALS IT METAL UTENSILS YOU WILL VOID YOUR LIFETIME WARRANTY. they have a specific cleaner, but really just hand wash and don't scratch the glass coating if you can help it. If you want to beat up your cast iron, don't purchase one with a glass coating

  4. Every time I've come across secondhand enamel that looks really really dark and a bit suspicious in that condition I'm always concerned that it's been "cooked". I'll have to give those a serious second look now!

  16. I would never use bleach. Would be too concerned to then cook food in it. Anything I can’t remove when washing, I add water & put it on the stove. I heat up the water & scrub with a handled scrubber (water is hot!). Everything comes right off.

  17. You didn’t specify to only use bleach on a vitreous enameled dutch oven. Concentrated bleach should not be used on a plain cast iron dutch oven.

    The cast iron could be porous on the microscopic level and absorb the bleach.

    Or the bleach can trigger rusting in the pores of the cast iron that is strangely difficult or impossible to stop once it starts.

    Been there, did that. Nobody likes their food tasting like rust or bleach.

    But on an enameled dutch oven, it’s a good trick to nuke stains.

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