Le Creuset 12-Ounce Enameled Cast-Iron Cleaner
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Le Creuset 12-Ounce Enameled Cast-Iron Cleaner
Customer Review: Not worth the money
Summary: 2 Stars
My reason for purchase was to see if this would get red of mild stains caused by pot roasts, cassoulets and other preparations involving red wine. I have always washed the dutch ovens by hand, with hot water and mild soap -- never in the dishwasher. The enamel, especially at the bottom, had became a tad browner every time I put it in the oven. I wondered if I could have the pale-cream surface back, and bought this.
Sadly, I have had no success at all with this solution. I don't think that using this cleaner from the get-go would have been brilliant, because it made absolutely no difference to the stains. Maybe Le Creuset enamel gets colored from red wine tannins and they don't advertise it?
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
I got a new Le Creuset for my birthday and promptly started using it. When I made the infamous No-Knead bread by Mark Bittman and Jim Leahy (see NY Times), it left some brown residue on the bottom that regular dish soap and a plastic brush would not remove. This cleaner promptly took care of the stains. The cleaner itself is milky, meaning it is probably a colloid. It smells slightly of bleach and it is slightly gritty. This leads me to believe it is a bleach-based cleaner with a microabrasive. There are probably alternative cleaners that would do the same job, but I was afraid of ruining my new toy. This keeps me in the clear warranty-wise and keeps my new Le Creuset shiny and clean.Customer Review: overal very good
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are buying a brand new cast iron enamel item or have some that are perfect then this is great. I use it every time and it takes marks of very easily. Make sure it is mostly dry and use a dry cloth with it if there is water it dilutes it and makes more elbow grease for you, be generous with it then rinse of and great.
I have one pan though that I wasn't as particular with and didn't use it once and it now has a ground in brown mark in the enamel (it is clean) and it won't come out after the fact so use it every time. I have 5 different big le creuset pots.
Customer Review: It sort of worked.
Summary: 3 Stars
I am glad that I purchased this cleaner but I must say that while it did remove some of the spots and stains on my Le Creuset Dutch oven it by no means removed everything. My pot is about 3 years old and gets used on average probably 4 days a week. By now it is really showing its age. I was hoping this would restore it to at least a somewhat newer looking pot but it didn't. I also disagree with the directions to put it on and then wipe off almost immediatly. I had to leave it on for a minute or two to get it to work.Customer Review: Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Cleaner
Summary: 2 Stars
This product did not remove month old stain on my Le Creuset Dutch oven. Also, it did not bring back shine to the enamel. It recommends wearing rubber gloves while using this product. The label does not specify that this product is biodegradable. Le Crueset recommends removing stains from enamel by boiling 1 part Tide or Gain and 3 parts water for 10 minutes in the enameled container. Let cool and wash with dish wash soap. Dry the container and then rub with white vinegar to renew shine.