Remove Stains in the Enamel Inside a Le Creuset Pot

Bar Keeper's Friend has worked for me.

vinegar is acidic and should remove it after an all night soak

if its a tough stain maybe go 50/50 mix

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Bar Keeper's Friend has worked for me.

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You can wet the inside of the pot and shake Bar Keeper's Friend inside the pot, and let it sit overnight and the next morning will clean out very easily.

In my experience you don't even need to wait that long.

15-20 minutes for the worst stain.

Bar Keeper's is the answer for simple stains. More stubborn ones may require bleach. See below.

If you're really cooking, the enamel will develop a patina over time that does not hurt a thing. It's a waste of time to try to keep it looking new forever. I understand this is someone else's pot, so you have to do it anyway this time.

Cooks Illustrated says for stubborn stains you can use bleach as follows:

"We took a couple of stained pots from the kitchen and filled them with Le Creuset's recommended stain-removal solution of 1 teaspoon of bleach per 1 pint of water. The pots were slightly improved but still far from their original hue.

We then tried a much stronger solution (which was OK'd by the manufacturer) of 1 part bleach to 3 parts water. After standing overnight, a lightly stained pot was just as good as new, but a heavily stained one required an additional night of soaking before it, too, was looking natty."

"This is a photo of a well-used pot before and after it was cleaned with a solution of 1 part bleach to 3 parts water."

A can of Barkeepers Friend is a necessary thing if you like to cook in enameled cast iron. Cheap, lasts forever, a little goes a long way. Great for stainless steel too.