How do I best remove small circular stains from bottom of my Le Creuset new stainless steel saucepans?

Question

Small circular stains are dotted on the inside bottom of my stainless steel saucepans after cooking vegetables; there also is a "cloud" on the bottom that is difficult to remove. Should I use a coarse scrubber or chemicals? The saucepans are new.

Answer 1

Try pouring a can of tomatoes into the pan and bring it to a boil. The acid in tomatoes ususally removes any stains from stainless steel. We have enough chemicals in our water treatement plants. . .

Answer 2

You MAY have an accumulation of 'hard water' stains. We have had success in removing such stains with simple vinegar. The acid in the vinegar dissolves the residue and a light scrubbing with a plastic scrubber removes the remainder.

Give it a try. If that fails, go to your hardware store and obtain a package of 'synthetic steel wool' in a medium to fine grade. Scrub the bottom of the pans with the product following the lines of the finish on the pan. It takes a bit of time, but works well.

Answer 3

You can find a special stainless steel cleanser in most cleaning aisles. It is kind of like Comet cleanser, but made especially for stainless steel. You can also make a paste of baking soda and water and try scrubbing that on and see if it works, but I would use the stainless steel powdered cleaner first. I use just a regular Teflon scrubbing pad, along with the cleaner.

Answer 4

Bon Ami - is the cleanser like comet - found in the same isle in the supermarket - a little more expensive than Ajax or Comet - but works more gently - that and a steel wool pad - or Brillo without any of the soap in it - so rinse it out well before you apply the Bon Ami to the bottom of the pan.

Answer 5

to do away with burnt stains, use a comfortable detergent and heat water. Then rub fairly complicated and maybe use a mild scourer to extremely artwork into and shift those stains. Or sprinkle dishwasher detergent interior the pots and pans and fill to the suited with water. place them on the range on medium extreme till the water boils then do away with from warmth and enable take a seat in one day with the detergent and water interior. this might do away with or loosen any burnt on products of nutrition and help initiate removing the scorched burn marks on the in the cookware.