Descoware cleaning

[MiguelC]

Any suggestions on how to clean this enamel coated cast iron

 

[W. Hilditch]

If the lye doesn't do it, and I don't think it will; then comes abrasives to remove the carbon which would mess with the finish. I would have passed on that one.

Hilditch

 

[Steven C]

If it's $3-8 skillet clean as best you can, it would make a nice user for acidic type sauces without worry. Just my thoughts,

 

[MiguelC]

May be I should had passed, o well I learned my lesson

I will stick with cast iron

 

[Sharon Shuman]

This skillet is reminiscent of our much used breakfast egg pan. The outside may be trashed, but the inside of your pan may very well have a layer of seasoning--the only way to find out is to cook with it. Once they get to this point, you have a good user. I scrubbed our skillet, outside and in, for several years, but finally had to give up on the appearance. It is an unmarked orange and cream; I suspect 1950's or 60's Wagner, but that's a guess based on handle shape. I also have a very similar Descoware red and white skillet which I am basically "hiding" in order to save it from the same fate.

 

[Bonnie Scott]

I would put that little skillet in a bucket of hot water with a little vinegar and let it soak overnight. If I tried to scrub it the next day and it didn't want to come clean I would put more hot water in the bucket and soak it overnight again. I wouldn't use lye or abrasives because that could dull or damage the finish and I like them shiny. If it's small enough to fit it a big kettle I might even submerge it in boiling water and then let it sit.