How to Clean Dutch Oven Trivet

[Pat H]

I have found a great Slant/Erie Dutch Oven with Lid and Trivet. I know how to clean the cast iron, but not sure how to clean the Trivet?

I don't think I can put the Trivet in the Lye bath can I?

 

[Steve Stephens]

The trivet, if made of cast iron, can be cleaned just as you would any iron cookware; lye, electrolysis, etc. The slant/Erie dutch oven, by the way, did not come with a trivet as far as I know. I think it was made available sometime in the 1920s. Does anyone know for sure when?

 

[Doug D.]

If the trivet happens to be aluminum, the answer is neither lye nor electrolysis. Both will dissolve aluminum. If you can find it, Dawn Power Dissolver does a good job on aluminum.