Rescuing enamel roaster

[ladybird69]

Hi my oven broke (think thermostat went) whilst I was cooking a roast although luckily it didn't burn house down it burnt my enamel roasting dish to a blackened mess. Is there any way of rescuing it? Also my pizza stone is black as it was in bottom oven can anyone tell me if I can clean that up too :-(

Try soaking the enamel roaster overnight in a strong solution of bicarbonate of soda and water. Then elbow grease! If you don't have bicarb then crush a few dishwasher tablets (not pods!) .
Your pizza stone will be porous, so not sure what to do with that.

Thanks sgtmajor I'll give that a go. Hmmm yeah the stone would be so don't know bout that. It's a pampered chef one so cost a fortune

I am not sure about stone but ammonia is very good at getting rid of carbon. It stinks and is best done outside. You could test a little piece or paint it with Oven Pride.

Hi thanks Tulips I have bicarb and ovenpride in the cupboard so I'll give the bicarb a go first then try the ovenpride. Hmmm wonder if pampered chef have a website that I could contact them on.

Bio washing powder is good for this kind of thing. Soak using warm water to activate the enzymes.

Thanks fudge. Bicarb didn't work I'll try that next.

I have the same issue with my pizza stone , pampered chef state theirs is non porous?

I need to do something with mine, probably a really hot sink of water.

Two options,

Old fashioned Brillo pad plus elbow grease. Works on mine, ok leaves a few scratches but as mine is coming up to its 35th birthday in October, do I care?

If that doesn't work , and if you are happy to place it on heat, boil washing powder and water in it. That normally does it.

Final desperate measure, leave outside overnight for a couple of nights. Then repeat any of those processes.

Nb,, if the burnt stuff was originally greasy, then boiling acid eg vinegar or rhubarb will help.

If the bio powder hasn't worked, try washing soda. My DH got a hand-me-down casserole set from a friend who apparently incinerated everything and it brought it up like new. It's caustic I think though, so wear rubber gloves.

This Le Creuset cleaning product has cleaned some burnt stuff (that I couldn't get off with other products) off my Le Creuset pots and pans: www.lecreuset.co.uk/Cast-Iron-Cleaner.aspx#.VZvnaEYmOjE

Ooo thanks some more help thanks everyone. Pizza stone not greasy just blackened I'll give Brillo a go. I'll check out le cruest thanks.

Never done Brillo on a pizza stone. But Brillo/ other wire wool usually works. Don't use on non stick, obv.

I use enamel every time I do a roast etc (and frequently burn things). I've found dishwasher powder (not tablets or pods) sprinkled over, then hot water and boil the lot for a few minutes - then leave to soak overnight - almost everything lifts off easily and remaining bits can be removed with a brillo pad.