Have had this Dutch oven for a long time, made some chili last week and scrubbed the crap out of it to get as much residue off as possible and noticed all these scratches almost like you can see the metal through the enamel, did I ruin it?
Lodge makes a plastic scraper set that actually has contours to match the edges and it makes clean up much easier. If things are really stuck you can boil water in it and add baking soda, once it cools you wash like normal and it will come clean much easier. I do not use any metal utensils in my enamel so I haven’t seen scratches like that before
4tbsp baking soda, 2 cup water ratios cook that mix in this pot at boil for about 10 min. Rub off lose materials as it cooks with a soft spatula, dump out all contents and let air dry, the junk will peel off like dandruff as it dries
Nah, that looks like burned-on chili. Just get some Barkeeper's Friend, and it'll be good as new.
What did you use to scrub it the first time?
Lodge makes a plastic scraper set that actually has contours to match the edges and it makes clean up much easier. If things are really stuck you can boil water in it and add baking soda, once it cools you wash like normal and it will come clean much easier. I do not use any metal utensils in my enamel so I haven’t seen scratches like that before
4tbsp baking soda, 2 cup water ratios cook that mix in this pot at boil for about 10 min. Rub off lose materials as it cooks with a soft spatula, dump out all contents and let air dry, the junk will peel off like dandruff as it dries