r/dutchoven • u/Separate_Housing_801 • Aug 06 '26

Help/Advice Needed Help restoring this

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I got this Dutch oven at a yard sale and want to know if there’s any chance at restoring it. I tried the boiling baking soda method, and it helped a little, but not much. Any advice is appreciated.

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u/Cheyenps Aug 07 '26

Fill it with water just above the level of the stains, add two glugs of laundry bleach and let it sit overnight.

You’ll be amazed. No scrubbing.

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u/Separate_Housing_801 Aug 07 '26

Will it still be safe to eat out of?

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u/NYC19893 Aug 07 '26

If you rinse it out thoroughly.

Make a paste of baking soda to scrub with rather than boiling it, make sure to use something soft like the yellow side of sponge

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u/Cheyenps Aug 07 '26

Yes. Rinse it a couple of times.

This is the method Lodge recommends.

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u/Minimum_Following_49 Aug 06 '26

Bar Keeper's Friend 100% will get this nasty hoe in tip top condish

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u/Vudutu Aug 08 '26

Is it chipped?

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u/ChefLukeDC Aug 12 '26

Is this a lithograph of the surface of the moon?

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u/Expensive_Hyena351 Aug 08 '26

This is not safe… you need to toss it essentially if it chips and you eat it you are eating glass