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Hi there [/r/Cooking](/r/Cooking),

I've had a Le Creuset enameled cast iron pan for about a year. I've tried to take care of it the way the instructions specify (initally rubbing with oil when first taking it out of the box, then washing it like a normal pan thereafter). Everything seems to stick to it to varying degrees. I've done steak and chicken, heating up the pan significantly before throwing my meat on there. I wait until the meat releases fairly easily to turn it. I end up with tasty meat but a black crust burnt onto my pan.

I also just tried home fries this morning. I tried leaving the potatoes still to get a nice crisp, but they just ended up completely sticking to the pan. I now have a bunch of little burnt potato squares on my pan and can't get them off.

1) How do I get all this burnt crud off my pan? I've tried boiling water + baking soda + scraping with a wooden spoon, but this isn't that effective for me.

2) What am I doing wrong with this pan? The lady in the store assured me that the pan would be so nonstick that I could cook scrambled eggs on it. The way I'm handling it, no way Jose.
<bot>: everything from meat to potatoes to eggs gets stuck and burnt onto my Le Creuset enameled cast iron. What do I do?