hmmm....i'm gonna see if this works on some of my old FiestaWare and get back to you with the results!

Hydrogen peroxide will take out even deep stains, but you have to have enough to soak, sometimes for up to a week.

Bar Keeper's friend is my secret kitchen-cleaning pal. It gets marks off of my enameled cast iron sink, polishes my stainless steel cookware, and the liquid cleaner does a beautiful job cleaning and polishing my ceramic cooktop. Everything is so much shinier!

I think this might be a storage problem caused by stacking plates, If so, simply use a paper plate or a one of those big coffee filters (the kind that are shaped like giant cupcake cases) between each plate when you stack them. I do this and have not had scratching since I started.

But, yes, Bar Keepers Friend is wonderful.

So happy to see this! Our plates have these I thought it was a lost cause!

Thank You !! I have a scratch on my bathroom porcelain pediatal sink that has driven me crazy for years, I'm going to try Bar Keepers Friend

Hey! Those are Pfaltzgraf Heritage plates. I used to have them, my Mom has them, my Dad and Step-Mom have them, my grandparents had them. I couldn't wait to register for something new since I had literally eaten off of them MY ENTIRE LIFE.

And I *heart* barkeepers friend. Not surprised it has yet another amazing ability.
http://thenestinggame.com/2011/07/22/every-nest-needs-bar-keepers-friend/

I have brightly colored Fiestaware plates. Has anyone tried any of these methods on colored dinnerware as opposed to white or off white?

These aren't deep stains. They are scuff marks from cutlery. My dishes have the same problem and buffing up the glaze with Bar Keepers Friend really works (while Ajax and other cleansers do nothing . . . hmmmmm). Works inside those white coffee mugs that have spoon scuffs, too.

Deep stains are usually caused by crazing of the glaze and then food borne stains seeping in. THOSE type of stains can be soaked away. These are not those kind of stains.

Has anyone tried the Bar Keeper's Friend on Le Creuset? Some of mine is pretty marked up, but the directions say not to use harsh cleansers.

I use Bon Ami, and it works well (it's also insanely cheap). It makes no difference whether the item is colored or white. The marks are on the surface of the glaze, and the abrasives won't penetrate it.

The marks come from metal coming into contact with the glaze. It happens when the surface of the glaze is harder than the metal of the utensil scraping it.

You can also use that paste that's used to clean flatware and other stainless steel items. It says it can be used on ceramics on the label.

Your result seems to be pretty good. I have the same problem with my old white plates. I will try it - I have nothing to loose ;)

I have this exact same problem with the exact same Pfaltzgraff dishes! Good to know Barkeepers will help.
BTW, Dulcibella, it's not a stacking problem (at least not for these dishes) rather they are marks from our flatware. I noticed it as soon as we used our dishes for the first time (they were a wedding present). Any stainless steel utensils leave these marks.

I had the same problem and used Bar Keepers Friend. It worked, of course, but the marks came back right away. It was too much bother to have to keep repeating it. I ended up giving the dishes away.

@Rejean---I have not used it on LeCruset, but I know it's the preferred cleanser for All Clad, so I think it's a good bet that it will work on high-quality LeCruset too.

has anyone every tried
magic eraser?

I have this problem with my lovely hand-made pottery salad bowl. I'm a little afraid of ruining the spectacular glaze, though... any thoughts?

I can't wait to try this, I have a pale yellow stoneware compote that nothing's worked on, it's been sidelined now for years. Then how to figure out how to restore that bright shine to my All Clad stainless pots! Some of them are looking pretty dull.

Just bringing up a concern - I would be careful on chemicals you are using on surfaces you are eating from. I've heard some of these products leave toxic residues.

BKF is magical. It works on all sorts of stuff that nothing else works on. Normally, I'm not a fan of all sorts of cleaning products--I've narrowed my cleaning supplies down to a few basics: water, soap, vinegar, baking soda, borax, washing soda, etc. But BKF is an exception to the rule. I had gray scratch-marks on my porcelain kitchen sink that wouldn't come off for anything. Finally I tried BKF, and I did the trick, without damaging the surface of the porcelain. Sparkly clean white sink!

PS--it works magic on stainless cookware and copper cookware too! As to the above concern about residue, do be VERY thorough in rinsing it off. It takes a lot of rinsing to get all the residue off.

Bar Keeper's friend is a staple for anything like this, but I prefer a similar product called Kleen King. It can be trickier to find, but it is less expensive and can be found at supermarkets, sometimes. It has a slightly more powdery, less intense grit and so it's safer on things like cooktops and fine china.

It will take care of those scratches in just a few swipes with a damp paper towel or cloth. It's really amazing stuff.

CHESTERANDTRUDY,
I tried the magic eraser on my pfaltzgraff dishes and it did not work. Not sure about other brands of dishes, but I also have white corning casserole dishes and the magic eraser did not remove those utensil scuffs either.
Hope this helps.

For a non toxic solution try plain old baking soda, works great on my porcelain sink.

What's actually in Bar Keeper's Friend? Is it safe to use on stainless steel cutlery? My cutlery (only two years old) is getting dark marks that look a bit like water spots, but don't go away with vinegar / hot water / polishing / dish soap. Was wondering the other day if i could use WD40 on them without poisoning my family...

flatware does this to my porcelain set from time to time. it's only a small mark here and there eventually goes away. but i'm bookmarking this tip.

@ Yellow Coffee Cup - BKF is safe to use on stainless steel cutlery. And also steel pots and pans as well as copper.

It's made from a non-bleach powder cleanser, so it's safe for virtually any kind of metal surface. It's NOT safe for unsealed, honed or natural marble or stone. Not that you would use it on that, but just an FYI.

:)

I see that someone used Magic Eraser on their dishes and it did not work. I use it on mine all the time and it works beautifully.

@JessicaGB: Barkeeper’s Friend (BKF) and Bon Ami both work on Fiestaware. Make a paste. Leave it on for a few minutes. Scrub off with a Dobie pad.

@rejean: BKF works on Le Creuset. None of mine has gotten as dark as you describe, so it might take you some time.

@ yellow coffee cup: The active ingredient in BKF is oxalic acid. It has a slightly sulfuric smell.

Another thing BKF does nicely is remove tea stains from cups.

Bon Ami works great for me.

I have always used Cameo Aluminum Polish (it's a powder, in a shaker canister) to take the marks off of plates. I also use it to get the pot marks out of enamel sinks. Oh yeah---I even use it to shine aluminum and stainless steel :) Cameo also makes a powder for copper that is the best I have ever used. My 60 yr. old Revere Ware is gorgeous, thanks to Cameo.

For those concerned about residue, I'm totally with you. That's why after scrubbing and rinsing cookware/bakeware/etc. with BKF (I also set aside a different sponge for scouring powder), I always always rewash with a clean dish cloth/sponge and dish soap in order to get it completely clean.

Thank you! I had a long-term houseguest who used cutlery like he was consuming a live wildebeest. If any of these ideas works, a tiny piece of my sanity will be restored.

I have those same plates in the photo above, Pfaltzgraff Heritage, and they have black cutlery marks on them. Before these plates, I had fiesta ware, and the same thing. My silverware is not the cheap stuff, either. But I've always just pretended like I didn't see the black marks. Maybe I'll try the bon ami or barkeepers friend someday, but honestly, it never bothered me that much. Are there any plates/silverware this doesn't happen to?

I had just called Mikasa about this problem on my French Countryside, which they told me was caused by the nickle in our flatware. They recommended Bar Keepers Friend, too.

This post came just in time. I just told my husband that I was getting rid of all our Pfatzgraff plates that are completely gray with scratches!

While I Love Bon Ami and Barkeeper's Friend, have you tried Cascade dishwashing powder sprinkled on a damp sponge to clean marks on dishware? That's my go-to solution for marks on Corning Ware and Pyrex dishware. It works with minimal effort. Most of my corning ware was purchased at garage sales and thrift stores after learning that one shouldn't use plastic ware in microwave cooking. These pieces could be bought for a song since they were so scuffed up. A scrub with Cascade powder and they looked like new.

the best product out there, BY FAR, is called Astonish…. it comes in paste form & nothing comes close to it….beats Bar Keeper’s Friend etc…..there’s nothing it doesn’t clean and it’s biodegradable.
it’s been around in the UK for years but is ghard to find in the US.

I just tried Bon Ami, cleanser on my white Fiesta Ware. Took out all but the very darkest scratches and those are very faint.