The sawdust is there to add a smoky taste Answer: No. Wine soaked wood chips or charcoal briquettes that contain wine flavors or other kosher sensitive ingredients may…
The sawdust is there to add a smoky taste Answer: No. Wine soaked wood chips or charcoal briquettes that contain wine flavors or other kosher sensitive ingredients may…
Many poskim maintain that inedibles do not have to be kosher. What is considered inedible halachically, though, is not completely clear. It can range from something not usually served…
Acceptable. Many argue that Virgin olive oil, or extra virgin olive oil needs no kosher suprevision. Look out for the certification from the a International Olive Oil Council. Still,…
Yes, there are issues. See here: https://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/710/its-kosher-on-paper-only/ Silicone based parchment paper doesn't need a hechsher. Wax paper is often more problematic than parchment paper. #2990b
Raw unflavored honey which is 100% pure and filtered may be used without a Hechsher. However, retail size honey often goes through heating which can be a problem when…
ניקב הכרס בטיפול רפואי
שאלה: ידוע שמתלבטים המון בבדיקת הכרס בדרום אמריקה, שם מוצאים זייגרים וסימני דקירות במשולש בכרס. שאלתי אחד הרבנים שליט״א, לגבי בדיקת הכרס באופן כללי. ואשמח לדעת חוו״ד בהמצו״ב. …
Since we are forbidden to eat Tola’im (insects), many products have to be checked for potential infestation. The question arises why the principle of Bitul B’shishim (Halachic nullification of…
כמה שאלות בדיני היכר שע״י מפה
שאלה: ידוע שההיכר בעת אכילת בעל ואשתו נדה על שולחן אחד מועיל רק כשאין דרכם לאכול כן בימי טהרתה (לדוג׳ אם תמיד אוכלים על מפות נפרדות אינו מועיל). שאלתי…
One may use the same blender or food processor that was used for processing meat to blend parve food; the food remains parve and may even be eaten together…
If the fork became treif in something which was not heated via an induction oven, there are those who are stringent not to kasher with water that was heated…
Question: I soaked a chicken for half an hour before melicha, then put it into the fridge overnight, and salted it the next morning. Is that problematic? Answer:…
בצל מטוגן
שאלה: מה דינה של כף (סיליקון) טיגון פרווה, שערבבו בו בצל מטוגן, מספר דקות לאחר שהוסר מעל האש במחבת בשרי שאינו בן יומו? אח"כ הכנסתי את הכף לסיר עם…
Question: Stainless steel bowls which had a milchig batter in it for more than 24 hours and was used (after being washed and another 24 hours at least) to…
Question: I was introduced to grape seed oil as it is the oil highest in antioxidants. It also doesn’t burn as fast as most other oils. I did some…
Question continued: If afterwards someone unknowingly poured from that kettle into a fleishig cup, what's the status of the cup? (The kettle is plastic) Answer: The kettle remains…
If I bake pareve in a fleishig oven, is it still considered pareve? A fleishig (meaty) oven affects the status of pareve (neutral, i.e. containing no meat, poultry or dairy products) food by transferring the taste of food…
It is a minhag (custom) among Ashkenazim to avoid kashering from milchig (dairy) to fleishig (meat) and back again; one of the reasons for this is that were someone to do this on a…
Question: I read somewhere that the laws of a Tavshil counting as the actual food is only by meat (like an egg in a cholent), but if something was…
There are three differing opinions among poskim on the subject of kashering glass, namely: Glass doesn’t absorb, and therefore there is no need to kasher a glass utensil. It only has to be washed and…
In places where a filter is necessary for drinking water (such as NYC - see here), one should also not rinse one’s mouth or brush one’s teeth with unfiltered…
אם אומרים בדוחקא וחורפא חם מקצתו חם כולו
שאלה: סכין פרווה שיש לו ידית פלסטיק, וחתכו בו בצל שנחתך בסכין בשרי, האפשר להכשירו בליבון קל? מענה: אפשר להכשיר. מקורות: ראה ש״ך צד, כח וט״ז שם יב,…
Does it require libun Chomur because at the end of the cooking process there is no water remaining in the pot and it is similar to frying? Answer:…
Cups: Yes. Bibs: Not necessary, but they should be thoroughly washed between milk and meat use. #48648
Yes. It should first be rinsed in a cold or lukewarm cycle and then washed on a hot cycle. Sources: רא"ש ע"ז פ"ה. מג"א סי' תמב, סקי"ט. רמ"א…
Firstly, every Mitzvah Hashem has given us is important, because it is important to him that we keep them. If a king would ask you for a simple thing…
