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Kashering

  • Kashering, Kashering (Pesach)

If I am doing הגעלה do I have to wait 24 hours after I clean it, or I have to wait 24 hours since the last time I used it?

  After the last time used. To be precise: When kashering from treif: waiting 24 hours before Kashering is from the last time it was used for Treif, unless it…

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  • Kashering, Meat and Milk
  • drop, kasher, urn

A drop of hot milk fell on a cold Pareve urn. Is it ok?

  If the milk was  or hotter - you should Kasher it. In this case, Kashering can be done by cleaning the urn well, waiting 24 hours, and pouring boiling…

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  • Kashering
  • kashering glass, או"ח תנא

I heated a hotdog on silver foil in a clean Milchig toaster convection oven with a glass door. How do I Kasher it?

  After 24 hours - the toaster oven should be thoroughly cleaned and put on the highest setting for an hour.   Sources: ע״פ שיטת אדמו''ר הזקן באו"ח סי' תנ"א…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk

While I was frying chicken, some hot oil splattered on some freshly cleaned Milching Keilim. What can I do so I can once again use those Keilim?

  If it's a Kli that's able to be kashered (see attached) you can pour boiling hot water over it or do full hagala. For Keilim that can't usually be…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • דבר חריף

I fried an egg with onions and milk in a Milchig pan and used a Fleishig spatula (which was used last week). What is the Din for the pan, spatula and the food?

  Answer: If the spatula was only used when the onions were already mostly fried (and lost their sharpness) you can be lenient, and only Kasher the spatula and the…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • Ahavas Yisroel, knife

Knife raised as if to stab a person

  Question: Is a knife that someone used as if he's going to stab someone else become trief? And how do I kasher it? I was told that the knife…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • זיעה

Non Kosher chimney above our stove

  Question: We just moved into a new apartment. On top of the oven there is like a chimney, which is pretty dirty from the previous user, (and it seems…

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  • Kashering, Ovens

Kashering a Steam Clean Oven

  Question: I'd like to kasher my oven from Fleishigs to Pareve. This oven only has a steam clean feature where you pour water into the oven and it burns…

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  • Food, Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • יו"ד צה, יו"ד קה

Dairy spoon in a Meat mug—does it need Kashering?

  Question: I used a (clean) milchig spoon to stir hot tea in a fleishig mug. The tea, however, was pareve. Is the spoon now okay to use?   Answer:…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashering, Kashrus, Ovens

Moving into a house previously lived in by a Jew who did not keep kosher. Treif working electric oven. Can it be Kashered?

  Article: Play-by-Play: The Case of the Non-Kosher Oven Scene: A newly married couple in their tiny kitchen on their first day of “real life.” She: We have a problem.…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • liver, הלכות מליחה, יו"ד עג

What is the guidance of koshering freshly frozen chicken liver at home? Can I use oven for broiling?

  It permissible to roast in an electric oven with the following conditions (there are those that are stringent and necessitate that roasting be done on an actual flame). Preheat…

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  • Kashering
  • hot plate

Can I kasher an electric hot plate?

  If it’s not glass or ceramic it can be kashered. Clean and do not use for 24 hours, leave on highest setting for half an hour, then cover with…

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  • Kashering, Kashering (Pesach), Kashrus, Kitchen, Pesach
  • non stick, teflon

Is there a possible problem with using pots and pans that having a non stick coating?

  New (without a Hechsher): There is no Halachic problem with new Teflon pots. Some, however, have a Hiddur to avoid using new Teflon pots for Pesach. Some even avoid…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Ovens, Shavuos

I would like to Kasher my Fleishig oven to Milchigs, make some Milchig food and then Kasher it back to Fleishigs. I was wondering how I would go about that? My oven has a clean button.

  An oven may be Kashered by turning on the self-clean for a full cycle. When Kashering from Milchig to Fleishig one may Kasher even by leaving the oven on…

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  • Kashering
  • glass

I have an electric stove with a glass top, not an induction stovetop. Up until this point it has been used only for Fleishig. Can I use it for Milchig outrightly as we generally do with gas stoves or is this different? And how?

  Electric burners with a glass stovetop are different than gas burners in that the glass will also need to be Kashered. Due to the extremely technical and halachic difficulties,…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • corelle, pizza

A corelle Fleishig plate was found in the Milchig sink after being used for hot Milchig pizza. What should be done with the plate?

  The plate should be thrown out, since corelle cannot be Kashered. In desperate situations, where one’s financial situation is tight, and throwing it out is a significant loss, there…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • enamel, Porcelain, red hot stone, sink

I just moved into a new apartment. The one that lived there before probably didn’t keep Kashrus. How should I Kasher the sink?

  Kashering a sink: Which sinks can be Kashered: Only a metal/stainless steel sink can be koshered. porcelain and enamel sinks cannot be Kashered.   Preparing the sink: Wait 24…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • counter, countertops, formica, granite

I just moved into a new apartment. The one that lived there before probably didn’t keep Kashrus. How can I Kasher Formica counters?

  Kashering a countertop: Granite countertops: Preparing the countertop: The countertop must be thoroughly cleaned. if any dirt is on the countertop it cannot be Koshered (generally speaking). A mere discoloration…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • dishwasher

Moving into a house previously lived in by a Jew who did not keep kosher. Treif working dishwasher. Can it be Kashered?

  A. The standard approach is to be stringent and not Kasher a dishwasher due to the various concerns, primarily because it is not likely that the hot water cycle…

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  • Cooking, Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • הנאה ממעשה שבת

May I buy Keilim from someone who cooked food in them on Shabbos B’Meizid? How about buying kosher products that were cooked in these Keilim?

  The Keilim may be bought but must first be kashered. Food cooked in these Keilim are forbidden. טעמים ומקורות: ראה מג״א שיח, א. פמ״ג בא״א. תהל״ד א. ובאו״א -…

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