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  • Kashrus, Kitchen, Meat and Milk
  • Kashrus, Parve, soup

I used a Fleishig ladle to serve a Parve soup, from a Parve pot. The ladle was not used in the past 24 hours. What is the status of the pot and soup?

Everything is still Parve, as it was originally. However, Lchatchila you should not use a Fleishig ladle with a soup that you plan to eat later with Milchig, unless there…

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

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

  There is no halachic problem with new Teflon pots. However, if they were used throughout the year for chometz, they should not be kashered and may not be used…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen, Meat and Milk, Ovens

Is it a problem to have a fleishik oven on top of a milchik oven or vice versa? Many houses have it set up that way.

  It would depend on the model and type of oven: If they share vents, you cannot use one for fleishig and one for milchig. This is because the steam…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen
  • microwave

I put a dry tightly closed plastic container with Pareve food inside of a dry non-Kosher microwave without double wrapping it, for one min of heat. What is the status of the food? What is status of the container?

  The food is Kosher. Even the container is permissible if we can assume more than 24 hours passed since the microwave was used for non-Kosher. If in doubt, you…

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I have a Softsoap Milk and Honey Liquid Hand Soap, It says in the ingredients that it includes lactose. Can I use it? How about in the kitchen sink?

  Yes, you can use it.   מקור: שו"ע יו"ד סימן קג סעיף א.     #4304    

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  • Coated rolling pin, Kitchen appliances, Rolling pin

I want to buy this rolling pin, is there a problem with its coating?

  Here are the links to the rolling pins I was considering to buy: First link. Second link.   Answer: The information there is very limited and does not describe…

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  • house cleaner

Does Halacha allow a non Jewish house cleaner to just clean dishes and kitchen or even just the house -regarding Kashrus of kitchen -when we are not inside? Would a camera facing the kitchen make a difference? If I tell her I am coming back within a short time-help? 

  See here for answer.

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I left a non Jewish worker in my house (second floor of house) for several hours to do some work on a bookcase. I told him what time I would be back in the afternoon. His work was not in the kitchen but there definitely was access to the kitchen and he and his friend were in my house alone. I do not have any video cameras and no one came In and out during that time. Is my unsealed Milchig and Fleishig foods in my fridge okay to be eaten?

  The dishes are permitted after 24 hours. As any pots or pans can be problematic because the non-Jew might have used them, therefore they should not be used for…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen, Meat and Milk
  • Kashering, Kashrus, kitchen, meat and milk

By mistake a Milchig cocoa powder mix was used to make hot cocoa in my Fleishig glass cups and one mug. Is there a way to make the glass cups or the mug kosher again, or do I need to throw them out?

The powder mix was put directly into the cup, and then the cup was filled with hot water from the urn. Then some almond milk was poured to top it…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • Kashering, Kashrus, microwave

Someone started warming up shntizel in my Pareve microwave and we quickly shut it before it got very hot, but it was already a little warm to the touch. Do I need to Kasher my microwave to make it Pareve again?

  2. If I keep the microwave Fleishig: a) May I heat up Pareve items and then bake them in a Pareve/Milchig oven? For instance melting chocolate for a Pareve/Milchig…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen
  • fleishig, Kashrus, kitchen, knife, pareve, Yad Soledes Bo

A Pareve knife was only used for cutting bread but was washed together with Fleishig dishes. May I use that knife to cut bread and then use that bread with butter?

  If the knife was washed with soap or if the water did not reach , the knife is considered Pareve and you may use the bread for Milchig. However,…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen
  • chef, Kashrus, kitchen, non kosher kitchen, training

Is it okay to receive training in a non-kosher kitchen and is it okay to do work there?

I thought that there is a potential concern of a D'oraisa of cooking meat and milk together. I used to work in the kosher kitchen of the Shoprite, but new…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • dishwasher, pareve

Knife Washed in Wrong Dishwasher

  Case #1: I washed my Pareve knife in the Milchig dishwasher. Soap in the first cycle. Is it still Pareve? If not, can it be Kashered back to Pareve?   Answer:…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • caesarstone, cambria, ceramic, corian, counter tops, countertops, formica, granite, kasher, Kashering, kitchen, marble, quartz

Can Caesarstone quartz counter tops be Kashered? Do you have recommended materials for a new kitchen’s counters (other than granite, which is expensive), that would be easy to be Kashered if necessary in the future?

Engineered quartz resin counter tops is a man-made material made to look like granite or marble. They are made from a combination of stone, synthetic resins and pigments and is different than natural…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen, Tevilas Keilim
  • kasher, stove top, stovetop, tevilah, tovel

Do new stove tops and ovens need to be Toveled or Kashered? 

  The stove top does not need to be Toiveled. If it is brand new, it does not need to be Kashered either.   Sources: לענין טבילה, ראה שו"ע סי'…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • apartment, appliances, friends, kasher, Kashering, Kashrus, kitchen, oven

I’m living in an apartment with some friends who aren’t very careful with Kashrus. Can I use the pots and pans that I am pretty sure are kosher?

  I'm living in an apartment with some friends who aren't very careful with Kashrus. Some of the Keilim used for food are probably not kosher anymore. There's a few…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Kitchen
  • fleishig, kasher, Kashering, kitchen, Kosher, milchig, rubber, rubber spatula, shakshuka

In this case is the pan and spatula still kosher?

  Question: We cooked shakshuka, and it included jalapenos, garlic, onions cut with a Fleishig knife (not Ben Yomo) and then cooked it in a Fleishig pot (not Ben Yomo),…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen
  • blender, chopper, fleishig, Kashrus, kithcen, knife, milchig, onion

A Fleishig knife cut an onion and the onion was put into a Milchig chopper. Is the Milchig chopper kosher?

The chopper should be Kashered. If not Kasherable, there is room for leniency, provided the chopper doesn’t heat up when used. See here for more details.   Sources: נדו"ד, אינו…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen
  • dairy, Kashrus, kitchen, meaty, milchig, sandwich maker, washed in fleishig sink

I bought a sandwich maker…

After washing some of the parts of the machine I realized that I wanted the sandwich maker to be dairy, but I had already washed the parts in the Fleishig…

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