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I cut an onion in half with a fleishige knife. Than I continued cutting it with a parve knife. What’s the din of the onion? What’s the din of the parve knife? Whoever eats that onion becomes fleishig?

1. The onion is fleishig. 2. The pareve knife should be kashered if you want to continue using it for pareve. 3. If you eat the onion on you…

I cut two lemon slices with a fleishig knife and added to boiling water in a milchig glass mug (not Ben-yomo) for my tea. What’s the status of my tea and mug?

The tea should be discarded and the cup is treif. Being that it's a glass cup it (should not be kashered, and) should be thrown out. דין לימוני"ש…

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…

תפוחי אדמה שהתבשלו בסיר בשרי שאינו בן יומו – ונתערב בו חמאה. מה הדין?

מותר לאוכלו. מקורות: ראה רמ"א סימן צ"ה סעיף ב וראה ט"ז סוסק"ד. ואם מותר לבשלו לכתחילה ע"ד לאכול עם המין השני, שקו״ט בכ״מ. וראה חכמת אדם כלל מ"ח…

Is it necessary to wait 6 hours after eating regular hard cheese like mozzarella, Munster, cheddar cheese, before eating fleishig? As a general rule, Is Parmesan considered aged cheese nowadays hence rendering it a ‘6 hour cheese’?

Mozzarella and Munster cheeses - are soft cheeses and they are aged on average for 30 days. There is no need to wait six hours after eating them. Note that…

Is it OK to not use place mats or a tablecloth for Milchig or Fleishig, on a glass table?

Any time a hot food item or a hot pot that is wet on the bottom (or if the table is wet) is placed on the table, it potentially…

I have a Pareve bowl, and I mixed something that was hot and Pareve in it, but mixed it with a (clean) Milchig spoon, which I doubt has been used in the past 24 hours. (Almost sure it wasnt used in 24 hours) Is my bowl now Milchig? If yes, how do I kasher it?

The bowl is still Pareve. Sources: מה שחידש הש"ך בסי' צ"ד ס"ק ט"ו לענין קביעת תשמיש הוא כשהכף הוא בן יומו. וחומרא הוא והבו דלא לוסיף עלה. …

Can a Fleishig knife that was used to cut cheese be Kashered? The knife had not been used for meat 24 hours prior, the knife and cheese were both cold. If so, can it be Kashered in boiling water? Please advise.

If both were cold, the knife does not need to be Kashered - just washed (NOT in hot water). #4297

אם בשלתי מאכל פרווה בכלי בשרי בן יומו, האם אוכל לאוכלו עם חלב? והאם יש חילוק בין ספרדים לאשכנזים?

לא. ספרדים מקילים. מקור: שו״ע יו״ד צה, א-ב. #4324

My doctor prescribed capsules for dizziness. The capsules contain lactose which is dairy. What should I do?

If the dairy (lactose) is in the actual capsule itself, you can remove the capsule and take the powder or pill on its own. Alternatively, you can get a…

Can Parve bread baked in a Fleishig oven, specifically in Fleishig Keilim, be served with a Milchig meal?

See Halacha2go.com #622. #4297

I normally have a separate oven that we uses for all dairy. Unfortunately it has broken and can’t be fixed before Shavuos. I was wondering if I could use the oven that I normally use strictly for Fleishigs and use it to make dairy at this time (covered if necessary)?

There are countless details involved in converting ovens and stoves from meat use to dairy, but this is not the forum to delve into this at length. (We will…

Article: Kashrus Q: What is the upshot of steam?

Halachah considers Zeiah (steam or vapor) generated by high temperatures to fall under the same category as the food that emits it, whether what’s cooking is solid or liquid: A Fleishig (meat)…

If someone takes a plastic gallon of water and pours water into a cooking Cholent does the water bottle become Fleishig? If they took the same water and poured it into the Keurig machine while cold is there any problem? The water being poured was always cold.

If there was hot steam coming out of the Cholent when the water was poured (and still hot when reaching the bottle) then the bottle is Fleishig and this…

Article: Are Public Hot-Water Urns Kosher?

A hot water urn that is available for public use in a place of business, work or school cafeteria or an airline kitchen may become Treif (non-kosher) when it comes…

Article: The Halachah of Shtei Kedeiros (Two Pots)

Le’chatchilah (the correct behavior before the fact), a hot milchig (dairy) pot and a hot fleishig (meat) pot should not come into contact with each other. In case they did touch, Be’dieved (after the…

Milchig was cooked on a Fleish pan (which the pan was not used for about two weeks). A plastic Milchig spatula was used to stir the cooking food and then the contents were put hot on Milchig plates. Metal Milchig utensils were used to eat (which the Milchige utensils were last used two days prior). Meat was not noticed until after eating. Can I kosher the Fleishig pan, and how. The Milchig spatula, plate and utensils?

The Fleishig pan needs to be Kashered. Turn the pan upside down on the fire and allow the heat to penetrate for several minutes. The Milchig utensils are all…

Can I bake something in a Fleishig oven and serve it with Milchig ice cream?

If served together Mamosh, it should not be done L'chatchilla. So, can I first preheat the oven on high temperature and then use it together? See here. …

I have only one sink. May I put metal racks in the sink, to be able to use it for Milching and Fleishig?

It is very difficult to have one sink and properly use it for Milichig and Fleishig. The best solution is to designate the sink for the use of the…

If I use a Fleishig mixing bowl and utensils to mix a batter and then bake it in a Pareve oven, can I have that food together with Milchig food, for example the bread with butter?

Yes.