Meat and Milk Archives

Eating Meat After Eating a Dish Cooked with Dairy

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…

I have a tablecloth Gemach. Can they be used for both Milchig and Fleishig after being washed in between uses?

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…

Is Collagen Powder from cowhide considered Pareve?

Question: I bought this powder to use in smoothies (dairy) and I saw it’s made from cow. This is what says on the website. Do we follow this psak?…

May I send my knives to be sharpened to a professional company?

Question: 1. Can I sharpen a (fleishig) fish knife on the same whetstone as my regular fleishig knives? What about milchig knives? 2. May I send my knives to…

Found meat between my teeth after 5 hours

Question: About 5 hours after eating meat, I found a small piece of meat stuck between my teeth and swallowed it accidently. Do I need to restart counting 6…

מי שעשה פת חלבית בזמן שלא אוכלים בשר, כגון בתשעת הימים – אסור או מותר?

אסור. מקורות: לכאורה אי אפשר להתיר את הפת, אי משום לא פלוג חכמים, אי משום שבאמת הרי יש לחשוש פן יאכלנו עם בשר בשבת או בסעודת מצוה או…

דין כיסוי שאינו בן יומו

שאלה: האם מותר לכסות מחבת פרווה, עם בצל ועגבניה, במכסה בשרי שאינו בן יומו ואז להכניס את התבשיל לתנור פרווה? האם המאכל נשאר פרווה? או שיש בזה ה''חומרא בלי…

אכל חלבי תוך שעה לאחר שאכל בשרי האם יברך ברכה אחרונה

יברך. מקורות: לכל לראש, דעת אדה״ז קצו, א מכרעת כסברת הט״ז שם, שאם אכל איסור בשוגג מברך אחריו. וגם להדעות שאינו מברך - הנה, נדו״ד שאני, וכדלקמן. ותלוי בכמה…

I poured hot water from a Fleshig pot into a Milchig Baby bottle

Question: I boiled water in a clean Fleishig pot and then poured that water into a Milchig Baby bottle that had a little milk left in it, is the…

While frying cutlets some of the hot oil spritzed on the milchig side of the fires and on the back of the milchig toaster

If it spritzed a far distance, or it spritzed on something else first, the oil most probably cooled off to below yad soledes bo before hitting the surface, and…

אכלה תבשיל של בשר שעה קודם סעודת חלב בחג השבועות

שאלה שקבלתי מת"ח אחד, ואלה דבריו: נשאלתי השנה ביום א׳ דשבועות, שאשה הכינה טשולנט ליום ב׳ שחל בשבת, ואכלה ממנו מעט ביום ראשון בבוקר, כדי לבדוק את טעמו, ולא אכלה…

I have a giant thick (1 inch) wooden board, used as a serving plate, am I allowed to use one side for milchigs and one side for flaishigs?

Should not be done. Sources: ראה דעת קדושים סי׳ פט סעי׳ ד: ״אין ראוי לעשות עץ (שמגלגלין עליו עיסות) מעבר א׳ לבשר ומעבר א׳ לחלב, אף אם ודאי…

I baked dairy chocolate chip cookies on a pan in a meat oven. What should I to do?

If the oven was clean from meat and wasn’t used for meat during the last 24 hours, then the cookies may be eaten. Otherwise, the cookies should ideally be…

A non religious guy cooked in my kitchen. Do I need to Kasher my stovetop?

Question Details: A non religious Jewish guest cooked chicken in a fleshig pot. However, he cooked on my milchig burners on the stove top. He also put a fleishig…

Milchig dish left in the Fleishig sink for more than 24 hours

Question: We only have one sink in our apartment. We have separate buckets for milchig and fleishig. On Thursday I mistakenly put the milchig pan and other keilim in…

What can I do about serving non-kosher food (potential meat & milk) in my drug rehab facilities?

What do other people do in Jewish owned nursing homes? What if there are Jewish people? Would this be permissible because it’s saving lives? Answer: I can’t answer…

If there is a little bit of milk in coffee (less than a 60th) can I eat meat right afterwards?

No. Sources: דעבידא לטעמא ולא בטל, ודרך עשייתו כך. ובמציאות נ״ל ברור שכמעט תמיד אין ששים, שהרי נרגש הטעם. ובלא״ה בהיתר אין לסמוך על ששים, כיון דאיכא קפילא,…

What is the din for imitation meat?

Question: What is the din for imitation (fake, faux, parve) meat (made out of fruit, nuts, and vegetables)? I am assuming it is completely mutar to have during the…

My husband had warmed up meat in a pan and the next morning I cooked eggs on the same pan without washing it. Does eating the eggs make me Fleishig?

You are not fleishig. Sources: ראה שו"ע יו"ד סי' פ"ט סעי' ג' [מִיהוּ אִם אֵין בָּשָׂר בַּתַּבְשִׁיל, רַק שֶׁנִּתְבַּשֵּׁל בִּקְדֵרָה שֶׁל בָּשָׂר, מֻתָּר לֶאֱכֹל אַחֲרָיו גְּבִינָה] ובש"ך ס"ק…

Is there a way that I can put dairy food on my electric hotplate for Shavuos?

Question Continued: Like if double wrapped or, if I put foil on the hotplate? (The hotplate had been used for meat, and would be used for meat on Yom…

Is a Blender used for a Milchig Onion – Milchig?

Question: I cut an onion with a milchig knife, then put the onion into a brand new blender with a new blender blade, is the blender blade now milchigs…

Fleishig Knife washed with Milchig Dishes

Question: My goye accidentally washed a fleshing knife with the milchig dishes all in one sink. She was not using gloves and the knife wasn’t dirty with meat, just…

A burning hot paddle from a parve bread maker fell onto a cloth that had just been used to wipe up a big milk spill. Must the paddle be Kashered? If so, can I Kasher it in a self-cleaning oven?

The paddle is now milchig and should be kashered if you want to use the bread for fleishig. This can be done by immersing in boiling water or by…

I used a Milchig knife to cut ginger for a dressing. Can I use this dressing for a Pareve salad served by the fish course of a Fleishig meal?

I might have used that knife before to cut cheese but I’m not sure. Answer: It may be eaten at the fish course. See here: Halacha2go.com #365:…

Do I need to wait six hours after eating potatoes that were cooked in the same oven as chicken before eating Milchigs?

Question: Potatoes were cooked in the same oven as chicken but in separate trays. I'm not sure whether both were covered or perhaps they were both uncovered. Can I…