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Kashrus

  • Cholov Yisroel, Kashering
  • waffle maker

Is it possible to Kasher a waffle maker if it was used with a Chalav Akum waffle mix?

  Question: I just made a batch of waffles with a waffle mix that was mislabeled as being parve, but I see now that the ingredients include a dairy (chalav…

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  • Bugs
  • corn

How to check Corn on the Cob

  Question: Can corn on the cob be grilled and eaten without checking for bugs or is there a way that it needs to be checked for bugs?   Answer:…

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  • Bugs
  • chazakah

When is relying on a Chazakah for checking vegetables reliable?

  Generally, the concept of chazakah for infestation applies in the reverse: once three insects have been found, the entire unit is assumed to be infested. Furthermore, even if infestation…

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  • Kashrus
  • eggs

Can I buy eggs in a non-Kosher supermarket?

  Question: If I buy eggs from Costco (instead of a kosher supermarket), can I treat them like buying eggs from a kosher supermarket, or is there anything I need…

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  • Kashering

I have a pan that I don’t know whether it is dairy or meaty, I want to kosher it so that I can use it for meat. Is there a way for me to do that?

  If it was used for either meat or milk, but didn't get used for both at the same time, it can be kashered either via libun kal which involves…

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  • Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • Kitchen Kashrus Accidents, יו"ד צב

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…

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  • Kashrus

We have a Jewish (not yet Shomer Shabbos) caterer that works from our Chabad kitchen. Do we need a Mashgiach present?

  Question: Very often we have a Jewish (not yet Shomer Shabbos) caterer that works from our Chabad kitchen. Does there need to be a Mashgiach in the kitchen the…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • chorif, ginger, זנגביל

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:…

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  • Hechsher
  • sourdough

Does a sourdough starter require a Hechsher?

  Although basic sourdough starter made with only flour and water is kosher, a store-bought sourdough starter requires a Hechsher as at times other ingredients are added or it comes…

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  • Kashrus
  • Kitchen Kashrus Accidents

A Milchig spoon was put into a pot of rice and chicken pieces while it was still hot…

  Question: A milchik spoon was put into a pot of rice and chicken pieces while it was still hot (not sure how hot). The spoon was used earlier that…

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  • Kashering
  • יו"ד קכב

A home, with a full Kosher kitchen, had Goyim working there as home attendants during a span of several years. Do all the dishes need to be Kasherd?

  Question: A home had goyim and not observant yidden working there as home attendants (one at a time) throughout the day and night during a span of several years.…

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  • Cholov Yisroel, Kashering
  • ceramic, Kitchen Kashrus Accidents

Instant dairy non-Chalav Yisroel coffee was prepared and drunk in parve coffee mugs.

  Question: Instant dairy, non-chalav yisroel coffee was prepared and drunk in coffee mugs which had been used solely for parve hot drinks. We keep chalav yisroel, but the guest…

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  • Kashrus

Is biting ones own skin and then swallowing it included in the Issur of eating Human flesh?

  Yes.   Sources: ברמב״ם מאכ״א ד, כא שעור האדם כבשרו, וסיים עלה בין לענין איסור אכילה בין לטומאה. ובפשטות קאי אכולהו. ולשיטתו שם ב, ג, שאסור לאכול בשר אדם…

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  • Kashrus, Meat and Milk, Ovens, Time Between Milk/Meat
  • זיעה

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…

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  • Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • Kitchen Kashrus Accidents, יו"ד צד

Stirred Pasta in a Milchig Pot with Fleishig Spoon

  Question: I have a milchig pot (not used for a few days) that was used to boil pasta and was stirred by a fleishig spoon accidentally. The spoon was…

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  • Kashrus
  • Kitchen Kashrus Accidents, יו"ד קה

Soup spilled over from a bowl containing hot chicken soup onto a Parve glass baking dish…

  Question: Soup spilled over from a bowl containing hot chicken soup onto a parve glass baking dish. It may also have sprinkled onto a parve metal cooling-rack beneath the…

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  • Hechsher, Kashrus
  • almonds, foods that don't need a hechsher, nuts

Are Steam Pasteurized Almonds Kosher with no Hechsher?

  Question: Raw nuts are kosher with no Hechsher, but what about almonds that are Steam Pasteurized? Are they still considered raw in this case?   Answer: Yes, they are…

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  • Kashrus

Can I buy cut radishes sold in supermarket without any Hashgacha?

  Question: When buying whole radishes without their greens, they are packaged without any hashgacha. I noticed that some have a cut where they were attached to greens. Is that…

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  • Cholov Yisroel, Kashrus, Pas Yisroel
  • trusting non-frum for kashrus

Can I eat from an opened package of cookies at the home of a non-Frum friend?

  Question: I have a friend who doesn't eat chalav or pas yisroel, she also drives to shul, though she keeps other parts of Shabbos, she buys pas yisroel cookies…

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  • Hechsher, Kashrus
  • Hechsher-products, maple syrup

Does maple syrup need a Hechsher?

  Most certainly. There are serious kashrus concerns with uncertified maple syrup.   See also: https://asktherav.com/16026-is-fresh-maple-syrup-gifted-by-a-non-jew-kosher/     #6438

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  • - Halacha Articles, Bugs, Children-Chinuch, Kashrus, Tevilas Keilim
  • blood spot, checking eggs

Can Kids Check Eggs for Blood Spots?

  Question: My kids under Bar/Bas Mitzvah, know how to make themselves fried eggs or other simple things in the kitchen, are they allowed to check the eggs themselves? If…

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  • Kashrus, Ovens
  • pareve

How to Bake Pareve Challah in a Meat Oven

  Question: We want to bake challahs in a meat oven - but to keep them pareve. So I know the oven has to be cleaned and preheated and that…

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  • Stam Yeinom - Wine
  • grapes

Can I buy a fresh fruit salad which includes grapes in a non-Jewish supermarket?

  Question: If one buys a fresh fruit salad which includes grapes in a non-Jewish supermarket need one be concerned regarding stam yeinom because of the grape juice squeezed from…

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  • Bugs, Kashrus
  • יו"ד פד

Can I eat from vegetables that weren’t checked from bugs before being cooked?

  Questions: If I cooked vegetables that weren't checked from bugs (like celery or Broccoli or cabbage) can I eat from: the soup? the actual vegetable? if the vegetable was…

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  • Kashrus, Sakanah, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • onions, שמירת גוף ונפש ז.

Pre-Peeled Onions in a Commercial Kitchen

  Question: We have a large bikur cholim kitchen. We would like to begin buying pre-cut onions that comes with a national hechsher. Is there any "heter" that commercial kitchens…

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