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Kashrus

  • 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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  • Kashrus
  • kashrus at hotel

Can I use hot water from a non kosher hotel?

  There may be an issue involved. Please see here for details: https://asktherav.com/article-739-are-public-hot-water-urns-kosher/     #10794

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  • Health Supplements, Hechsher, Kashrus
  • Charcoal, health, Stomach

Medical professionals recommend taking activated charcoal pills for certain stomach conditions . Do these pills require a proper hashgacha?

  Charcoal in itself, is not an issue if it's vegetarian. The same holds true for the capsule. When vegetarian is not available: If a physician / medical professional has…

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  • Food, Kashrus, Meat and Milk, Ovens
  • meat oven, סימן צז

Can I bake Challa or fish in my meaty oven?

  Can I bake my Challa in my fleishig oven? Yes, Challah for Shabbos may be baked in a fleishig oven, even if the oven is dirty (and it’s considered…

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  • Kashrus, Sakanah
  • cholov stam. powdered milk, food, garlic, onions, Powder, שמירת גוף ונפש ז.

Is there a problem to buy dried powdered garlic, based on the din of not leaving garlic overnight? What is the Chabad custom?

  Poskim indeed are lenient regarding garlic/onion/egg "powder" that was left (peeled) overnight, on the grounds that once these items are grinded, they have thus changed their original status and…

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  • Stam Yeinom - Wine

I left a bottle of wine on my desk overnight, Can I use it?

  Full Question: I left non mevushal wine in an open brown bag on my desk in school overnight. There are non Jewish janitors that clean the room each day…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • יו"ד פט

Bread that was served at a Fleishig meal, can I use the left over loaf with Milchigs? The loaf had no contact with actual Fleshigs.

  No.   שו״ע יו״ד סי׳ פ״ט סעי׳ ד׳, וראה אג״מ יו״ד ח״א סי׳ ל״ח.     #13403

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  • - עברית, Kashrus, Meat and Milk, Purim, Seudah
  • Hamantaschen, יו"ד צז

האם מותר לעשות אוזני המן חלביים?

  שאלה: בשו"ע יו"ד סי' צז מבואר שצריך לעשות איזה היכר, והרי הם בצורה מיוחדת? זאת ועוד, בדרך כלל אופים אוזני המן באותו היום, ומבואר שם ברמ"א, שאם יגמרו לאכול…

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  • Kashrus
  • hindquarters, nikkur, יו"ד סד

Is _____ a reliable place to purchase kosher meat for an Ashkenazi Jew?

  As a general policy, AskTheRav cannot comment on Hechsherim. PS I noticed that the certifying Rabbi is also the one who started the company. It is generally accepted in…

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  • Kashrus
  • food delivery, יו"ד קיח, נתעלם מן העין

Delivering Unsealed Kosher Food Through a Non-Jewish

  Question: Our school kitchen prepares food for multiple school buildings. The food is prepared in the kitchen and then some of it is also transported to other locations. Generally,…

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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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  • Kashrus
  • יו"ד צד, יו"ד קה

Cut a Parve cake in Ben Yoma Fleishig Pyrex with a Milchig knife

  Question Continued: It was hot, not too hot. Could touch cake and Pyrex but if I left hand on it for a while started to be too hot. What's…

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  • Food, Hechsher
  • food, Hashgacha, Kosher

Do sliced mushrooms need a hechsher? They are fresh mushrooms sliced and packaged.

  As long as they were packaged by a store or company that has separate section just for produce, it's fine, as you can rely that the knife is used…

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  • Hechsher
  • Hashgacha, Kashrus, Liquor

Is Bicerin liquor ok to drink?

  Only when bearing the OU symbol. See here on OU's website.   #3242

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  • Bugs
  • Bug, cabbage, Check bugs, food, Kashrus

What’s the correct way to check cabbage?

Here are two methods: Method 1: 1. Remove the four outer leaves and discard them. 2. Check the outside of the head. If there is a hole that penetrates into…

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  • Kashrus, Kitchen, Meat and Milk
  • Kashrus, Parve, soup, יו"ד צה

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…

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  • Gentiles, Meat and Milk
  • food, goy, non-jew, יו"ד קיז

May I send non-kosher food as a gift to a non-Jewish client?

  You may, as this will keep the harmony. However you may not buy anything that contains beef, lamb, or goat meat and dairy mixed together while hot, for instance…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • kashrus in the kitchen, washing machine, יו"ד פז

Can I put Milchig and Fleishig towels in the same wash for laundry?

  Yes.   Sources: דאם אין בו רק בליעות, אין חשש איסור בישול בו״ח - ראה בהגהות יד אברהם יו״ד סי׳ פ״ז ס״ו. וראה האלף לך שלמה קנ, שהנבלע בבגד…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • urn, זיעה, יו"ד קה, ניצוק

Pouring out boiling water from a Pareve urn over Fleshig Cholent

  Question: I poured out the boiling water from an urn after Shabbos into the sink and it landed in the pot which had cold residue of a Fleishig cholent.…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • chorif, ginger, lemon, דבר חריף, זנגביל, יו"ד צו

Ginger cut with Milchig knife

  Question: I cut ginger and lemon with a milchig knife for my tea. Can I eat it after my Fleishig supper? Is ginger a sharp food or does that…

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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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  • Kashrus, Meat and Milk, Ovens, Time Between Milk/Meat
  • זיעה, יו"ד פט, יו"ד צב, יו"ד צג

Are these cookies Fleishigs?

  Question: I baked cookies together in the oven with chicken, both pans were uncovered. Are the cookies considered Fleishig?  I know I can't eat it with a Milchig meal,…

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  • Fish and Meat, Meat and Milk, Shabbos
  • יו"ד קטז

Can I put a Challah that’s going to be eaten at the fish course on top of the crock pot to heat up?

  Yes, if the Challah is dry (otherwise regardless it is forbidden on Shabbos) and the pot is totally closed and cover is clean and dry. If the crockpot cover…

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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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  • Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • Basar B'Chalav: Washing Dishes, יו"ד צה

What is the Din of a Milchig spoon that was washed in a Fleishig sink probably with hot water?

  Assuming that there was Milchig residue on spoon, then If the water was below approximately 45 degrees Celsius or 113 Fahrenheit, or if there was a substantial amount of…

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