Question:
Hi,
I accidentally put a hamburger and bun in a milchig microwave that wasn't used in the last 24 hours for 30 seconds. What is the status of the hamburger and microwave? Thank you!
Answer:
Hello,
Regarding the microwave, it needs hagala, just like any milchig pot that you mistakenly cooked fleishig inside it. You have to clean out the entire inside of the microwave. You also need to wait for 24 from when the microwave was used last. Then fill a cup of water and place it in the microwave, and boil it until it is bubbling, and giving steam to the inside of the microwave. Then move the cup to another spot on the glass dish and repeat.
Regarding the hamburger, that will depend on how clean of dirty your microwave was at the time. This is because any splatters or spills that were meaty in the oven are now being mixed with the burger. If however the microwave was clean, or even if there was a small amount of splatters, etc., which would be less than a 1/60th of the hamburger, then the hamburger would not be trief.
Best wishes
Sources:
לבושי עז (סי' צ"ב סעי' ח' תמצית אות ט"ו) – "לפי זה אפשר להכשיר 'מיקרוגל' על ידי שיניח בו כלי של מים וירתיח באופן שתעלה זיעה גדולה ויתהוו מכך מים על כל הדפנות, כיון דבליעתו על ידי זיעה וכבולעו כל פולטו". וכן בס' להורות נתן (ח"ז סי' ס"ב אות ה') – "יש להגעילו ע"י שיבשל בתנור מים עד שיהיו רותחים ותעלה הזיעה, דכבולעו כך פולטו. וכל זה אם תקרת התנור הוא ממין שמועיל בו הגעלה כגון מתכת, אבל בכלי חרס אינו מועיל הגעלה".
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