Question: I peeled and chopped a bowl of vegetables, preparing to make soup later in the evening. I also peeled 2 whole onions and added them to the bowl of… Read more »
Category: Kashrut
Warming up pareve food in dairy/meat microwave
Question: If I warm up pareve food in a dairy or meat microwave, what is the status of the warmed up food? Can it be eaten together with meat or… Read more »
Cooked fish in a meat pan
Question: I cooked fish in a meat pan then put leftovers in a dairy plastic container and then put different dairy silverware in the the pot to soak. (This was… Read more »
Meat spoon used in milk frying pan
Question: Hi, I used a fleishig spoon to fry an egg in a dairy frying pan by mistake. The pan was not used for milk in the last 24 hours,… Read more »
using meat thermometer in dough
Question: Could I use a meat thermometer to measure the heat of a challa dough while baking? Will it render the challa ‘meaty’? Answer: Hello, Ideally one should not use… Read more »
Dishwasher utensil holder in wrong machine
Question: Hello. I mistakenly used the plastic cutlery holder from the milky dishwasher in my meaty dishwasher and it contained meaty cutlery. The holder had not been used since the… Read more »
Tevilas Keylim- giving to a non-Jew
Question: When I hand the gentile (at the corner heimishe grocery store) my untoiveled keyli & tell him I’m giving it to him on condition he lets me use it… Read more »
teviles keilim by kid – video call
Question: Can I send my 10 year old to be toivel keilim if he will video call me to show me that he’s doing the tevilla and doing it properly?… Read more »
Teviles keilim masseh uman
Question: Some electrical appliances may be ruined if they are toiveled, I’ve heard if they are dissembled and reassembled in a professional manner they know longer require tevilla because they… Read more »
Toveling a disposable Disposable pan
Question: Hello, if I want to use a disposable pan to cook until I can toivel the real pan, can I cook a few things separately in it as long… Read more »
Dental floss
Question: Hi Does flavored and waxed dental floss needs to be kosher? Thanks Answer: Thank you for your question. Mint and waxed dental floss do not need a hashgacha. Best… Read more »
Eating veggie dish from (kosher) Chinese take-out
Question: If I order a strictly noodle-and-veggie dish that they presumably cook in a fleishig wok, does that make me fleishig (6hr wait before dairy)? I believe the custom is… Read more »
Non-kosher grape juice with water
Question: Shalom, if a Jew bought a grape juice that is not kosher, and then added water to that juice, would that non-kosher juice become shehakol, and can a Jew… Read more »
Bread Machine Status
Question: I have a bread machine that I usually use to make challah dough. The measuring cups/utensils that I use for the challah ingredients (including hot ingredients) are “fleishigs”. They… Read more »
Use meat knife with Dairy Equipment pareve spread
Question: Can a meat knife be used to apply a pareve-but-dairy-equipment spread (vegan “cream cheese” that is not charif)? Does this affect the status of the knife at all? Can… Read more »
Opened pasta
Question: I left a box of opened uncooked pasta in a kitchen cabinet or counter. I cooked it and then realized that I dont know if there is a concern… Read more »
new pots and pans
Question: Hello, If one buys new pots and pans, utensils, measuring cups, etc. from the store, does anything need to be done to kasher them? Answer: Thank you for your… Read more »
Shekhitah for a non shochet
Question: shalom, based on that text: לימוד שחיטה בהתכתבות הרב יעקב משה טולדנו פסק לסוחר מספרד שמותר לו ללמוד שחיטת עופות למרות שאינו תלמיד חכם כדי שיוכל לשחוט לעצמו. ומצטט… Read more »
Cheese on veggies made on fleishig stovetop
Question: I cooked parve veggies in a parve pan on burners that are used for fleishig. I then put cheese on the veggies and warned up in dairy betty Crocker/microwave…. Read more »
Kashering pot used with oil
Question: Hello, My wife was making donuts in a parve pot. The pot was filled with a couple of inches of hot oil. My wife mistakenly put a donut stuffed with milk… Read more »
Do sponges used for handwashing dishes need a hechser?
Question: Recently I noticed the hecsher from scotch brite sponges was removed. Does this signify that they are not kosher anymore? Or sponges dont need a hecsher anyway so it… Read more »
milchig spoon on fleishig counter
Question: My child was making milchig oatmeal in a very hot pot and then put the hot metal mixing spoon on a fleishig marble counter what is the status of… Read more »
Toveling a mandoline
Question: Hi, Would a mandoline slicer thats used primarily for slicing raw vegetables (ex. potatoes for chips) that will be cooked later require tevilla and if yes is the bracha… Read more »
TOVEL GIFT #2
Question: As a continuation to https://dinonline.org/2020/12/13/tovel-for-a-gift/ What if the person you are giving the gift to is not observant, would it be an obligation or permitted to TOVEL before gifting? Answer:… Read more »
TOVEL for a GIFT
Question: Can someone or is it a MITZVAH for a person giving a gift to TOVEL a utensil before gifting? Answer: Thre is controversy if the person who buys a… Read more »
Making pizza in a meat oven
Question: Someone made a pizza in an oven that had been used within the last 24 hours for meat with liquid. The oven was not kashered in between. They were… Read more »
kosher certification
Question: Does Nespresso coffee pods need a kosher certification ? Answer: The unflavored ones are permitted to use. Best wishes
Dinei mamomonot and milk/meat
Question: 1- I wanted to know what is the din of a milk pan that I made milchig pancakes in. I mistakenly used a meat spoon that may have been… Read more »
Checking grains
Question: Does one need to check rice, quinia, oatmeal, etc. produced in the US? Answer: Regarding rice and quinoa pleae see the follo9wing links https://www.crcweb.org/NewFruitandVeglist.pdf and https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/bugchecking2.pdf, regarding oatmeal, I am not sure…. Read more »
Pas akum toaster
Question: My parents eat pas akum. Can I toast kosher bread in their toaster, even though it’s had pas akum in it previously? Thank you Answer: You most probably mean… Read more »
Gglue on coffee cups
Question: B”H If there is a glue residue on disposable paper type cups, may they be used for warm drinks, warm water etc, or does the glue residue render it… Read more »
tviloh
Question: My children painted ceramic bowls in a paint-it-yourself place in Beit Shemesh and they were then glazed and put in an oven to become usable. I’m unsure of where… Read more »
Bishul Akum/Shabbos Induction burner
Question: Hello, According to my understanding an induction burner doesn’t cook with fire rather with magnetic energy (whatever that really means) I know when it comes to cooking on Shabbos… Read more »
I bought a frying pan and made it non-stick on my own. Does it need Tevillah?
Question: I bought a frying pan and made it non-stick on my own. Does it need Tevillah? Answer: Yes it does. Since the frying pan is made of metal and… Read more »
Genetically modified fish
Question: BS”D Shalom, if a person makes a genetic modification by crossing (introducing DNA) from a kosher fish to another kosher fish, would the result be a kosher fish, thus… Read more »
Tevilla on pottery
Question: There are places where one can go and buy a piece of pottery (that is usually ceramic etc.) and paint it yourself according to how you want it to… Read more »
Shellfish spray on bananas
Question: Hi, many bananas are sprayed with chitosan, which is made from shellfish. Some can leak into the fruit itself. Does this present a problem for kashrut? Are organic bananas… Read more »
“Sealed” kosher bread
Question: B”H Is it ok to eat kosher bread, wrapped in a twist tie type of closure, that is delivered by a non-jew? Thank you. Answer: The twist tie is… Read more »
Milky mouth to fleishig sink
Question: When we were baking, my children put the mixing spoons in their mouth and then back in the mixture (after they had been drinking milk). The ingredients were pareve… Read more »
KASHERING PAREVE SPOONS
Question: I have 5-10 PAREVE spoons that were accidentally used for cold cottage cheese or used in a hot cereal mixed with butter/ milk. Can i Kasher them in a… Read more »
Toveling 3 gallon glass water jars
Question: we have large three gallon glass jars that we use as a water source (rather than tap water) – we unscrew the cap and fill it at a store… Read more »
Daily cleaning of glass stovetop
Question: Dear DIN Rabbis We have a glass stovetop How do we clean the glass top daily? Years ago I had asked our Rabbi, my understanding of the response is… Read more »
Is the bread now “Fleishigs” only?
Question: 1) I left a bag of bread open for a short while on a counter where there was a plate with meat on it nearby. Is it now assur… Read more »
Toveling with a sticker on
Question: Hi, My wife and I got married a few years ago and received shabbos china as a gift. All of the dishes have really stuck on stickers that are… Read more »
Label found on bottom of griddle after toiveling
Question: I toiveled a griddle, not realizing until after I finished that there was a label on the underside of the griddle. Do I have to re-toivel it? If yes,… Read more »
Kashering a treif microwave
Question: A while ago I designated a separate microwave for my cleaning lady to use whenever she wants to reheat her meals that she brought along. Now my microwave broke… Read more »
Without shochet, without kosher meat
Question: BS”D Shalom, I have a Jewish mamash friend, who lives in a place that doesn’t have kosher meat, as there is no shochet there where he lives, and buying… Read more »
Giving non-kosher to a goy
Question: I accidentally purchased non kosher yogurt, can I give this to my neighbor who is a non-Jew? Would it violate the issur of hana’ah? Answer: It is permitted to benefit… Read more »
Household help and utensils
Question: I have a non-Jewish lady who helps me around the house. She has been instructed to keep the meat and dairy separate and usually does so. Recently, I found… Read more »
Inadvertently ate cold chicken and then drank coffee
Question: Inadvertently ate cold chicken and then drank hot coffee. Is the coffee cup treif Answer: The coffee cup is not trief, but it should be washed off with water… Read more »