Question: I have seen these yogurts (Oikos Triple Zero and Dannon Light and Fit) at many stores with a Kosher K symbol. I know that a simple K is not… Read more »
Category: Kashrut
Investing in McDonald’s?
Question: May one invest in McDonald’s? Is it called “hana’ah” from basar v’chalav? —Is there a difference if he is a major or minor stockholder? —Is there a difference if… Read more »
Smoothies
Question: Am i allowed to buy and drink fruit smothies in chutz laarets if they tell me they don’t use any milk or meat at the store( the only thing… Read more »
Can fire toivel a metal object or must be water
Question: Can fire toivel a metal object or must it be water Answer: It depends on what has to be done. If the metal vessel was bought from a non… Read more »
Non-Kosher Wine received as a gift
Question: Hello, I received a gift at work, of a bottle of very expensive wine ($200+). May I give it away to a non-jew? or how else may I dispose… Read more »
meat and miliki
Question: i cooked noodles in a clean meat pot which had been used the day before for heating meat. may I eat the noodles with cheese? thank you Answer: If… Read more »
Grilling fish and meat on the same grill.
Question: I have separate grates for fish and meat. I close the lid when I grill. Can I eat dairy after I eat the fish or do I have to… Read more »
can you kasher glas for use on peasach
Question: can you kasher a glass for peasach Answer: If the glass has absorbed something inside it with heat the Ashkenazi minhag according to most poskim is not to kasher… Read more »
dry meat (no liquid, gravy or fat) heated in a Corelle dairy bowl by microwave -status of bowl?
Question: Inadvertently, a dairy Corelle bowl (which was not used for over 24 hours) was used in heating up a piece of meat (without any liquid, gravy or fat) in… Read more »
washing meat utensils including knife in dairy sink with dairy sponge.
Question: What do I do? Answer: It is understandable that you should be careful that this shouldn’t happen again, but right now you don’t have to do anything. The reason… Read more »
I want to use a spatula for fleshing that I think my daughter used to flip cheese omelet how would I be able to use it
Question: If my daughter used a spatula for hot cheese omelet and I want to use it for meat what do I do Answer: If you think your daughter used… Read more »
Washing hands in a milky sink during a meaty meal.
Question: Does one have to be particular to wash his hands in the meaty sink during a meaty meal or may they be washed in the milky sink? Thank you…. Read more »
Dairy mugs for tea after meat dinner
Question: I have dairy ceramic mugs that I used for passover and haven’t been used for two years. Can I use them now for tea after a meat dinner? Answer:… Read more »
Chicken and Beef Together?
Question: Can I serve kosher chicken and kosher beef together for Passover? Someone told a friend poultry and beef cannot be served together. I told my friend that is incorrect…. Read more »
Using a Safek Treif Bowl in a Microwave
Question: We had a safeik treif bowl that was waiting to be kashered. The bowl was accidentally used to make macaroni in a microwave which was then eaten with silverware…. Read more »
Does sugar need a hechsher around the world? (for example, at coffee shops,airplanes etc.)
Question: Does sugar need a hechsher around the world? (for example, at coffee shops,airplanes etc.) Answer: Granulated sugar does not, and the reason is because chametz or non kosher items… Read more »
Bugs in Vitamins
Question: I was wondering if there is a concern about bugs in vitamins that contain fruits and vegetables that are not under the heimish brands but are certified Kosher. Does… Read more »
Eating French Fries from a Non Kosher Restaurant
Question: hello, i have a simple question. there is a grocery store near my work that also says hot non-kosher food. they made fries which are just made of potatoes…. Read more »
Parve ice cream with DE status
Question: I have bought a parve ice cream with DE on the box (dairy equipment) which we would like to eat after a meaty meal 1. Can we eat it… Read more »
Is Kopi Luwak coffee kosher?
Question: There is a type of coffee called “Kopi Luwak”. This coffee is also referred to as “Civet Coffee”. It is made by the following process; First, specific coffee berries… Read more »
Hamburgers that were flipped with a dirty milchig spatula that I used this morning for cheese.
Question: I made a pan of hamburgers and by accident flipped them with a dirty milchig spatula that I used this morning to make a cheese omelette. What do I… Read more »
Checking eggs
Question: I’m from Guatemala, the local Shul is officially orthodox but the congregants are conservative. A not religious Yid who manages the kitchen asked me if he can check the… Read more »
Can used glasses be used that were purchased in 2nd hand store..and if so do they need to be toveled?
Question: Can used glasses be used that were purchased in 2nd hand store..and if so do they need to be toveled? Answer: You can use drinking glasses that were bought… Read more »
Moisturizers & Sanitizers – Kashrus/Touching Food
Question: If someone applies hand moisturizer/sanitizer containing non-kosher ingredients like glycerin to their hands, would one need to be concerned about touching food/washing dishes afterwards? Or is the amount of… Read more »
Status of Pareve Oven
Question: Someone transferred frozen pareve french fries that was already warming in a milchige oven (not sure how hot it got but the child claims it was still cold) into… Read more »
taking Terumos and Maasros retroactively.
Question: I just found out that the peppers i have been eating are from Israel and need Terumos and Maasros taken from them. I have already completely consumed previous purchases,… Read more »
Dental floss pulled out a piece of meat — am I fleishik?
Question: We had fleishik for dinner. Upon flossing in the morning, some meat was dislodged from between the teeth and it was swallowed. Does meat which remains in the mouth… Read more »
herbal tea concentrate without hashgachah added to cup of hot (but not boiling) water
Question: I added a spoon of liquid herbal tea concentrate that I subsequently discovered was not under hashgachah to a porcelain cup of hot water shortly after boiling the latter… Read more »
Does the oven need to be kashered
Question: A very hot cover from a milchig soup was put onto a fleishig stovetop, but the area that it was put on didnt have any residue come off the… Read more »
What is my knife and how do I fix it
Question: I was cutting some frozen butter with my milk knife. I slipped and cut into my finger. Some of the blood got on the butter. I threw the butter… Read more »
Using a milchig Kli ben yomo for meat
Question: Dear Rabbi, I read that a test has been performed onto a metal pot to see if it actually absorbs food. It appears that if any food at all… Read more »
Cooking a steak
Question: Dear Rabbi, There are of course prohibitions of never eating blood of an animal and in all best the blood to my kosher knowledge is drained from the animal… Read more »
Do you have to have a separate Rubbish bin for Milk and Meat?
Question: Do you have to have a separate Rubbish bin for Milk and Meat? Answer: There is no need to have separate rubbish bins for milk and meat. The reason… Read more »
Jackfruit
Question: Are there any known infestations with jackfruit Answer: It seems that there is known infestation in jackfruit, in fact there are times when the price of jackfruit can drop… Read more »
gentile lighting fire for cooking
Question: Can a gentile boil water,remove it from the fire and the jew will put a raw egg(or a Ramen noodle cup) inside to turn hard boiled. The pot will… Read more »
“Burning out an oven”
Question: If I broil or bake fleishigs in my oven and then I want to bake something pareve that can be eaten with milchigs and it is not practical to… Read more »
Meaty pan used for milk after 24 hours
Question: I have a meaty frying pan. After quite a number of days of non use I mistakenly used the pan for hot cheese. Can I use the pan again… Read more »
Fish cooked in a ben yomo oven that was just used earlier to make milchige
Question: Can fish that was baked in a dairy oven by accident be used at a fleishige seuda? The oven was ben yomo of being used to cook milchigs. Can… Read more »
Using an oven for fleishigs and pareve
Question: If I used my oven for fleishigs, for example to broil chicken, and then bake a pareve cake, can the cake be eaten with milchigs? If not, what needs… Read more »
Eating Chametz on Shabbos After Pesach
Shalom aleichem Rav Pfeffer, I saw your answer from 3 years ago about eating chometz on Shabbos Motzei Pesach. Can you tell me sources that I can look this up… Read more »
using dairy fork to eat meat
Question: Tonight i are meat with a dairy fork. what is the halacha about kashering back to dairy? Answer: Wait until 24 hrs. after you used the fork, then wash… Read more »
How should dried fruit generally be checked?
Question: Some fruit is mentioned, but many are missing, such as mango, apple, pear, etc. Is there a general method that can be applied to certain categories, please? What if… Read more »
Do israeli dates with hashgacha require checking for bugs?
Question: Do israeli dates with hashgacha from eida chareidus require checking or does the eida check samples of the batch? I’m specifically speaking about Majool dates from Israel Answer: The… Read more »
Burying treif items in the ground for three days
Question: Have you ever heard of burying kitchen items in the ground for three days that have been made treif by accidentally using meat for milk, etc Answer: No, I… Read more »
Second batch of soup was made more than 24 hours later
Question: My previous question regarding making what I thought was parev soup in a stainless steel pan but mistakenly added meaty soup powder – I assumed that batch one was… Read more »
Using stove top grates for milchigs and fleishigs
Question: Can I use the same stove top grate for milchigs and fleishigs? If, for example, I boil milk in a pot, can I use the same grate for then… Read more »
Correlle
Question: We have a set of correlle that we are fairly certain have been used with hot for both milk and meat by accident. THe bowls appeared very similar and… Read more »
Am I allowed to eat cut up fruits served on the plane or airport lounges?
Question: Am I allowed to eat cut up fruits served on the plane or airport lounges? Answer: Assuming that the fruits are not from Israel and there are no issues… Read more »
By mistake hands that were making meat cutlets touched milchig cups just touched are they ok?
Question: If by mistake hands that were making meat cutlets touched milchig cups just touched are they ok? Thanks Moshe Answer: Everything is ok. You should wash your hands and… Read more »
Meat knife cut onions – status of pot
Question: If I cut onions with a meaty knife and added those onions into a pot with fish, (and subsequently cooked) what is the status of the fish and pot?… Read more »