Question: china dishes that have a smooth coated finish-unknown if used for milchig or fleishig–never used together–they havent been used in over ten years—-can they be kashered? do they need… Read more »
Category: Kashering utensils
Metal peeler that was inherited from a non religious Jew, does it need to be kashered?
Question: We inherited a peeler, which has metal blade. The owner was not Shomer Shabbos. Aside from Tvilah issue, what about Kashering. Is there an issue of “duchka d’sakena’ or… Read more »
Sous vide
Question: Sous vide needs טבילה Answer: The sous vide immerser does not need tevilah, because it does not come in contact with food, and it is meant to merely be… Read more »
Does this need to be toiveled?
Question: If I want to reuse a glass jar or bottle that was bought with food in it (eg. a coffee jar or whiskey bottle) do I need to toivel… Read more »
China kli coated in glass
Question: If a china/cheres kli is coated in glass (like most common dishes today), would they have the dinim of a glass kli or a cheres kli in terms of… Read more »
Mix up of meat and dairy /China plate
Question: My babysitter used my favorite dairy China plate (where I used to place hot dairy foods) for hot cutlets (meat!!!)…I haven’t used that plate for six months and not… Read more »
New oven kashrus
Question: When you buy a new oven, what are the steps that must be taken (other than toveling grates) before using it? Answer: When buying a new oven, and there… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Is toiveling necessary after kashering?
Question: I am kashering my kitchen for the first time with the assistance of my local Chabad Rabbi. Question – Is it necessary to toivel items that have never been… Read more »
Kashrus status of glass big measuring cup in which milk was heated
Question: What is the kashrus status of a fleishig large measuring cup in which my son accidentally heated milk in the microwave? It did not get extremely hot at all-… Read more »
Adhesive residue on bowl after toiveling
Question: I toiveled new bowls and afterward discovered some residue of adhesive from the label on the bottom of the bowl. Do I need to toivel again? Answer: It depends… Read more »
Kashrus status of dairy bowl into which hot fleishig soup was poured and eaten
Question: What is the status of a milchig bowl into which fleishig soup was poured and eaten with a fleishig spoon? Answer: If the soup was poured on to it… Read more »
Tovel Glasses
Question: I just bought glass shot glasses. Do I need to tovel them? Answer: If they were made in Israel, then we can assume that they were made by Jews,… Read more »
Kashering items:
Question: My question: #44368 – just answered; you could only Kasher metal or glass item’s bought. So what am I supposed to do with the wood, plastic or ceramic utensils… Read more »
Kashering newly bought items:
Question: My question that leaves me in wonder refers to kashering. When new dishes and kitchen utensils are bought from a non Jewish store, is it then an obligated must… Read more »
Melted cheese in glass meat bowl
Question: My child’s baby sitter by accident melted cheese on noodles in one of our Pyrex glass bowls that are used for meat. Do I need to throw it out?… Read more »
Toiveling keilim in a men’s mikva
Question: Can one toivel keilim in a standard men’s mikva? Answer: Toiveling keilim needs a mikva d’orayso on the level of a womens mikva. If the men’s mikva was made… Read more »
Does a hot water urn need to be toveled
Question: Does a hot water urn need to be toveled? If so how is it done that Answer: I am assuming that you are asking about a simple hot water… Read more »
Non Kosher Teriyaki Sauce
Question: I used a Teriyaki Sauce that contained stam Yayin for fish. I bake it in the oven. The fish was pre sliced into wedges(about 8 pieces) about an inch… Read more »
Unsure if utensil needs koshering
Question: Hi there and thank you for this site. My mum bought a french macaroon baking set, which includes an icing piping bag and accessories (which will only be used… Read more »
I used a meat pot to cook hot dairy food
Question: The meat pot had not been used for a full year and was stored in the wrong place when I mistakenly took it out and used it to cook… Read more »
Hot Dairy in a Pareve Glass Blender with Metal Blades
Question: I accidentally blended yogurt in a glass blender with metal blades that I wanted to keep pareve. No sharp foods in the stuff being blended, but I put hot… Read more »
Toiveling and Kashering Silverplated kiddush cups
Question: We got some used silverplated kiddush cups off an online auction. I don’t know who bought or used them originally. They may have been used by non frum Jews…. Read more »
Staying in an apartment for Shabbos that may have been used by non frum Jews
Question: If we rent an apartment for Shabbos that may have been used previously by non Jews or non frum Jews, what do we need to be careful about? We… Read more »
Using treif glass cups
Question: If one will be staying in a non-Jewish home, may he use their glass cups? Must he kasher them? For hot versus cold? Answer: If the glasses are clean,… Read more »
Milchig soup (hot) in feishig corel bowl
Question: Hi, someone by accident ate hot milchig soup w metal spoon from a fleishig Corelle bowl (hasn’t been used in a week). What to do with bowl? Can it… Read more »
Bug in pan
Question: Shalom Shalom, A bug was found in an otherwise empty frying pan that was on the fire. What should be done with the frying pan? Thank you Answer: Please… Read more »
I accidentally bought non kosher ice cream and used a spoon.
Question: I accidentally bought non kosher ice cream and used a spoon (don’t even remember which) Answer: If the ice cream only contacted the spoon when the spoon was cold,… Read more »
Dead fly lands on my food while grilling
Question: If a fly lands on my grill and dies while I am grilling meat. What is the status of my food? What is the status of my grill ?… Read more »
Kashering plates in a non kosher kitchen
Question: I’m renting a villa and wanted to use some of the kitchen facilities. The oven I can kosher and also the cutlery. I was hoping not to buy new… Read more »
Kashering Old China
Question: Friends, My mother-in-law who didn’t keep Kosher left us some bone-china. It has not been used in 20 years. There is a gold plated rim. Is there any way… Read more »
Toveled pan before buying back from gentile?
Question: My mikvah is very far away and I had immediate need to use a new cast iron pan, so I sold it to my gentile neighbor. I had opportunity… Read more »
Kashering an induction hob.
Question: We replaced our non kosher glass top induction hob with a new one. We have been using it for milk and meat ( with a break in between )… Read more »
Old China used by non religous Grandparents
Question: My wife’s grandparents were’nt religous, her grandma passed away 23 years ago, so it definately wasn’t used since then, she says maybe even 40 years ago it was last… Read more »
kashering cutlery bought from a non Jew.
Question: I have been looking at second hand cutlery on line can it be kashered? Answer: If it made of metal it can be kashered. There are a few point… Read more »
Is toiveling necessary after kashering?
Question: I am kashering some keilim that I have used previously, and they were toiveled before their original use. Some of the items are silverware that was used with the… Read more »
Toivel hand blender? other electricals
Question: Do I need to toivel a hand blender – it may ruin electrics AND warranty Also sandwich toaster?? Answer: Both of them should be toiveled by placing the whole… Read more »
Milichig sponge on fleishig pot
Question: If the cleaning girl used my Milichig sponge on my fleishig pots what do I do? Answer: If the pot had actually fleishig on it, then the sponge should… Read more »
Tovel or Kasher
Question: I know this may sound silly — if I bought brand new dishes and kitchen supplies they only have to be toveled not kashered (put into boiling water)? Answer:… Read more »
Kashering kalim and small appliances that were previously owned by a non-Jew…
Question: Kashering kalim and small appliances that were previously owned by a non-Jew and therefore used for treif. If I bought say, a toaster oven or a pot or pan… Read more »
Toivaling
Question: I have just started work at a Jewish College, Which has a new kitchen – and an induction hob, the new pans have been used before being toivaled can… Read more »
Tevila for Israeli Wonderpot
Question: Thank you for all of your help! Tizkul’mitzvos! I recently purchased an Israeli “wonderpot”, that special pot designed to take the place of an oven by being heated on… Read more »
Does a meat tenderizing hammer need toiveling.
Question: A metal meat tenderizer (hammer). Does it need toveling if the meat is covered with plastic bag, and never touches the raw meat? Answer: A metal meat tenderizer needs… Read more »
Fleishig food heated on milchig dish in microwave.
Question: I accidentally heated fleishig food (chicken fingers) on a milchig Corelle dish in the microwave. What is the status of dish? Answer: According to the sefardi minhag it doesn’t… Read more »