Question: Hello, If one rents a vacation house and wants to Kasher the sinks and counters for Pesach, if it is unknown weather or not anybody used the rental within… Read more »
Category: Kashering utensils
Kashering air fryer for Pesach
Question: I would like to know if an Air Fryer can be kashered for Pesach. Thank you so much. Answer: Thank you for your question. There are two potential issues… Read more »
Immersing keilim in snow
Question: Were in lockdown and mikve keilim are closed. I need to immerse new utensils in the mikve. I’m in Canada and there is plenty of snow outside. Can I… Read more »
Does an electric hot water kettle become treif from the steam when used to Kasher a treif sink?
Question: We used an electric hot water kettle to Kasher a Treif sink. We poured the water directly from the kettle into the sink. Does the steam treif up the… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Kashering counter tops and sinks
Question: I have read on this website that one may kasher a sink or countertop. However, the reality is that it is impossible to pour hot water over all of… Read more »
Talking while toveling utensils
Question: I toveled several pots and silverware this week. I talked in the middle. I asked the man in the store how to remove the sticker. Then I toveled the… Read more »
Am I allowed to buy a wood cutting board Or other wood bowls that says it is preoiled?
Question: May I buy new Wood cutting boards or bowls that are pre oiled? Answer: You may buy them, but they should be kashered, once the surface oil is removed…. Read more »
Tevilas kelim for “disposable” baking rack
Question: If I buy a baking rack (a wire grill/grate) from the dollar store intending to use it a few times then to throw it out when it gets gross… Read more »
Bracha on toiveling a pot and its lid
Question: Should it be tevilat keli or tevilat keilim? (this is after the fact, I already opted for keilim since they are two distinct parts). Answer: Interesting question, in fact… Read more »
Glass jars from food are they made in Israel
Question: We have a number of products produced here in Israel such as honey, date syrup and coconut oil that come in glass jars. Is there a way to know… Read more »
Toiveling a utensil for someone else with your utensils
Question: I ordered 2 utensils, one for me and one for a gift. The recipient is disabled and I would like to toivel it first for her to save her… Read more »
Non Kosher Food Eaten on Dining Table
Question: I am new to keeping kosher at home, and recently had a guest who brought in non-kosher food and ate it on my dining table. (None of my utensils,… Read more »
Food cooked in non koshered oven.
Question: Hi, I recently moved into new apartment, previous tenants were not kosher. Do I have to Kosher the oven I don’t have self cleaning mode so how would I… Read more »
Grill
Question: Dם I have to toivel a grill? Answer: A grill that was made by a non Jew or was bought from a non Jew has to be toveled, with… Read more »
Is tarnish on a silver utensil a chatzitza by tevillas keilim?
Question: Is tarnish on a silver utensil a chatzitza by tevillas keilim? Answer: You should clean the utensil and try to get off as much of the tarnish as you… Read more »
Hagalah and Tevilah Kelim for new utensils that were bought
Question: Shalom, I bought some new kelim, and I made hagalah, but I didn’t make tevilah kelim before Pesach and I used the kelim them after Pesach but I only… Read more »
Reheated chicken soup poured into glass cup
Question: I had thought that already prepared chicken soup (which was in a throwaway plastic container) was actually parve soup, and reheated it in a parve stainless pot, and then… Read more »
Poured milk into jar to get out choco, did the Jar need tevila
Question: Hello, Earlier today my wife made a hot Choco from leftovers of a chocolate spread. The sheilah we have is as follows: She boiled milk in a pot on… Read more »
Using Microwave water for hagala
Question: Would one be able to bring water to a boil in a utensil using a microwave, then insert an even meluban into the utensil to overflow the water in… Read more »
How to make old pots pans officially pareve
Question: Can I use an old milchig pot not used for few many months, possibly year, and old frying pan not used for years to cook pareve food that I… Read more »
Forgotten shaala on knives put aside for kashering
Question: Few sharp cutting knives aside from Shalla that was not asked. From few months or year ago. Don’t recall Shalla. They are all clean. Some are milchig, one pareve… Read more »
Hot air popcorn popper
Question: We recently got a hot air popcorn popper. My question is whether or not it has to be toveled? If it is of any help, the machine basically is… Read more »
Reuse of water used for kashering utensils
Question: Can the boiling water used for kashering utensils be reused for cooking? For example, to cook noodles. Answer: We do not reuse the water that was used to kasher… Read more »
Cheese on outside of toaster status
Question: We put a cheese sandwich on the metal rim of a new parve toaster and turned it on. Some melted cheese stuck to this rim, but no cheese went… Read more »
Koshering items that have not been used for years made of “un-kosherable” material?
Question: My family has inherited a number of pieces of china and other ceramic dishes, plates, and glasses inherited from a beloved relative who unfortunately did not keep kosher. We… Read more »
Status of pareve plastic bowl after 1 year
Question: A pareve plastic bowl (used for baking) was accidentally used to marinate chicken. I am putting it away after Pesach, what status will it have for next year Pesach?… Read more »
Making pagum the taam in old china dishes
Question: Regarding kashering old china keilim, on May 29 2017 you answered that “china is a material that cannot be kashered. The reason being, that it is a type of… Read more »
Closed Keilim Mikvaos
Question: Iv’e seen/heard many concerns about people making their first seder, leading to the purchase of new pots, silverware, and other utensils but since the mikvaos are closed have nowhere… Read more »
Kasher utensils on unkosher stove range
Question: Can I kosher metal utensils by placing them on the stove range and turning up the fire until they get red hot? The range will not get red hot… Read more »
Kashering sink for pesach
Question: We were leaving our sink for 24 hours to kasher for pesach but then someone used the sink to wash out a bowl with cereal in it with warm/hot… Read more »
Kashrut for possover
Question: Can I kosher for passover my knife if it has a wooden handle? Answer: Technically you can, because wood can be kashered, however you have to make sure that there… Read more »
kashering for pesach
Question: When kashering a sink for pesach, must the pot or kettle be a pesachdig pot or kettle? Answer: No you do not have you specifically use a pesachdik kettle…. Read more »
Seder plate Tevila
Question: Thanks for your wonderful website!! I bought a nickel plated seder plate. Does it need tevila?? Answer: Assuming that it is a metal plate that is nickel plated, essentially… Read more »
Kashering preparation
Question: How well do pots have to be cleaned on the outside in order to kasher them, or use them as a kashering vessel. There is a tremendous amount of… Read more »
Tevillas Keilim in Current Pandemic
Question: Hi Does one have to tovel his keilim in the current pandemic seeming as other people might have been their and left behind the virus particle? Answer: The mitzva… Read more »
Making DAIRY CUTLERY PAREVE
Question: CAN I put DAIRY cutlery in boiling water in a pareve pot to make it pareve? If yes, How long does it need to boil for? Does it make… Read more »
