{"id":5634,"date":"2011-03-04T11:01:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2021-03-22T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T09:25:40","slug":"04-11-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-11-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01.\u00a0Countertops and Sinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen sink and countertops are generally used with cold foods, but sometimes hot liquids spill onto them from a <strong>kli rishon<\/strong>, and in such cases their usage is at the level of <strong>irui mi-kli rishon<\/strong>. And sometimes burning hot quiches and pastries or pots from which sauce is overflowing are placed on them. In these cases, their usage is at the level of \u201c<strong>kli<\/strong> <strong>rishon<\/strong> removed from the flame,\u201d which is kashered by pouring boiling water over a white-hot stone.<\/p>\n<p>If it were not difficult, it would be proper, <strong>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, to kasher them by pouring boiling water over a white-hot stone, but since this is difficult to accomplish, one may kasher them <strong>le-khat\u1e25ila <\/strong>by pouring boiling water over them, in accordance with most of their more intense usage. Before pouring the hot water over them, one must clean them well with soap and water, paying attention that no food residue remains in cracks. One must then dry the sink and countertop before pouring, so that the boiling water touches them directly and is not cooled by any cold water on their surface. For this reason, one first pours the boiling water on the bottom of the sink, then on its walls, and then on the countertop, starting with the areas closest to the sink and moving further away.<\/p>\n<p>In home kitchens, the custom is to kasher the sink and countertops using water that was heated up in an electric kettle (\u201c<strong>kumkum<\/strong>\u201d). Since the kettle is not large enough to heat up enough water all at once, the kashering is done in stages; in each stage, water boiled in the kettle is poured over one area. If the poured water trickles over to an area that has not yet been kashered, one must squeegee it away before pouring more boiling water from the kettle over it.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of pouring hot water, one may also cover the countertops with oilcloth or foil and either place a plastic insert in the sink or line it with thick foil. Those who are stringent clean and pour hot water over the countertops and sink and also cover the countertop with oilcloth or thick foil and either place a plastic insert in the sink or line it with thick foil.<sup><a href='#_te01ftn11_1' id='_te01ftnref11_1' class='aup1'>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref11_1' id='_te01ftn11_1'>[1]<\/a>. <strong>Le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, the method of kashering required is determined by the most intense usage, and in times of necessity, by the majority of usage (above, 10:7). In the case of sinks and countertops, kashering based on majority use is by cleaning and rinsing with cold water, but since it is possible to perform a higher level of kashering, this is the custom. Therefore, countertops have the same status that tables had in the past (below, n. 8), i.e., even though most usage was with cold, since sometimes people would place burning hot quiches on them, the custom became to kasher them by pouring boiling water on them. Some were even more stringent and poured the boiling water over a white-hot stone. If dough is kneaded on the countertop, then its most intense usage has the status of a surface on which dough was kneaded: some say it is kashered by means of <strong>hagala<\/strong>, and some say it is kashered by means of light <strong>libun<\/strong> (below, n. 10). Kashering countertops based on the more intense usage requires pouring boiling water over a white-hot stone, as by means of the stone the poured water becomes hotter and kashers at the level of <strong>hagala<\/strong> in a <strong>kli rishon <\/strong>(SA 451:16). In practice, kashering with a white-hot stone or white-hot iron can cause damage, so these surfaces should be kashered by pouring boiling water, which kashers at the level corresponding to most of the more intense usage. Those who are stringent also cover the countertop with a fixed cover like oilcloth or with aluminum foil. Those who wish to suffice with a fixed countertop cover may do so, but those who are stringent are concerned that the cover will move. Those who are stringent are also concerned that aggregate stone countertops have the status of earthenware, but this concern is baseless, as it is known that countertops do not absorb flavor like earthenware or even wood. Therefore, pouring boiling water over them is effective even <strong>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sinks have the same status as countertops. However, if the sinks are made of porcelain, some are concerned that it has the same status as earthenware, in which case <strong>hagala<\/strong> is not effective. Therefore, they require the placement of a plastic insert or lining the sink with thick foil to serve as a barrier between the sink and the <strong>kelim<\/strong> placed therein (<strong>\u1e24ut Shani<\/strong>, Pesa\u1e25 10:17; <strong>Sidur Pesa\u1e25 Ke-hilkhato<\/strong> 8:1, which adds that a stainless-steel sink is kashered by pouring boiling water over a white-hot stone). However, porcelain sinks are made very well, and their coating is as impenetrable as glass. Therefore, they can be kashered (see below, n. 11) <strong>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong> by means of pouring boiling water, and, when necessary, by rinsing. (<strong>\u1e24azon Ovadia<\/strong>, Pesa\u1e25, p. 151 rules that one may kasher by pouring boiling water; <strong>Or Le-Tziyon<\/strong> 3:10:11 states that one may kasher by rinsing or cleaning with cold water, but the custom is to pour boiling water.)<\/p>\n<p>One may kasher sinks and countertops with a <strong>steam cleaner<\/strong>, as long as it is high-quality, and it is as effective as pouring boiling water on them. However, burning alcohol on sinks and countertops is not as effective as pouring boiling water, as is evident from the fact that it does not heat up the countertops like pouring boiling water does.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen sink and countertops are generally used with cold foods, but sometimes hot liquids spill onto them from a kli rishon, and in such cases their usage is at the level of irui mi-kli rishon. 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