{"id":5642,"date":"2011-03-04T11:05:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T09:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2021-03-22T11:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T09:27:58","slug":"04-11-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-11-05\/","title":{"rendered":"05.\u00a0Microwave Ovens and Dishwashers"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are three steps to kashering a microwave oven<\/strong>: 1) cleaning it thoroughly of any residual food resulting from spillage or steaming; 2) heating a bowl of water for about ten minutes at the highest setting \u2013 to kasher it from \u1e25ametz <\/strong>steam and vapor using the principle of ke-bole\u2019o kakh<\/strong> polto<\/strong>; 3) since there is concern \u1e25ametz<\/strong> may have spilled onto the plate that sits on the microwave\u2019s turntable, one must clean the plate and perform hagala <\/strong>on it with boiling water, or, alternatively, place something as a barrier between it and the food that will be heated in the microwave on Pesa\u1e25.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Dishwashers<\/strong>: The filter, where residual food often gets stuck, must be cleaned thoroughly. Then the dishwasher should be run, with its racks, at its hottest setting, so that any absorbed \u1e25ametz<\/strong> is released, ke-bole\u2019o kakh<\/strong> polto<\/strong>.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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\n[4]<\/a>. The year-round status of a microwave is explained in Peninei Halakha: Kashrut <\/strong>25:11, n. 12. Regarding the plate, some say that according to Sephardic custom, the glass plate does not absorb, so cleaning it is sufficient (Yalkut Yosef<\/strong>), whereas according to Ashkenazic custom and Ben Ish \u1e24ai<\/strong>, the plate is considered meat, dairy, or \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, depending in which food touched it. Based on what we explain below (section 14) and in Peninei Halakha: Kashrut<\/strong> (32:5), one should be stringent, as stated above, since this level of intensity is similar to that of a kli rishon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a>. Some are stringent and consider dishwashers to have the status of a kli<\/strong> rishon<\/strong> on a flame. This means that to kasher a dishwasher one must put a white-hot piece of metal in it in order to bring the water to a boil. However, those who follow the lenient approach have authorities on whom to rely. Others are stringent about this because they have a custom, le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, to kasher everything in a kli rishon<\/strong> on the fire. So state Igrot Moshe<\/strong>, O\u1e24 3:58, and Sidur Pesa\u1e25 Ke-hilkhato<\/strong> 8:32. However, in practice, a dishwasher should not be considered a kli rishon<\/strong>, because only where the water is heated up is considered a kli rishon<\/strong>. However, from there the water is injected into the hollow center of the dishwasher, and when the water arrives there it has the status of something poured from a kli rishon<\/strong> \u2013 and ke-bole\u2019o kakh<\/strong> polto<\/strong>. Regarding what Rema writes, that there is a custom to kasher everything in a kli rishon<\/strong>, this is only le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, and even then, it is only due to the concern that the kli<\/strong> may have been used in a more intense fashion. In the case of a dishwasher, there is no such concern; this is the accepted ruling (Hagala<\/strong>t Kelim<\/strong> 13:225-227; Or Le-Tziyon <\/strong>3:10:11 states that technically it is permissible to kasher just by cleaning). See Peninei Halakha: Kashrut <\/strong>25:8, n. 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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