for questions about cooking generally and also about the halachic concept of bishul
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Milk and Meat of Non-Kosher Animals
Is cooking milk with non-kosher animals the same problem as cooking meat with kosher animals?
In other words: can a Jew cook milk with a non-kosher animal (and not eat it)? Can a Jew obtain benefit ...
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Bracha on Cooked Matza
Plain matza on pesach is Hamotzi. Fully cooked matza (eg. Keneidels) is Mezonot. What about these in between cases:
Fried matza ("Matza Brei")
Chicken soup with crushed matza ("Matza Farfel")
Matza ...
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Baking powder on Pesach
I know intellectually that chemical leavening agents are allowed during Pesach. Kosher baking powder (free from kitinyot) is widely available. Still, I can't help feeling that it's cheating to use ...
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Cooking on Yom Tov, for Yom Tov
Why can't one cook for the second day of Yom Tov on the first day? Why won't something along the lines of Eiruv Tavshilin help in this case as well?
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Permissibility of making Matzah by frying
Does anyone know of an opinion permitting Matzah to be cooked in a skillet(instead of being baked in an oven), and if so under what circumstances?
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Source for segula of baking challah
I am looking for sources for the segula of baking challah on behalf of a sick person, a shidduch, a baby or even a World Series victory. Where does this come from? Why can men not be part of it? Why ...
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Where does the concept of a Kli Shlishi come from?
When it comes to cooking on Shabbos, most people hold that things that are not allowed to be put in a Kli Sheni (a vessel once removed from the vessel that was on the fire) because it is considered ...
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refilling a percolator on Yom Tov
Are you allowed to refill a percolator or hot water urn on Yom Tov?
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בישול Versus שולק
The Shulchan Aruch and the Gemara use two words that to me seem to mean the same thing: "Cooking". My question is what is the difference between שולק (Sholek) and בישול (Bishul)? Please provide ...
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Bishul Akum: now what?
What is the kashrus status of a pot if the food cooked in it was Kosher, but cooked by Non Jew? Is the pot kosher or not?
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Cooking on yom tov, not on shabbas
Why are you allowed to cook on yom tov but not on shabbas? I understand that there are certain rules about cooking, but why can't we do that on shabbas?
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Is there any problem with using yomtov candles to cook food (on yomtov)?
Suppose you had a lot of candles, and a small pan of chocolate you wanted to melt, any problem using the yomtov candles for this? Cooking is permitted, but is the use of yomtov candles restricted in ...
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Can a non Jew bake bread on Pesach for a Jew to use after Pesach?
In relation to Is it possible to have chometz on the shabbos directly after Pesach? Is there any problem if a non Jew bakes bread on Pesach (the Jew did not ask him and does not care if the non Jew ...
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Why does a Meat Thermometer not need Tevilla?
In this answer, We were told that "according to the Star-K Tevila Guidelines, no tevila is required for a meat thermometer."
Why not?
From the Star-K's article on Tevillat Kelim:
Utensils ...
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Tevilas Keilim for a meat thermometer
Does a meat thermometer need to undergo tevillas keilim before use, since it does not really do anything to prepare the food itself?
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Seared Sushi Bishul Yisroel
Certain Sushi require the searing of the fish on the outside. Does this process require a Jew light the torch used to do the searing or is it not required? I have seen that some stores do and some do ...
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Cole slaw in the Cholent on Shabbos
In a discussion I overheard, I seem to understand that there is a Halachic Issue of mixing Coleslaw into the Cholent in my plate on Shabbos. I also heard, but it may be a separate topic, that the ...
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How long until a bean chulent is totally cooked (mevushal kol tzorko)?
My son has started raiding the chulent Friday night. To be able to return the chulent crock pot back to the casing, everything must be fully cooked. I rarely cook with beans, but would like to try ...
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Using a plata on Shabbat
I have a plata--an electric warming tray that does not have knobs or adjustments. I can leave it plugged in throughout Shabbat. I want to use it correctly when I have guests and to up my observance.
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Why do some people have a custom to boil only odd numbers of eggs?
I heard that some still have a custom to boil only odd numbers of eggs at a time. I heard that the reason is if there is a blood-spot in an egg, the egg will be Battel Berov. This only explains why ...
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Cooking Cholent Right before Shabbos
Is there anything wrong with putting up a cholent to cook right before Shabbos?
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Do you have to check boiled eggs?
Is it necessary to check hard or soft boiled eggs for blood spots?
I've never seen anyone do it, so perhaps it is not, but if so, why?
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May one reheat food on top of a crock-pot or urn on Shabbos?
According to my understanding cooked or baked food that is currently cold, may be placed on top of a pot that is on a blech on Shabbos to warm up.
What about putting cooked or baked foods on top of ...
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Is there some way to turn the electric stove on and off on Yomtov?
We use an electric stove to cook in our house, not fire or gas (aside from the occasional barbecue). To cook on first day Yomtov and more so on second day we would have to leave the stove on from the ...
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Can I use a Parabolic Mirror or Fresnel Lens to cook on Shabbat?
Shabbat 39a discusses cooking on Shabbat using the sun. It is permitted to roll an egg on a hot roof to cook it since this is not a typical way to cook, but you can't burry it in sun-heated-sand ...
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