Can one spread kosher cream cheese with a treif knife? I'm looking for sources (obviously will AYCLOP for final psak) Thank you,
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1Welcome to Mi Yodeya, user16768. Thanks for bringing your question here.– ezraCommented Feb 20, 2018 at 1:57
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shulchanaruchharav.com/halacha/chapter-96– Danny SchoemannCommented Feb 20, 2018 at 10:59
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Does this cream cheese have onion chunks?– Uber_ChachamCommented Feb 20, 2018 at 11:14
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If the knife is cold and clean, and the cream cheese doesn't contain onions/hot peppers, then this is permitted.
R Yitzchok Yaakov Fuchs (in his book Hakashrut, p. 668) writes
A completely clean knife that is found in a non-kosher kitchen may be used to cut cold fruit and vegetables however it may not be used to cut sharp foods.
R Binyamin Tabady and R Yonathan Jessurun both told me they permitted this on a one-off basis, i.e., not something to be done regularly.
Of course, consult your rabbi before implementing anything you learn here.
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2I heard in the name of Rav Herschel Schachter that this knife can be used once every thirty days– robevCommented Jan 28, 2019 at 18:35