treif keilim
yaacov wolf Despite stam keilim being eino Ben yomo, why are we not required to use kashered cookwear when dining out? Similarly, if I rent an airbnb that comes with cookwear, do…
yaacov wolf
glatt kosher
If I wanted to keep glatt kosher, how would I go about doing it? My understanding is that “glatt” is just a marketing term and doesn’t actually mean anything when…
sheichar akkum
Is it permissible to drink beer in a nonjewish owned bar or resturaunt?
glycerin
Wikipedia says that glycerin has a sweet taste. If glycerin is an ingredient, do you have to assertain that it’s from a vegetarian source?
bonito flakes
https://store.edenfoods.com/bonito-flakes/
Coffee at cafe/resturaunt on Pesach
Is there any reason to avoid buying coffee from a resturaunt or cafe that serves chametz on Pesach? Wouldn’t any unwanted stuff that goes in the coffee be nosein tam…
dog food keilim
Do I need special keilim for store bought dog food that contains chicken/lamb/beef/seafood? Can I wash dishes that have dog food stuck to them with kosher dishes?
aggregate fruits and bugs
In general, how do you go about removing bugs from raspberries and blackberries? In specific, Driscoll’s berries seem to be pretty clean; do they need to be checked?
neutring a dog
How does one go about having their dog neutered? Do you sell him to the vet, or receptionist, or what? and how is that accomplished?
coffee with milk before shacharis
I usually drink black coffee, but I find coffee from the kuerig (or instant) to be unpalatable without milk and sugar free flavoring syrup. The kuerig (or instant) is much…
sheimos
What requires going to sheimos /geniza. Can I just burry it in the yard?
eating dairy dark chocolate after meat
These chocolates have milk listed in the ingredients. Must one wait after eating meat to have them?
sempio gochujang
Kosher? In general, is alcohol a potentially problematic ingredient?
Cheese enzymes
You’ve addressed this in the past, but I couldn’t find the post. Why are “enzymes” in cheese ingredients not an issue?
King Arthur bread flour
Just before pesach, I noticed that king Arthur bread flour has malted barley in it, so I threw out a whole package of it. For next year, could I have…
Water not listed in ingredients
If one of the 5 species of grain (or it’s a majority kitniyot species) is listed in the ingredients, but water is not one of the ingredients in a product,…
Keeping cookies and cakes
Can I keep cookies or cakes if I know that when I made them, they were never left to sit unworked for 18 minutes between adding water and I putting…
Keeping flour
Is wheat grains or flour wetted in the storage process to prevent fires? Is the amount of water used more than just a sprinkle?
Erythritol
Is erythritol k for p for baking with and using as a sweetener?
kitniyot species
What species or products fall under the ashkenazic minhag of not eating kitniyot on pesach?