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CLEANING THE HOUSE

THREE PROHIBITIONS OF CHAMETZ

• OWNING
• BENEFITTING
• EATING

HOW TO GET RID OF CHAMETZ

• SEARCHING / BURNING
• NULLIFYING
• SELLING

Things THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO CLEAN

• ANY PLACE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT CHAMETZ WENT INTO. (Default is not - Mishna Berura)
• ANY PLACE THAT YOU DON'T PLAN ON ACCESSING ON PESACH. (Mishna Pesachim)
• ANY FOOD THAT IS NOT EDIBLE TO A DOG. (Shulchan Aruch)

KASHERING THE KITCHEN

The priciples

• TASTE IS TRANSFERRED TO FOOD THROUGH HEAT.
• THIS TASTE IS IMPOTENT AFTER 24 HOURS.
• WE ARE STRICT TO ASSUME THAT UTENSILS SHOULDN'T BE USED EVEN AFTER 24 HOURS.

WHAT CAN'T YOU KASHER

• China, pottery, earthenware, cement, concrete, and enameled pots may not be kashered for Pesach.
• The Ashkenazic custom is to not kasher glass or crystal, with the exception of glass stovetops.
• There is a difference of opinion as to whether plastic and other synthetic materials are included.

Fridge / Freezer

• Clean well
• Make sure to clean the rubber
• Some have the custom of covering shelves (leave air space for circulation)

Countertops

• Clean, don't use for 24 hours. Poor boiling water over every part. (BE CAREFUL!)
• What can be kashered? Check the list.
• RRB recommends: Cover everything.

oven

• Self clean is awesome. No need to wait 24 hours. (Works thru Libbun - incineration.)
• If not: Clean well, wait 24 hours, heat to the highest temperature for 1 hour.

warming drawer

• Hard to Kasher
• Put a sterno in the drawer
• Make sure it is cleaned well
• Make sure it is cleaned well before

stove top

• Gas: Clean well, Cover with foil and Self Clean the spiders
• Glass: Clean, wait 24 hours, set on high, poor boiling water on the rest (after cooling the glass).
• RRB Recommends: Buy a separate stovetop.

shabbos platter

• Clean, wait 24 hours.
• Turn on the highest setting
• Double cover with foil

diswasher

• Technically, plastic and steel is possible.
• RRB Recommends: Don't Kasher

sink (Stainless Steel)

• Clean, wait 24 hours
• Poor boiling water

Questions

• Gluten Free
• Lactaid Milk
• Pills and/or Chewables
• Paper goods
• Cosmetics