The Rule of Shtei Kedeiros (Two Pots)

The Halachah of Shtei Kedeiros (Two Pots)

 

Le’chatchilah (the correct behavior before the fact), a hot milchig (dairy) pot and a hot fleishig (meat) pot should not come into contact with each other. In case they did touch, be’dieved (after the fact), the halachah is as follows: If there was liquid on the outside of either one of the pots—on the side that is adjacent to the other pot—both pots become treif (non-kosher) due to the taste being transferred from one to the other via the liquid on the pot (or pots). However, if there was only a minimal amount of moisture, according to many opinions, the pots do not become treif—albeit, as mentioned, we should take every precaution to prevent it from happening. Likewise, if a pareve hot water kettle and a pot of fleishig cholent are on a Shabbos hotplate, we have to make sure that the two do not touch each other. If inadvertently a bit of fleishig cholent splashed onto the outside of the pareve kettle—as long as the volume of water in the kettle was sixty times the volume of the fleishig cholent that dripped onto it—the halachah is that the kettle remains pareve and the water may be used for milchigs. As there are many details to this halachah, it’s important to consult a rav in the event that this happens. #352

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Practical Halacha: One minute a day. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, shlita, Mara D'asra and member of the Badatz of Crown Heights.