cooking before pesach
Question
Dear R. Abadi, Thank you for your hard work. Recently Henry asked a question reguarding cooking before Pesach. My understanding is acording to Shulchan Aruch that it is mutar to cook for pesach in a clean pot that has not been coshered for pesach yet. If there were any chames it would be batel. Is that wrong? Shabbat Shalom, Jason Tache'
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiIt is OK. But I recommend to Kasher it, because if you play with things in these areas, you'll end up making a mistake and possibly recooking half of your food. Especially since it is so simple to Kasher. The simplest way to kasher a pot is to put it on the fire with nothing in it. After a few minutes, it starts to almost burn. It reaches a point where if there was any flavor absorbed, it certainly burnt to a point where it is inedible and probably gone. You do this often now. You put up a frying pan to make an omelet. You turn the flame on and run for the Pam. Then the phone rings or someone calls out to you. A minute later, your frying pan is almost burning. You run and turn off the flame, and take on a renewed resolution not to put the flame on until the Pam is there. You have just Kashered this pot with real 100% Libun. No need to wait 24 hours. AA