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    24 Jun KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT

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    May one use a microwave for both milchig and
    fleishig?
    There are two issues to consider. The first is the issue of kashering:
    if the microwave has become fleishig or milchig, it must be
    kashered before switching its use to the
    other status.
    The second issue is based on a teaching
    of the Magen Avraham, who says that
    one should not have a single set of
    utensils that is used back and forth
    between milchig and fleishig—even if
    one plans to kasher them—due to the
    concern that one may forget to kasher
    them or may not kasher them properly.
    Using the same microwave for both is comparable to that case with the utensils,
    and thus, it should not be done. In contrast, a stovetop does not require kashering
    between uses for milchig and fleishig, but a microwave does.
    What is the status of a pareve soup cooked in a pareve bowl in a
    fleishig microwave?
    It remains pareve but may not be eaten together with dairy. For example, if someone
    cooks spaghetti in a clean dairy pot, it cannot be eaten with meatballs, but it can be
    eaten after meatballs.

    Can one eat ice cream
    from a store if the ice
    cream container has
    an OU certification but
    the store itself is not
    certified?
    This is something to be very
    careful about. People often
    assume that if a store shares
    a name with a certified brand,
    then the store itself is also
    certified—but that’s not
    necessarily true.
    First of all, just because a store carries a certain brand doesn’t mean they only sell
    that brand. Secondly, very few ice cream brands have all of their flavors certified
    kosher. Some flavors may contain marshmallows, which are usually not kosher, or
    other ingredients that prevent certification.
    If you go into a store and see that the specific tub of ice cream you want is marked
    with a valid kosher certification, then that is acceptable. However, you must also
    ensure that the scooper is completely clean and that the cone and any toppings are
    also kosher. If they are not, you should not buy the ice cream—even if the tub itself
    is certified kosher.