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Links to kosher symbol lists. Each list is obviously only as reliable as its source


cRc: http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php

KosherQuest: https://kosherquest.org/kosher-symbols/

Approved alcoholic drinks from the Rabbanut.  http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/wp-content/uploads/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf

These are NOT Orthodox: https://sites.google.com/site/nonorthodoxkosher/home (even though some may look legit)


Informative post regarding Kashrus Agencies
Every hashgacha has +&-.


You can also submit any kashrus questions at
https://www.askcrc.org/ask
https://oukosher.org/ask-kosher-question/
https://www.star-k.org/ask-rabbi choose General Consumer Kashrus Questions in the Subject/Topic Dropdown list
https://www.ok.org/contact/ choose Kosher in the Attention Dropdown list


« Last edited by Alexsei on February 10, 2025, 01:09:33 PM »

Author Topic: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread  (Read 1368063 times)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7220 on: January 10, 2025, 09:23:51 AM »

Sorry to spoil this, but the pesky little fact is that you deciding not to use something for its intended purpose does nothing to it’s kli status.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7221 on: January 10, 2025, 10:29:37 AM »
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7222 on: January 10, 2025, 10:37:38 AM »
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7223 on: January 10, 2025, 10:46:24 AM »
I found this hechsher in some pictures of their products
https://www.balkankosher.org/

Reliable?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7225 on: January 10, 2025, 01:32:17 PM »
Cincinnati kosher is good and is on the crc list.



Bk on the other hand is only acceptable on the violife fake cheese...

It's good on the fake cheese? Can you confirm again?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7226 on: January 10, 2025, 01:35:36 PM »
It's good on the fake cheese? Can you confirm again?
As of several months ago BK is not acceptable.

Thanks for bringing it up.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7227 on: January 11, 2025, 07:15:52 PM »
As of several months ago BK is not acceptable.

Thanks for bringing it up.

What changed?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7228 on: January 11, 2025, 07:22:17 PM »
Reliable?
not in my personal experience with them.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7229 on: January 11, 2025, 08:13:35 PM »
BK is blacklisted by the Israeli Rabbanut

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7230 on: January 12, 2025, 02:07:00 AM »

I didn’t quite understand the answer but IMO a Kli that’s perfectly usable but you don’t want to use it for whatever reason isn’t exempt from tevila and I don’t even see it as a reason not to require a bracha.

And that the removal of rust by a Yisroel doesn’t exempt it from tevila is a clear Halacha in שו”ע

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7231 on: January 12, 2025, 02:10:16 AM »
interesting. the untempered chocolate melting point is somewhere under yad soledes
Implying what?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7232 on: January 12, 2025, 03:06:02 PM »
Some also don’t kasher in the classical way they just push through large amounts of cocoa butter or parve chocolate to remove any mamashus and then run the kosher parve chocolate run under yad soledes to avoid bliyos
There are a number of those who consider cocoa butter to be a liquid usable for kashering when it is in liquid state. IIRC Dayan Westheim has a writeup about this.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7233 on: January 12, 2025, 04:10:17 PM »
Are there any currently available brands that have Bishul Yisroel canned sliced water chestnuts and/or bamboo shoots? (Gefen used to sell them but discontinued both)
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7234 on: January 12, 2025, 05:33:33 PM »
do raw coffee beans (nonflavored) need a hechser?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7235 on: January 12, 2025, 06:12:55 PM »
do raw coffee beans (nonflavored) need a hechser?
Raw or roasted? Either way, unflavored doesn't need a hechsher.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7236 on: January 12, 2025, 08:01:31 PM »
Raw or roasted? Either way, unflavored doesn't need a hechsher.
Thank you. And yes, this was yet another instance where raw meant raw  :P ??? :P ???

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7237 on: January 12, 2025, 08:16:31 PM »
There are a number of those who consider cocoa butter to be a liquid usable for kashering when it is in liquid state. IIRC Dayan Westheim has a writeup about this.
Yes but as mentioned above most don’t consider it to be usable for kashering since it is not liquid in its regular state

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7238 on: January 12, 2025, 10:40:10 PM »
Thank you. And yes, this was yet another instance where raw meant raw  :P ??? :P ???
Raw beans can't be flavored, so the unflavored qualifier indicated you may really mean roasted.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7239 on: January 12, 2025, 10:55:32 PM »
Yes but as mentioned above most don’t consider it to be usable for kashering since it is not liquid in its regular state

I never tallied up the opinions and therefore cannot speak to that.
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