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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



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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #720 on: June 01, 2015, 01:43:02 AM »
Never heard of them, will have to try and research.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #721 on: June 01, 2015, 02:17:48 AM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #722 on: June 01, 2015, 02:20:08 AM »
-1000 Rabbi Kuber explicitly told me that while chasam sofer bnei brak is a very reliable, and upstanding hashgacha, petach tikva is completely unreliable! The rumor that it's the other way around, was spread by someone with alot of power, who works for petach tikva. (he personally checked out both hashgachos, and was telling me the unbiased truth!)
I spoke to almost every rav yesterday thats quoted in this argument, and while none said it was awesome. When asked which one is better they said B'B.  they did say that it switched around 2 years ago

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #723 on: June 01, 2015, 04:36:45 AM »
I like the way your source is YWN coffee room,Almost laughable.
source?
Same here,same there

I spoke to almost every rav yesterday thats quoted in this argument
which 1 of the 2
Rav Yitzchok Berkowitz or  Rabbi Kuber
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #724 on: June 01, 2015, 04:38:38 AM »


which 1 of the 2
Rav Yitzchok Berkowitz or  Rabbi Kuber

Why does it have to be only one?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #725 on: June 25, 2015, 10:26:50 AM »
Can you get a black coffee in any Dunkin' Donuts? Or do you have to be concerned that they might pour it into something that they mix other drinks in, etc.?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #726 on: June 25, 2015, 11:09:31 AM »
Can you get a black coffee in any Dunkin' Donuts? Or do you have to be concerned that they might pour it into something that they mix other drinks in, etc.?
dont they just fill up the cup and give it to you if its just black coffee?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #727 on: June 25, 2015, 11:10:12 AM »
dont they just fill up the cup and give it to you if its just black coffee?
I don't know. That's what I would think.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #728 on: June 25, 2015, 11:18:59 AM »
I don't know. That's what I would think.
i think its generally accepted that you can get plain coffee anywhere
the CRC developed a chumra by some starbucks

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #729 on: June 25, 2015, 11:22:22 AM »
dont they just fill up the cup and give it to you if its just black coffee?
What about cleaning? I.e. if they put the coffee maker parts in a dishwasher together with their sausage makers and wash on a hot cycle...

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #730 on: June 25, 2015, 11:27:51 AM »
What about cleaning? I.e. if they put the coffee maker parts in a dishwasher together with their sausage makers and wash on a hot cycle...
i hope they used soap...

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #731 on: June 25, 2015, 11:48:11 AM »
What about cleaning? I.e. if they put the coffee maker parts in a dishwasher together with their sausage makers and wash on a hot cycle...
Even though stam keilim einom ben yomo does not apply in a commercial setting here it does because chances are there was no klei rishon hot water that went from treif onto the coffee keilim within 24 hours
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #732 on: June 25, 2015, 12:50:42 PM »
Even though stam keilim einom ben yomo does not apply in a commercial setting here it does because chances are there was no klei rishon hot water that went from treif onto the coffee keilim within 24 hours
Firstly that is untrue. If they wash it at night it would be ben yomo the entire next day. Secondly you are getting involved in a machlokes if it starts again each time it comes out and makes chanan
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #733 on: June 25, 2015, 12:53:58 PM »


Firstly that is untrue. If they wash it at night it would be ben yomo the entire next day. Secondly you are getting involved in a machlokes if it starts again each time it comes out and makes chanan
If they wash it at night AND treif klei rishon water hits it, it will be Ben yomo but stam keilim einom Ben yomo applies here since we don't know if it happened last night
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #734 on: June 25, 2015, 01:01:36 PM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #735 on: June 25, 2015, 05:03:27 PM »
i hope they used soap...
in many dishwashers the soap is not released immediately
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #736 on: June 25, 2015, 09:42:12 PM »
i hope they used soap...
all the commercial dishwashers that I've seen (box and belt) are 3 stage dishwashers. Stage 1 which is a hot water rinse does not have detergent.
Recently, I observed a belt dishwasher and saw the hot water actually spray the food from one utensil onto another.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #737 on: June 26, 2015, 02:01:31 AM »
all the commercial dishwashers that I've seen (box and belt) are 3 stage dishwashers. Stage 1 which is a hot water rinse does not have detergent.
Recently, I observed a belt dishwasher and saw the hot water actually spray the food from one utensil onto another.
is it the same by home ones?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #738 on: June 26, 2015, 07:31:33 AM »
Could be I've never seen the inside while it was running.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #739 on: June 26, 2015, 09:13:46 AM »
is it the same by home ones?
most if not all residential dishwashers have a detergent compartment which only opens after the water has already been spraying for some time. This is all of course besides the concern mentioned by R Moshe about bliyos going directly from one item to the other.
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