E-Z kosher

[rhu]

For years, we've kashered our counters for pesach by pouring boiling water onto them. This year, we found out that our rabbi has ruled that a steamer is just as good, if not better (since when the steam hits the surface, it's hotter than 100C, which can't really be said for the water that cools off as soon as you remove the kettle from the stove). And we don't have puddles of boiling hot water running down the sides of our cabinets. So much quicker, easier, and less painful. Yay!

Comments

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

I accompanied another inspector to a matzo-for-Passover factory in Crown Heights once. Instead of the usual detergent/rinse/sanitizer procedure, they cleaned everything with a small blowtorch. Our agency wants the water to get to 180F if no sanitizer is used.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Glad you have an alternate method! The risk of getting scalded did seem rather high...