Urn for Pesach - Can I kasher the one I use on shabbos?

amother

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:31 pm

Do I have to buy a new urn for pesach? Or can I kasher the one I usually use every shabbos? And if yes, how to kasher?
Thanks so much!

amother

Tangerine

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:38 pm

If you never put any chometz on top or if you never put chometz directly under and poured hot water into it then its not a problem and you dont have to get a new one.

If you did, then What kind of urn do you have?

you can pour boiling hot water directly over the spout if you have this kind
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.c.....aw.ds

if you have sort of this style then afaik theres no way to kasher and you would have to get a new one
https://www.amazon.com/Euro-Te.....en-20

amother

Purple

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:39 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Do I have to buy a new urn for pesach? Or can I kasher the one I usually use every shabbos? And if yes, how to kasher?
Thanks so much!

We just use a regular metal teakettle, the old fashioned kind. Cheap, and you can use it on yom tov so it's good for everything except Shabbos.

In a pinch, just warm up some water in a pot.

amother

Magenta

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:40 pm

My rabbi said yea. He told my husband how. My husband told me the details but since he’ll be the one doing it I couldn’t tell you in detail but it was very simple.

ETA I have the one from bed bath linked above

amother

Navy

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:41 pm

According to one of the halacha guides for this year (from harav shmuel kamentsky)

9. Urns
An urn may be kashered by pouring boiling hot water over the entire spout area. If the
spout is plastic it cannot be kashered.

amother

Mint

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:42 pm

There are definitely opinions that you can-- OU and CRC say yes, as long as you don't use to heat chametz or clean with vinegar.

https://oukosher.org/passover/.....erurn

https://askcrc.org/item/Keilim/1648

amother

Thu, Apr 02 2020, 10:53 pm

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

Thanks! I have the same idea as the one on your bedbathandbeyond link. I always use the top to heat challa on though....

amother

Jetblack

Fri, Apr 03 2020, 1:23 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Thanks! I have the same idea as the one on your bedbathandbeyond link. I always use the top to heat challa on though....

In that case, you need a new one.
But normally you would be able to use the same one, even without kashering.

amother

Wheat

Fri, Apr 03 2020, 10:05 am

See if you can find a recording of shiur by Rav Aharon Felder of Lakewood. IIRC - please don't rely on this it's why I'm going amother so I won't be taken so seriously - he said that kashering isn't necessary if you've just used it for water. Though you can kasher the spout.
And many people will reheat food on Shabbos on the lid. If you put foil underneath, no problem.

amother

Floralwhite

Fri, Apr 03 2020, 10:15 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Thanks! I have the same idea as the one on your bedbathandbeyond link. I always use the top to heat challa on though....

We hold this can be kashered.

amother

Floralwhite

Fri, Apr 03 2020, 10:16 am

amother [ Navy ] wrote:

This guide was quite machmir, overall.

Chana Miriam S

Fri, Apr 03 2020, 10:59 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Do I have to buy a new urn for pesach? Or can I kasher the one I usually use every shabbos? And if yes, how to kasher?
Thanks so much!

We don’t use ours for anything but water. We do not heat on top. Our rabbi said no problem to use same.

amother

Gray

Sat, Apr 04 2020, 2:55 pm

I was told by my rav to clean it well and then boil it up full of water. Let it boil over the top and then it can be used on pesach. I have a regular metal one with a plastic spout.
We used it last year as well.

shabbatiscoming

Sat, Apr 04 2020, 4:57 pm

I have not read the replies, but we were told, and we did the same growing up, that if yo never touch chametz to the urn, you can just put foil on the bottom and its fine as that is the only part of the urn that ever would have touched chametz (the counter)