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Help I made a huge mistake in my new kitchen!



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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:33 am
I have a u shaped kitchen. Bh have lots of counter space with two full ovens. For some reason I chose one side for meat and I also keep all my parve baking stuff there because there’s much more room there. I should’ve done the meaty side where I did the dairy side. I barely use dairy and I make fleishigs a lot and also bake a ton. So the parve and Fleishig side overlap and get tons of traffic. The dairy side is always empty. I regret it so much! Can I still change it? I have quartz counters so I doubt I can kasher them. I’m so upset!
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:41 am
You'd have to Kasher the counters and sinks. Is there any way you could put the Pareve things my the Milchigs instead?
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:50 am
amother Honeydew wrote:
You'd have to Kasher the counters and sinks. Is there any way you could put the Pareve things my the Milchigs instead?

No I don’t have room. Plus there’s one long big counter by the side I’m using now for parve. The only way to rectify this is to switch the dairy and meat sides
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amother
Honeydew


 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:50 am
amother OP wrote:
No I don’t have room. Plus there’s one long big counter by the side I’m using now for parve. The only way to rectify this is to switch the dairy and meat sides


So do it now before you get to used to it.
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:53 am
But can quartz counters be kashered? I know they can’t withstand extreme heat
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:54 am
amother OP wrote:
But can quartz counters be kashered? I know they can’t withstand extreme heat

Did hot food actually spill yet on the quartz? Call a rav asap.
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GrowingUp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 11:54 am
That sounds frustrating.

Ask your LOR what to do.
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challahchallah




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 12:04 pm
Like everything, different people hold different things, but the CRC holds that you can kasher quartz counters so it’s certainly worth asking your LOR if it’s acceptable / how to do it.

https://www.crcweb.org/kashuring_stove.php
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 12:20 pm
We didn't kasher our counters at all when we moved in
It depends on what they're made of, but in most cases, if youre not putting hot food directly on the counter (like actual food, not in a pot) you don't technically need separate
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Chayalle




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 12:30 pm
ra_mom wrote:
Did hot food actually spill yet on the quartz? Call a rav asap.


This.

I wonder how much heat your counters really got. Ask your LOR. Do ASAP before any real additional shailos present themselves.
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tryinghard




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 12:43 pm
Definitely ask. We were told we could kasher our quartz counters.
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 20 2022, 5:00 pm
Thanks everyone for your input! I called my Rav and he said I only need to kasher the sinks! I’m so relieved. This house is only a few months old and the kitchen is the room I use most so it really bothered me that my workflow isn’t working well.
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