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Question

    Is it possible to eat cut fruit from a store that does not specify the kosher of the knife with which the fruit was cut, and whether it is dipped in water (tovel), or whether non-kosher foods were cut in it?

 

Answer

It is permissible to use a knife to cut fruit, even though it was used in cutting things that are not kosher, provided that the knife is well washed with soap and water and rubbed with skotsh or steel wool.

And if it is not known whether the knife has been baptized (toveled), it should be baptized, without a blessing, but if the knife belongs to the landlord and not yours and you are only using this knife, it should be easier not to require it to be tovel it, especially if you are a paid guest and use the landlord’s tools such as in a hotel, that you do not need to baptize the knife.

Best regards

Rabbi Meir Pinchasi

Jerusalem, the Holy City and the Temple.

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