Q&A: Microwave
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Microwave
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I saw a reference on the Rabbi’s site to heating food in a non-kosher microwave, where the Rabbi answered that the custom is to be lenient.
I wanted to ask: according to the law, does a microwave have the same status as other utensils, or perhaps because its walls do not heat up, etc., there is in principle no prohibition involved? (That is what I heard.)
Thank you in advance.
Answer
Indeed. But the food inside it does heat up, and therefore the practice is to be careful to use a closed container.
Discussion on Answer
Because there is concern that the steam is absorbed into the walls.
Why does it matter to me that the food inside it heats up?