I stirred a meat pot with a dairy spoon. Is the pot still kosher?

Here's what you need to know

If a dairy spoon was used to stir a meat pot, the kosher status depends on several factors, including whether the spoon was used with hot dairy in the last 24 hours and the temperature of the food in the pot.

The specific rule is

If the dairy spoon was clean and not used with hot dairy in the last 24 hours, the pot remains kosher. If it was used with hot dairy recently, consult a rabbi.

Background

The key factors are whether the spoon was 'ben yomo' (used with hot dairy within 24 hours) and the temperature of the food in the pot. If the spoon was clean and not used with hot dairy recently, it is considered 'aino ben yomo' and does not transfer taste that would affect the kosher status of the pot. If the pot was not hot, or if the spoon was not used with hot dairy recently, the pot is likely still kosher. However, if the spoon was 'ben yomo' and the pot was hot, the situation is more complex, and a rabbi should be consulted.

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