Koshering Porcelain Utensils
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Question
A set of dairy porcelain dishes has not been used for a year, how can I transfer it to meat?
Answer
It cannot be koshered because it is considered like earthenware, but if there is significant loss in leaving it dairy, it can be koshered three times.
Source
Since this is a secondary utensil and in cases of significant loss, one can be lenient by koshering three times. See Mishnah Berurah (Siman 452, Se'if Katan 11). Also see Mishnah Berurah (Siman 452, Se'if Katan 163) that porcelain is considered like earthenware and not like glass. See Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 113, Se'if Katan 16) that in cases of rabbinic prohibition, one can be lenient three times, but the Darkei Teshuva (there, Se'if Katan 93) writes that a prohibition of a day-old, even if rabbinic, should not be lenient. See Darkei Teshuva (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 121, Se'if Katan 2) that in cases of doubt, one can be lenient according to the opinion of Chacham Tzvi that after 12 months, earthenware can be permitted, and it is sufficient to kosher three times.
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