Kashering delicate utensils
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Question
We are Sephardic Chassidim, but we follow Ashkenazi and Chassidic customs.
Usually, in addition to immersing new metal utensils in the mikveh before use, we also perform hagalah (boiling) on metal utensils.
We bought special cutlery that is painted with a colored coating over the stainless steel. We were given special instructions for its care to prevent the paint from peeling: not to put it in the dishwasher and to dry it immediately after washing. I am concerned that if we do hagalah, this may also damage the paint and ruin the utensils. May we rely on immersion alone?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
Painted utensils are not subject to concern of absorption at all.
In addition, performing hagalah on new utensils is only a chumra (stringency), and one may be lenient when there is a need.
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