Changing the Use of a Microwave
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Question
If I want to kosher a meat microwave and turn it into a dairy one, what is the way to do it?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Changing a microwave from one type to another is problematic for two reasons. A. The poskim have written to avoid koshering utensils from one type to another because there is a significant concern that a person will not remember that they changed the usage and will use it according to the previous habit. B. When koshering a microwave, reliance is on koshering with steam, which is not ideal. It is only used post facto when the microwave has become forbidden.
Therefore, it is not halachically recommended to change the microwave for another use.