Immersing a toaster that may be ruined
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Question
I purchased a professional toaster that will apparently be ruined if I immerse it in the mikveh. Since it is thick and has an insulating layer, it does not dry. May one, ideally, sell it to a non-Jew and then borrow it back from him for use? If so, is it preferable to make the sale myself, or to do it through batei horaah that perform such a sale? And is there also a need to do hagalah on the toaster, or is there no concern about this?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
Selling it to a non-Jew is really only a post-facto leniency, since it remains in the permanent use of a Jew.
The solution is to give it to a Jewish technician, who will dismantle a main component and then reassemble and repair it with professional workmanship.
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