Using a Sink on Vacation
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Question
While staying in a hotel or a vacation rental, and unsure if non-kosher foods were used there, how can one use the sink?
Answer
Most modern sinks are made of ceramic, and therefore cannot be koshered, as "earthenware vessels never lose their absorbed taste." Thus, one should not wash dishes in the sink with hot water at a temperature that the hand recoils from (40 degrees Celsius). Additionally, one should not leave dishes in it with water for 24 hours to avoid the prohibition of "soaking."
Source
Azmera Leshimcha (105)