A Drop of Meat on Dairy Utensil
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Question
A drop from a silicone spoon, taken out of a pot in which chicken was cooked, fell into an empty dairy pan (not used within the day). What is its status? (I cleaned the pan and poured boiling water from a kettle over it from all sides, and then put it on the fire until it boiled.)
Answer
Hello,
A drop that dripped from a spoon does not render the utensil it dripped onto forbidden, as the drop cools on the way. Therefore, there is no need for koshering, and it suffices to wash the drop that splashed onto the pan.
This ruling applies even if the drop splashed from the pot itself, all the more so when it dripped from a spoon taken out of the pot.
If indeed the drop would render it forbidden, the koshering would only be effective for a pan without coatings, but for common pans coated with Teflon or stone, etc., the koshering does not help.