Heating over an Electric Urn
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Question
Is it permissible to place food on an electric urn to heat it?
Answer
It is permissible only by using an additional vessel on top to interrupt the contact.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 253, Paragraphs 3 and 5), Mishnah Berurah and Biur Halacha (there); Chazon Ish (Orach Chaim, Siman 37, Section 9).
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