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Heating over an Electric Urn

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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