Heating food on a Shabbat hotplate
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Question
Shalom, Rabbi,
Why is it permitted to heat frozen pizza on the plata on Shabbat, but frozen challah may not be?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
The distinction you wrote is not correct.
It is forbidden to heat food directly on the plata on Shabbat.
A food that has been fully cooked or baked, and is dry, without much sauce, may be heated above an upturned utensil placed on the plata.
Therefore it is permitted to warm challah on a utensil placed on the plata. But pizza is permitted only if it has already been completely baked. One must check whether the yellow cheese has already been cooked or baked.
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