Placing Food on a Hotplate
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Question
Hello, Is it permissible to place food directly on a hotplate on Shabbat? Or is a pot/pan barrier required? And is the rule the same for food placed on the hotplate from Friday evening?
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden to place food directly on the hotplate on Shabbat, unless it is on another utensil, as the hotplate is considered like an actual fire.
However, if the food was placed on the hotplate from Friday evening, there is no need for a barrier, as it is not customary to cook on it.
Source
There are differing opinions among the poskim on this matter.
I have written this according to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita