Pesach FAQs

Yes check the kosher stores

You have to leave the bin out on the street before the time chametz becomes forbidden to have benefit from. You can then bring back the empty bins even on Yom Tov, you can even put them out (of course we are talking not chametz garbage). Piece of advice: If you ring Waverley council you can order an extra pick up which is very handy.

Kirkland household surface wipe product of USA should be fine. (Check the OU website)

Commercially packed plain, no additives, skin on fish is ok for Pesach when bought before and rinsed. Of course, it is more mehudar to purchase such fish with a hechsher.

Yes and yes.

All carbonated drinks in Australia require proper investigation due to carbon dioxide being used that is derived from Chametz ethanol production

Go to our website. We describe how to kosher a microwave. Do that first then turn the convection oven on highest for an hour. If the turnstile table is glass follow the instructions there for a glass turntable

Yes they can be kashered.

If you can get them clean, kosher by dipping them in the usual boiling water (hagolo) though I am not sure what will happen to them. However if they can be sterilised they can be kashered.

Unless investigated unfortunately not. All frozen veggies are blanched before freezing. Sometimes ingredients like citric acid are put into the water. Also, sometimes chametz may be blanched in the same vessel on a prior occasion.

Plain skim milk or 2% fat milk it is ok. If there are additional ingredients like powders then it is problematic.

Yes you can use brown paper bags to ripen avocado or other fruits . Even if the bag was made with starch in the paper, the starch will not transfer from the paper to the avocado.

One is permitted to derive benefit even from Kitniyot (which cloves and cinnamon are not) so there should be no problem, though some people still have the custom not to use them.

The pre wash may use a chametz agent such as citric acid in the wash. Therefore it should not be used without supervision.

As long as the gloves are powder free regardless of type they are ok.

It is not necessary to kasher the counter top - just cover with a waterproof covering.

Our position is the sale is 100% valid and you can sell anything.

It can be kashered but it depends which parts and it is difficult. Please contact the office for specific instructions

Definitely but the racks which are never allowed to stay in the oven during the clean cycle need to be separately koshered

Indeed it is Rabbi Shlomo Machpud of the Yoreh deah Beth Din and his hechsher is considered mehadrin. For Seder night I would still recommend handmade matzah (because they didn't have machines when they left Egypt), but for the rest of Pesach the hechsher is excellent and definitely more of a hiddur than ordinary machine matzah.

I would not recommend kashering a domestic dishwasher. Firstly five days out of the eight you can't use it anyway. The main problem is getting it spotlessly clean under the seal and under the filter plate etc. If there is a great need please contact the office for further instructions.

There is definitely virgin coconut oil and desiccated coconut available with a hechsher

I am sure that one can get Stevia KLP (Natvia = Stevia) but it would have to be specially made for Pesach as there is always a carrier like dextrose or maltodextrin or the like which can easily be chametz. So look in the kosher aisles or store for KLP Natvia/Stevia. Again the xylitol itself can be made Pesachdik, but it needs a hechsher for Pesach to ensure it was indeed done that way

Yes, especially as in the last few years it has been legislated that the eggs need to be stamped (something that was not the law before), and the ink usually has ethanol (which dries leaving the stamp behind). However your ever-diligent KA has investigated the inks used in NSW and they are all OK

There is no brand that the KA supervises but both the OU and Star-K have Pesach Quinoa.

Quinoa is an often asked about item. The major Kashrut Agencies are actually in dispute as to whether or not Quinoa should be considered kitniyot. As such there is room to be lenient and buy the Kosher for Pesach supervised Quinoa especially for people on gluten or wheat free diets.

Sunflower Seeds are kitniyot. Pumpkin Seeds are a bit more complicated because pumpkin is no problem. The custom however is not to use pumpkin seeds either

Both Psylium Husk and Chia Seeds pose no problem for Pesach

Anything that properly cleans can be used in preparation for koshering

The best thing to do with the fish is make sure you see (or ask) the fish monger to clean his knife and the surface upon which its being cut and wash the fish at home and that is fine. However you should buy the fish before Pesach because the laws of nullification apply before Pesach but do not apply during Pesach.

It is fine to use slices of the horseradish.

No problem