## Kitzur Shulchan Arukh Siman 116

###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:1
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כָּל כְּלִי חֶרֶס שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בּוֹ חָמֵץ, לָא מַהֲנֵי לֵה, לֹא הַגְעָלָה וְלֹא לִבּוּן. אֲבָל הַתַּנּוּרִים וְהַכִּירוֹת הַבְּנוּיִים מֵאֲבָנִים וּלְבֵנִים, מַהֲנִי לְהוּ לִבּוּן (וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן קי סָעִיף א וסָעִיף ב). בְּתַנּוּרִים שֶׁהֵם בְּבֵית הַחֹרֶף, נוֹהֲגִין דְּלָא מַהֲנֵי לְהוּ הֶכְשֵׁר. וּכְשֶׁרוֹצִים לְהַעֲמִיד עַל הַתַּנּוּר אֵיזֶה קְדֵרָה בְּפֶּסַח, צְרִיכִין לְהַנִּיחַ תְּחִלָּה טַס שֶׁל בַּרְזֶל וְעָלֶיהָ מַעֲמִידִין הַקְּדֵרָה, וְזֶה מַהֲנֵי גַּם בְּתַנּוּר הֶעָשׂוּי מֵחֲרָסִים (קאכלען).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Vessels made from earthenware that were used for *chametz* cannot be *kashered* by immersion in boiling water, nor by heating with charcoal or blow torch. Ovens and stoves made of stone and bricks can be *kashered* by heating with charcoal (or a blow torch) (see above Chapter 110, par. 1 and 2). It is customary not to *Kasher* stoves used for heating the house during the winter. If you want to place any kind of a dish on the stove, during *Pesach*, you must first put a metal plate on the stove and then place the dish on it. This method may be used also with an oven made of tiles.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:2
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כְּלֵי עֵץ וּכְלֵי מַתָּכוֹת וּכְלֵי אֶבֶן וּכְלֵי עֶצֶם מַהֲנֵי לְהוּ הַגְעָלָה. אַךְ אִם הוּא דָּבָר שֶׁמִּתְקַלְקֵל בְּרוֹתְחִין, כְּגוֹן כֵּלִים הַמְדֻבָּקִים בְּדֶבֶק (ליים), וַאֲפִלּוּ אִם רַק הַקַתָּא מְדֻבֶּקֶת בְּאֵיזֶה דֶּבֶק, לֹא מַהֲנֵי לֵיה הַגְעָלָה, מִשּׁוּם דְּחַיְשִׁינָן שֶׁמָּא לֹא יַגְעִילוּ יָפֶה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Vessels made of wood, metal, stoneware or bone, can be *kashered* by immersing them in boiling water. But vessels that will be damaged by boiling water, such as vessels that are glued together, even if only the handle is glued on, cannot be *kashered* by immersion in boiling water,¹ 451:23) because we are concerned that they will not be *kashered* properly.

footnotes:
¹ This also applies, if the handle is made of any substance, that will be damaged by immersion in boiling water. (Mishnah Berurah


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:3
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קֹדֶם שֶׁמַּגְעִיל אֶת הַכְּלִי, צָרִיךְ לְנַקּוֹתוֹ הֵיטֵב מִן הַחֲלוּדָּה (ראסט) וְכַדּוֹמֶה, שֶׁיְהֵא נָקִי לְגַמְרֵי. אֲבָל מַרְאוֹת [כְּתָמִים] (פלעקן) אֵין בָּהֶם קְפִידָא. וְאִם יֵשׁ גּוּמּוֹת בַּכְּלִי, צָרִיךְ לְנַקְּרָן הֵיטֵב. וְאִם הוּא כְּלִי מַתֶּכֶת, יָשִׂים עַל הַגֻּמּוֹת גֶּחָלִים לְלַבֵּן שָׁם, וְאַחַר כָּךְ יַגְעִילוֹ. וְאִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְנַקּוֹת הֵיטֵב הַגֻּמּוֹת וְהַסְּדָקִים, וְגַם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְלַבֵּן שָׁם, אֵין לוֹ תַקָּנָה. וְלָכֵן בְּסַכִּינִים עִם קַתּוֹת, צְרִיכִין לְדַקְדֵק הֵיטֵב אִם מוֹעִילָה לָהֶן הַגְעָלָה. וּמִצְוָה מִן הַמַּבְחָר לְמִי שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לוֹ, שֶׁיִּקְנֶה לוֹ סַכִּינִים חֲדָשִׁים לַפֶּסַח.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Before *kashering* a vessel, you must clean it thoroughly to remove any rust,², by using charcoal or a blow-torch, you need not remove the rust, because the flame or heat will also remove the rust. (*Ibid*. 451:24) or similar residue, making it perfectly clean; but rust stains do not matter.³ If the vessel has dents, they should be scraped carefully (with steel wool etc.). If it is made of metal, you should place hot charcoal on the dents (or use a blow torch) to "glow" them, and then *kasher* the vessel with boiling water. If it is impossible to thoroughly clean the dents and the cracks, and if it is also impossible to "glow" them, then the vessel cannot be *kashered*.⁴. (*Ibid*. 451:26; See also *Kitzur Shulchan Aruch*, paragraph 10) Therefore, knives with handles must be carefully examined⁵. (*Ibid*. 451:23) to determine whether they can be *kashered*. The best way to do the mitzvah, if you can afford it, is to buy new knives for *Pesach*.

footnotes:
² If, however, you are kashering
³ This refers to other stains as well.
⁴ Similarly, vessels, with a very narrow opening, that have rust in them, cannot be kashered
⁵ Handles, that are attached with nails or screws, cannot be kashered


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:4
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כֵּלִים שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּמְּשִׁין בָּהֶם עַל יְדֵי הָאוּר בְּלִי מַיִם, צְרִיכִין לִבּוּן. וְלָכֵן הָאַגָּנוֹת וְהַמַּחֲבוֹת שֶׁאוֹפִין בָּהֶן חָמֵץ, צְרִיכִין לִבּוּן. וְהַלִּבּוּן צָרִיךְ לִהְיֹת לְכַתְּחִלָּה לִבּוּן חָזָק, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ נִיצוֹצוֹת נִתָּזִין מִמֶּנּוּ. וְהַמַּרְדֶּה (שויפעל) שֶׁל עֵץ אֵין לָה תַּקָּנָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Vessels that are used over fire (or heat), without water, require glowing. Therefore, baking and frying pans, in which *chametz* was baked,⁶ was never baked in them, it is sufficient to immerse them in boiling water. (*Ibid*. 451:27) require glowing. Initially, the vessel must be heated so intensely, that it shoots off sparks. A wooden peel cannot be *kashered*.

footnotes:
⁶ If, however, they were used for meat or fish and you are certain that chametz


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:5
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כְּלִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ טְלַאי, אִם הוּא בְּעִנְיַן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָחוּשׁ שֶׁמָּא יֵשׁ תַּחַת הַטְּלַאי מַשֶּׁהוּ חָמֵץ בְּעַיִן, אֲזַי צָרִיךְ מִקֹּדֶם לְלַבֵּן אוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם, עַד שֶׁיֵּדַע בְּבֵרוּר, שֶׁאִם הָיָה שָׁם מַשֶּׁהוּ חָמֵץ הָיָה נִשְׂרָף, וְאַחַר כָּךְ יַגְעִילוֹ. וְאִם אֵין חֲשָׁשׁ שֶׁיְהֵא שָׁם חָמֵץ בְּעַיִן, אֲזַי אִם הָיָה הַטְּלַאי נַעֲשֶׂה קֹדֶם שֶׁהִשְׁתַּמְּשׁוּ בּוֹ חָמֵץ, יָכוֹל לְהַגְעִילוֹ כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוּא, דִּכְמוֹ שֶׁבָּלַע אֶת הֶחָמֵץ, כָּךְ יִפְלְטֶנוּ בְּהַגְעָלָה. אֲבָל אִם נִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ תְּחִלָּה בְּכְּלִי חָמֵץ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ שָֹמוּ אֶת הַטְּלַאי, אֲזַי לֹא מַהֲנֵי לֵה הַהַגְעָלָה לַמָּקוֹם שֶׁתַּחַת הַטְּלַאי, אֶלָּא צָרִיךְ לִתֵּן גַּם כֵּן קֹדֶם הַהַגְעָלָה גֶּחָלִים עַל הַטְּלַאי לְלַבֵּן אֶת הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא. וְאִם הַטְּלַאי נִתְחַבֵּר בְּהַתָּכַת בְּדִיל אוֹ כֶּסֶף וְכַדּוֹמֶה, יָכוֹל לְהַגְעִילוֹ כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוּא, כִּי בְּלִיעַת הֶחָמֵץ נִשְׂרְפָה אָז בַּהַתָּכָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If a vessel has a patch, and there is reason to suspect that underneath the patch, some *chametz* may have become trapped, that place must first be glowed until you are certain, that if there was a trace of *chametz*, it was burned; and then it should be *kashered* in boiling water. But if there is no reason to suspect that a trace of *chametz* was trapped there, then, if the patch was put on before the vessel was used for *chametz*, you may *kasher* it as is, because, just as the vessel absorbed the *chametz*, so it will expel it with the boiling water (used in the *kashering*)**. However, if the vessel was first used for *chametz*, and the patch was put on afterwards, then the *kashering* has no effect on the place underneath the patch, and in this case, too, before *kashering*, you must place hot charcoal on the patch, to glow that spot. If the patch was soldered with lead, silver, or similar solder, it may be *kashered* as is, since the *chametz* that has been absorbed, was burned by soldering.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:6
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מְדוֹכָה בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לָדוּךְ בּוֹ דְבָרִים חֲרִיפִים עִם חָמֵץ בְּיַחַד, צָרִיכָה לִבּוּן קַל, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁמְמַלְּאִין אוֹתָה גֶּחָלִים בּוֹעֲרוֹת שֶׁתִּרְתַּח כָּל כָּךְ עַד שֶׁהַקַּשׁ נִשְׂרַף עָלָיו מִבַּחוּץ. וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין דַּרְכּוֹ לָדוּךְ בָּהּ רַק פִּלְפְּלִין וְכַדּוֹמֶה, סַגֵי בְּהַגְעָלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
A mortar, which is ordinarily used for pounding sharp tasting spices together with *chametz*, requires *libun kal* —"simple glowing", that is, it should be filled with burning charcoal, until it is hot enough to burn a piece of straw placed on the outside of the vessel. But in a community, where it is customary to pound in it, only pepper and similar spices, *kashering* with boiling water is sufficient.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:7
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כֵּלִים שֶׁהֶחְזִיק בָּהֶם יַיִן שָׂרָף לְקִיּוּם, אֵין טַעַם וְרֵיחַ יֵין הַשָׂרָף נִפְלָט עַל יְדֵי הַגְעָלָה, רַק אִם בִּשֵּׁל אוֹתָן הֵיטֵב בְּמַיִם עִם אֵפֶר עַד שֶׁנִּסְתַּלֵּק מֵהֶם הָרֵיחַ לְגַמְרֵי, מוֹעִילָה לָהֶם אַחַר כָּךְ הַגְעָלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
In vessels that were used to age whiskey, the taste and aroma of the whiskey is not eliminated by *kashering* with boiling water. Only if you first boil them thoroughly in water and ashes, until the aroma has disappeared completely, can they then be *kashered* in boiling water.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:8
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הַגְעָלַת הֶחָבִית יַעֲשֶׂה בְּדֶרֶךְ זֶה, יְלַבֵּן אֲבָנִים וִישִׂימֵן בָּהּ, וִיעָרֶה עֲלֵיהֶן מַיִם רוֹתְחִין מִכְּלִי רִאשׁוֹן, וִיגַלְגֵּל אֶת הֶחָבִית כְּדֵי שֶׁתַּגִּיעַ הַהַגְעָלָה לְכָל מָקוֹם. וְחָבִיּוֹת שֶׁלָּנוּ שֶׁהֵן עֲשׂוּיוֹת מִכַּמָּה דַּפִּים מְחֻבָּרִים בְּחֲשּׁוּקִים, אִם עָמַד בָּהֶם חָמֵץ, כְּגוֹן יֵין שָׂרָף אוֹ שֶׁהֶחְזִיק בָּהֶן קֶמַח, לֹא מַהֲנֵי לְהוּ הַגְעָלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The *kashering* of a barrel, should be done as follows: place heated stones in it, and pour boiling water on them out of the vessel, in which the water was boiled; then roll the barrel, so that the hot water will reach every part of it. The type of barrels which we use, are made of many planks hooped together and if they contained *chametz*, such as whiskey, or if flour, *kashering* is of no avail.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:9
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כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁצָּרִיךְ הַגְעָלָה, לֹא מַהֲנֵי לֵיה קְלִפָּה, אֶלָּא דַּוְקָא הַגְעָלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
When a vessel requires *kashering* with boiling water, merely scouring the surface is of no avail,⁷. (*Ibid*. 451:26) it must be immersed in boiling water.

footnotes:
⁷ Because the entire thickness of the walls have absorbed the chametz


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:10
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כָּל כְּלִי שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְנַקּוֹתוֹ הֵיטֵב, כְּגוֹן הַנָּפָּה, וְכִיס שֶל רֵיחַיִם, וְכֵן סַלִּים שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּמְּשִׁים בָּהֶם חָמֵץ, וְכֵן [מִגְרֶרֶת] (ריב אייזען), וְכֵן כְּלִי שֶׁפִּיו צַר וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְשַׁפְשְׁפוֹ מִבִּפְנִים, אוֹ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ קָנִים, לֹא מַהֲנֵי לֵהּ הַגְעָלָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
*Kashering* is of no avail regarding vessels that cannot be thoroughly cleaned, such as a sieve, the receptacle of a grinder, baskets used for keeping *chametz*, a grater, as well as any vessel that has a narrow opening, which is impossible to clean on the inside, (or a vessel) that has a spout.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:11
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הַתֵּבוֹת שֶׁמַּצְנִיעִים בָּהֶם מַאֲכָלִים כָּל הַשָּׁנָה, וְלִפְעָמִים נִשְׁפָּךְ שָׁם מָרָק מִן הַקְּדֵרוֹת, צְרִיכִין הֶכְשֵׁר קַל, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁמְעָרִין עֲלֵיהֶן רוֹתְחִין. וְדַוְקָא מִתּוֹךְ הַכְּלִי שֶׁהִרְתִּיחוּ בּוֹ אֶת הַמַּיִם. וְלֹא יִזְרוֹק אֶת הַמַּיִם, אֶלָּא יִשְׁפְּכֵם עֲלֵיהֶן בְּקִלוּחַ. וְהַשֻּׁלְחָנוֹת, נוֹהֲגִין גַּם כֵּן לְלַבֵּן אֲבָנִים, וּמַנִּיחִין עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן, וְשׁוֹפְכִין עֲלֵיהֶם רוֹתְחִין, וּמוֹלִיכִין אֶת הָאֲבָנִים מִמָּקוֹם לְמָקוֹם, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מַיִם רוֹתְחִים עַל פְּנֵי כֻלּוֹ. וּצְרִיכִין לְשַׁפְשְׁפָן מִקֹּדֶם, וְאַחַר מֵעֵת לְעֵת יַכְשִׁירוּם. וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם יֵשׁ נוֹהֲגִין שֶׁלֹּא לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ גַּם אַחַר הַהֶכְשֵׁר בְּשֻׁלְחָנוֹת וּבְתֵבוֹת, אֶלָּא בִּפְרִיסַת מַפָּה אוֹ דָּבָר אַחֵר.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
A cabinet, in which food is kept⁸. (*Ibid*. 451:113) the entire year, and soup is sometimes spilled there from the pots, requires simple *kashering*, that is pouring boiling water on it;⁹, are sometimes placed there, they require that hot stones be placed on them, (similar to *kashering* tables, that are discussed in this paragraph). (*Ibid*. 451:114) but it must be poured out of the vessel, in which the water was boiled.¹⁰. 451:20) The water should not be thrown, but it should be poured in a steady stream. (As for *kashering*) tables, it is also customary to place glowing hot stones on the table, and pour boiling water on them, and then to move the stones from place to place in such a manner, that the boiling water covers the entire surface. The table must be scrubbed first, and after twenty-four hours, it should be *kashered*, in the manner described above. Nevertheless, some people are accustomed, not to use tables and chests even after *kashering*, without covering them with a cloth or something else.

footnotes:
⁸ This is only when hot foods are kept in them, but otherwise, they do not require kashering
⁹ Others hold that since hot puddings, that contain chametz
¹⁰ You must not use another vessel to dip into the vessel containing the boiling water and then pour it onto the surface from the second vessel. (Ibid


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:12
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יָדוֹת הַכֵּלִים צְרִיכוֹת גַּם כֵּן הֶכְשֵׁר. וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם אִם אֵין הַיָד נִכְנֶסֶת לְתוֹךְ הַיּוֹרָה, יָכוֹל לְהַכְשִׁיר אֶת הַיָּד בִּשְׁפִיכַת רוֹתְחִין עָלֶיהָ.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Handles of vessels also require *kashering*. However, if the handle does not fit into the *kashering* pot, you should *kasher* the handle, by pouring boiling water on it.¹¹; pouring hot water over them will not help, but they must be *kashered* in the regular way by immersion, then in boiling water. (*Ibid*. 451:71)

footnotes:
¹¹ However, if you know, for certain, that the handles were immersed in boiling liquid, containing chametz


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:13
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כָּל כְּלֵי שְׁתִיָּה וּכְלֵי הַמִּדּוֹת צְרִיכִין גַּם כֵּן הַגְעָלָה. וּכְלֵי זְכוּכִית, נוֹהֲגִין בִּמְדִינוֹת אֵלּוּ דְּלָא מַהֲנֵי לְהוּ הַגְעָלָה, וְכֵן כְּלֵי מַתֶּכֶת שֶׁהֵן מֻתָּכִין מִבִּפְנִים בְּהִתוּךְ זְכוּכִית (שמעלץ) אֵין לָהֶם תַּקָּנָה בְּהַגְעָלָה, אֲבָל סַגֵּי לְהוּ בְּלִבוּן קַל, כְּמוֹ מְדוֹכָה בְּסָעִיף ו' (עַיֵן חֲתַם סוֹפֵר, יוֹרֶה דֵעָה סִימָן קי"ג).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Vessels used for drinking or measuring, also require *kashering*.¹² drinking glasses. If they have not been used during a twenty-four hour period, you may fill them, even with cold water, allowing the water to overflow, and then leave the water in the glasses for twenty-four hours. After twenty-four hours, you spill out the water and refill the glasses with new water. After twenty-four hours, you spill out the water and repeat the process a third time. This need not be done in consecutive days, so long as it was repeated thrice, as outlined. (*Ibid*. 451:150) As for glassware, it is the custom in these regions not to *kasher* them.¹³ writes that you may rely on the *kashering*, described in note 12 above. (*Ibid*. 451:156) Vessels made of metal, glazed on the inside, cannot be kashered by immersion in boiling water; but "simple glowing" is sufficient, just as with a mortar, see par. 6.

footnotes:
¹² There is another method for kashering
¹³ In a situation where new glasses cannot be purchased, and you have no other drinking vessels, the Chayei Adam


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:14
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אֵין מַגְעִילִין אֶלָּא בְּמַיִם, וְלֹא יְהֵא בָּהֶם שׁוּם תַּעֲרֹבֶת, אֲפִלּוּ אֵפֶר וְכַדּוֹמֶה. אִם הִגְעִיל הַרְבֵּה בַּיּוֹרָה עַד שֶׁנֶּעֶכְּרוּ הַמַּיִם כְּעֵין צִיר, אֵין מַגְעִילִין עוֹד בָּהֶם.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Only water should be used for *kashering*, and nothing should be mixed with it, not even ashes or similar substances. If you *kashered* many vessels in one *kashering* kettle, so that the water became thick and filmy like soup, you should not continue to *kasher* with it.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:15
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אִם מַגְעִיל עַל יְדֵי צְבָת, שֶׁמַּחְזִיק בָּהּ אֶת הַכְּלִי, צָרִיךְ לְרַפּוֹת אֶת הַכְּלִי וְלַחֲזוֹר וְלְתָפְסוֹ. דְּאִם לֹא כֵּן, הֲרֵי בָּאוּ מֵימֵי הַהַגְעָלָה בִּמְקוֹם הַצְּבָת, וְטוֹב יוֹתֵר לָשִׂים אֶת הַכְּלִי בְּמַחֲרוֹזָה [שׂבָכָה] (נעטץ) אוֹ בְּתוֹךְ סָל. וְלֹא יַנִּיחַ כֵּלִים הַרְבֵּה בְּפַעַם אַחַת לְתוֹךְ הַכְּלִי שֶׁהוּא מַגְעִיל בּוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יִגְעוּ זֶה בָּזֶה. דְּאִם כֵּן, בִּמְקוֹם נְגִיעָתָן אֵינָן נִגְעָלִין.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If you *kasher*, using a pair of tongs, to hold the vessel, you should relax your hold on the vessel, and then grip it firmly again; otherwise, the *kashering* water would not reach the spot held by the tongs. It is better to put the vessel in a net or in a basket. You should not put many vessels at one time into the kettle in which you *kasher*, so that they should not touch each other; otherwise, the place where they touch, would not be *kashered*.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:16
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אֵין לְהַגְעִיל אֶלָּא כְּלִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ בֶּן יוֹמוֹ, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁכְּבָר עָבַר מֵעֵת לְעֵת, מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁבִּשְׁלוּ בּוֹ חָמֵץ. וְכֵן הַיּוֹרָה שֶׁמַּגְעִילִין בָּהּ לֹא תְהֵא בַּת יוֹמָהּ. וְיַשְׁגִּיחַ שֶׁבְּכָל פַּעַם שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן אֶת הַכְּלִי לְתוֹךְ הַיּוֹרָה, יַעֲלוּ הַמַּיִם רְתִיחוֹת. וְאִם צָרִיךְ לְהַגְעִיל אֶת הַיּוֹרָה, אֲזַי כְּשֶׁהַמַּיִם מַעֲלִין רְתִיחוֹת, תְּהֵא הַיּוֹרָה מְלֵאָה, וְיִזְרוֹק בָּהּ אֲבָנִים מְלֻבָּנוֹת, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּשְׁטְפוּ הַמַּיִם הָרוֹתְחִין עַל שְׂפָתָהּ. וְאֵין לְהַגְעִיל [בְּעֶרֶב פֶּסַח] רַק עַד חֲצוֹת הַיּוֹם.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
You should not *kasher* a vessel that has been used the same day, that is, unless twenty-four hours have passed, since *chametz* was cooked in it. Likewise, the kettle, in which the *kashering* is done, should not have been used that same day. You should pay attention that the water is still bubbling when you put a vessel in the kettle. If the kettle, itself, has to be *kashered*, then, when the water is boiling, it must be full and you should throw glowing stones into it, so that the boiling water will overflow its rim. On *erev Pesach, kashering* must be done, only until midday.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:17
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נוֹהֲגִין שֶׁאַחַר הַהַגְעָלָה שׁוֹטְפִים אֶת הַכֵּלִים בְּמַיִם קָרִים.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
It is customary, after *kashering*, to rinse the vessels with cold water.¹⁴ vessel. (*Ibid*. 452:34)

footnotes:
¹⁴ This should be done immediately, so that the vessel will not absorb the boiling water of the kashering


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 116:18
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אִם אֶפְשָׁר יֵשׁ לְהַגְעִיל בִּפְנֵי בַּעַל תּוֹרָה הַבָּקִי בְּדִינֵי הַגְעָלָה (תנ"א תנ"ב).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If possible, the *kashering* should be done in the presence of a Torah scholar, who is well versed in the laws of *kashering*.