Tevilas Kalim
| UTENSIL | TEVILA GUIDELINE |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Pans, Disposable to be used more than once | Tevila with Brocha |
| Aluminum Pans, Disposable to be used only once | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Blech | No Tevila |
| Blender with metal blade on bottom | Tevila with Brocha |
| Bone | No Tevila |
| Brush, Pastry | No Tevila |
| Brush for Grill, Metal | No Tevila |
| Can Opener | No Tevila |
| Cans, Reusable Empty if opened by a Yehudi | No Tevila |
| Challah Board Wooden with silver on top | |
| covered with glass- tovel entire board, or unscrew glass and tovel glass only | Tevila with Brocha |
| covered with plastic | No Tevila |
| China, Bone | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| China, Glazed | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Colander, Metal | Tevila with Brocha |
| Cookie Cutters, Metal | No Tevila |
| Cork Screw | No Tevila |
| Corning ware | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Crock-pot Ceramic Insert | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Crock-pot Glass Lid | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Crock-pot Outside Metal Shell | No Tevila |
| Dish Rack, Metal | No Tevila |
| Dishes, Ceramic | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Earthenware, Non-Glazed Dull Finish, e.g. Flower Pot | No Tevila |
| George Foreman Grill | Tevila with Brocha |
| Glass (including Pyrex, Duralex & Corelle) | Tevila with Brocha |
| Hamburger Maker | Tevila with Brocha |
| Hot Air Popcorn Maker, Metal | Tevila with Brocha |
| Hot Water Urn, Metal | Tevila with Brocha |
| Knife, Arts & Crafts | No Tevila |
| Knife Sharpener | No Tevila |
| Meat Thermometer | No Tevila |
| Meat Tenderizer Hammer, Metal | No Tevila |
| Melamine | No Tevila |
| Metal Cutlery | Tevila with Brocha |
| Metal Flour & Sugar Storage Canisters | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Metal Pots Coated with Teflon, Enamel or Plastic | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Metal Spoon Specifically for Medicine | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Microwave Turntable, Glass | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Mixer Beaters | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Paper | No Tevila |
| Peeler, Vegetable | Tevila with Brocha |
| Plastic | No Tevila |
| Porcelain Enamel | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Racks, Cooling | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Racks. Oven | No Tevila |
| Rolling Pins Metal or Wood | No Tevila |
| Sandwich Maker | Tevila with Brocha |
| Sink Racks, Stainless Steel | No Tevila |
| Spatula, Metal | Tevila with Brocha |
| Stoneware | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Stoneware, Non-Glazed | No Tevila |
| Storage Utensils, Glass not brought to the table | No Tevila |
| Styrofoam | No Tevila |
| Tea Kettle, Corelle | Tevila with Brocha |
| Thermos glass insert | Tevila with Brocha |
| Thermos plastic insert | No Tevila |
| Toaster which will not break | Tevila w/o Brocha |
| Toaster Oven rack & tray only | Tevila with Brocha |
| Waffle Iron | Tevila with Brocha |
| Warming Tray | No Tevila |
| Wood | No Tevila |
| Wooden Cask with Metal Straps | Tevila w/o Brocha |
The Star-K graciously has given the Vaad Hoeir permission to publish this list. We would like to thank Dr. Avrom Pollak, President of the Star-K and Rabbi Zev Steen for their assistance.
Instructions and guidelines- Utensil to be immersed must be completely clean and free of dirt, dust, rust, stickers, labels or glue. (Practical Tip: WD-40 is very effective in removing adhesive)
- One wets his hands in the mikvah water, holds the vessel in the wet hand and says, “Baruch...Asher Kidshanu B'Mitzvosav V'Tzivanu Al Tevilas Keili” (Keilim for multiple utensils) and immerses the vessel(s).
- If one forgot to recite the brocha, the immersion is valid.
- The water of the mikvah must touch the entire vessel, both inside and out.
- The entire vessel must be under water at one time, but does not have to be submerged for any prolonged period of time.
- If a basket or net is used to hold small utensils, the basket should be immersed in the water, the utensils placed in the basket, and the basket swirled under the water, so that the water will touch all areas of the utensils.
- The cover can be immersed separately if it is removable.
- A pocket knife should be immersed in its open position so that the water will touch all areas of the blade.
- Thermos bottle liners do not need to be removed before immersion.
- A narrow necked bottle should be immersed with the neck facing upwards, so that the inner surface of the bottle will fill completely with mikvah water.
- Care must be taken that no air is trapped in the submerged vessels.
- Anyone may tovel keilim, including a small child or gentile, however, a Jewish adult must be present to verify that the tevila took place. A brocha may be recited only if a Jew performs the immersion. Therefore, if many utensils are to be immersed with the help of a child or gentile, the owner should first immerse a few vessels with a brocha and then let the child or gentile take over.
- Utensils require tevila with a brocha when they come into direct contact with food during preparation or mealtime, and are made from metal such as aluminium, brass, copper, gold, iron lead, silver and tin or glass including Pyrex, Duralex, and Corelle.
