If a non-jew cooks..?

Question

If a non jew bakes somthing, it is not considered kosher ( correct? )
is it just cooking? or does it also apply to other ways of preparing foods? bad example: making a salad ect.

i meant without a rabbi's suervision

Answer 1

Actually this isn't true.

Its not the religious identity of the cook that makes food kosher, its whether or not the food was prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.

For example, only certain meats can be kosher -- it has to come from an animal that both has cloven hoofs and chews its cud -- so beef, veal, goat, and lamb (or sheep) could be kosher, but not pork (pigs have cloven hoofs but don't chew their cud) and not rabbit (rabbits chew their cud but don't have cloven hoofs). All domesticated poultry(chicken, duck, goose, etc) is -- or can be -- kosher.

Its not enough that the animal itself is kosher; it must be slaughtered in the rabbinically approved manner by a specially trained rabbi called a "sochet" (sp?), then butchered and processed in a kosher slaughterhouse. Even then only certain cuts of meat, from the front quarters of the beef steer or lamb or whatever, are permitted.

All vegetables, fruits, olive and vegetable oils, legumes, eggs, grains, and fish are neither meat nor dairy, they are "parve" which means they are neutral and can be eaten either as part of a meat meal or a dairy meal. But only those fish that have both fins and scales are kosher; shellfish like lobster, crab, shrimp, clams, mussels etc are never kosher, and neither are sea creatures like squid or octopus.

Then, according to Jewish dietary laws, meat and dairy can never be eaten together in the same meal -- so cheeseburgers are not kosher, and if you're eating meat for dinner you can't put butter on your baked potato for example (although most kinds of margarine would be fine) -- and just to make absolutely certain that meat and dairy are never combined together in the same meal or on the same plate even by accident, observant Jewish households that keep kosher, keep two separate sets of dishes, silverware, pots and pans, and utensils, and often, 2 separate sinks and 2 separate dishwashers as well -- one set of everything for foods containing meat, and one set for foods containing dairy.

If anyone who doesn't maintain a kosher home by following ALL of these dietary laws, were to cook or bake or prepare something in their home, that food is not kosher. OTOH, a non-Jewish person could come to the home of an observant Jewish person and cook in their kitchen (carefully observing all the appropriate rules about using only kosher foods and using the correct pots and pans and dishes, and so on), and the food would be perfectly kosher.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It doesn't matter WHO prepares it, what matters is HOW it is prepared,
and using what dishes and utensils. (If the pots, pans, utensils,m oven etc. where the food is prepared have not been kashered, the food is not kosher as it can potentially have contact with non-kosher residue.) kashering is actually fairly easy. (Or maybe I've moved too many times and had to do it over and over.?) You can find the info at -
kashrut.org

And no, it doesn't need blessed by a rabbi as answered above.
I can't believe there are still people who think that is what makes food kosher.

Answer 3

whether you are jewish or not does not determine whether what you cook is Kosher. How something is slaughtered and how it is prepared is what counts. For example, if you prepare a meat dish using utensils that have been used to prepare a dairy dish, you render it non-kosher (even if it was kosher to begin with). If your kitchen is not kosher (does not have separate utensils, sinks, dishes, dishwashers etc. for milk and meat) then the food you prepare in it will not be kosher.

Answer 4

That depends on what he cooks and how he cooks it. If it is cooked using kosher ingredients and utensils in a kosher kitchen, then it is kosher. The cook does not have to be Jewish to make kosher food.

Answer 5

A person who isn't Jewish can 'cook kosher' food and have it eaten by Orthodox Jews who eat only 'kosher' foods. The word 'kosher' means 'blessed by a rabbi' and if it's meat it is 'cut' in a way that there is no blood in it. Other than that, anyone can 'cook kosher' by simply knowing the 'rules' and using the proper ingredients. I could 'bake' kosher pastries and serve them to my Orthodox friends ... as long as there is no 'meat' mixed with 'milk' and I use 'different cookware and dishes' to fix and serve the food.

Answer 6

It has to do with how it's prepared and what it's made of rather than who made it.

If you go to the grocery store, there are lots of boxed or canned kosher food for sale and I'm betting that not everyone who had something to do with getting it to the grocery store was jewish.

Answer 7

it is how the food is prepared. You would have to go to a kosher store to get kosher food to cook or they will not eat it. If they are by the book jews.

Answer 8

It's mostly just the strictest Orthodox sect that worries about kosher.

Answer 9

You eat it and enjoy the aroma.
jtm

Answer 10

just bless the food before you eat it !!!