Possible to kosher treif oven

amother

↑ Springgreen

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 10:08 am

Dolly Welsh wrote:

Yes that is possible. Blow torching is best left to professionals.

https://gokosher.org/

They do it for free.

Hi there Dolly Welsh! Wow it's been years! Welcome back!

amother

↑ Oatmeal

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 11:33 am

Ema of 5 wrote:

But there are many who don’t hold that way. This is why OP needs to speak with her own rav.

I'm not saying everyone hold like this, but the poster I was replying to was dismissing the whole idea of kashering your oven without a blowtorch. Obviously, ask ask shaila if you don't hold by Star K, OU, or cRc.

amother

↑ Moonstone

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 11:40 am

amother Oatmeal wrote:

It really is that simple, according to most major kashrus agencies. Clean oven can be kashered at 550 for 40 minutes according to Star-K.

I guess for you. My rav did not say we can kasher the oven. I went thru it this summer for a bungalow I purchased.

It was a cheap, old oven but I didn't want to replace it.
The stove top was kasher'd no problem.

In the end we established that the previous owner probably kept kosher and we used it for dry items such as rewarming challah.

ETA, my own oven at home I kasher from meaty to pareve on 550 for 40 minutes. It was not ok for the unkosher oven scenerio above.