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Blech Cooking

Posted by : Lita Lotzkar

Many people choose to strictly observe the Sabbath by not cooking during the time
between candlelighting at the beginning of Shabbat to Havdallah (the service that marks
the end of the Sabbath). Many Orthodox people keep food hot by using a “blech.” This
is a piece of metal that goes over a burner on the stove. It conducts heat and prevents a pot
from coming in direct contact with the heat source, which is prohibited according to strict 
Shabbat observance. The temperature of the blech must keep food at a minimum of 180 degrees 
but must not allow the food to reach the boiling  point.

       Shabbat Shalom,
       by Joni Schockett

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