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QUESTION

New York

Someone purchased a new T-Fal frying pan and used it once and left it to wash. After some time, she could not remember if she used it for turkey meat Sloppy Joe’s or dairy French toast and scrambled eggs. How should she treat it going forward? Can it be kashered?

ANSWER

Rav Moshe’s position is that teflon can be kashered—see Igros Moshe EH 4:7, and a good number of poskim agree—and I feel that that is a position that can be followed without hesitation (especially since once it is eino ben