[Avodah] kitniyot

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Mon, May 02, 2016 at 12:28:49AM -0400, Zev Sero via Avodah wrote:
: On 05/01/2016 02:13 PM, Ben Waxman via Avodah wrote:
:> 1) Pots: Yes there are various opinions and customs on whether or
:> not one needs separate pots. One guide said that while it is true
:> that kitniyot are batel b'rov, still one shouldn't batel an issur
:> litchatchila. Therefore, he recommended that if one wants to cook rice
:> for Shabbat, don't cook anything else after using that pot.

: I don't understand how bitul lechatchila applies here.  When you're
: cooking the kitniyos you are not deliberately being mevatel its taste
: in the walls of the pot -- that happens automatically...

To make explicit what might be the missing detail: Intentionally doing
something that is mevateil issur (or basar bechalav) for valid ulterior
reasons is not considered lekhat-chilah for this discussion.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha