[Avodah] Understanding an Unfriendly Minhag: Not Eating Out on Pesach

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

At 06:12 AM 5/2/2016, R. Akiva Miller wrote:


>BTW: I have cited this article only because it answers (to some degree) a
>question that was raised by RBW. Lest anyone think that I actively endorse
>this practice of not eating out on Pesach, let me say this: Rabbi Reiss'
>article brought many sources to show that this practice is a legitimate
>minhag, not to be disparaged; but I did not see any suggestion of why
>someone would want to act this way, or any explanation of how this practice
>got started. This is especially so in situations where the kashrus
>standards of the would-be host are at least as high as those of the
>would-be guest. To twist the title of the article, Rabbi Reiss may have
>legitimized this unfriendly minhag, but I still do not understand it.

And how, pray tell,  is one to determine how "the kashrus
standards of the would-be host are at least as high as those of the
would-be guest"?

Is one to make an inspection of the host's kitchen and review all of 
the products he uses?  If so,  is this not insulting to the host?

YL

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