<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I posted earlier a question about a rumor that Rav Moshe held that a vegetable peeler is not<br>a special device for borer, and therefore can be used derech achila. I suggested that because this<br>was based on the idea that the peel and the fruit are of one kind (a la the Pri Megadim), but also added<br>that if that were so, then it was irrelevant whether the peeler was or wasn't a device designed for sorting.<br><br>Rav Naftali Rothstein (RNR), whose shiur I was transmitting (although filtered through my somewhat faulty memory and<br>understanding), clarifies:<br><br>"<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D">The logic I was using to explain the peeler not being a special utensil
for sorting was based <br>upon something I saw in a book explaining R’ O. Yoseph’s
position. However, I do not know if <br>this is R’ Moshe’s logic, even if the rumor
is correct. The reason why it is relevant is because <br>the Pri megadim says that
it’s considered one “min” (type) only when the peel is regularly <br>eaten with the
fruit (i.e. an apple) but if the peel is not eaten (i.e. a carrot) then it’s
not <br>considered one “min” rather it becomes “2 minim” and could be an issue of
borer unless <br>it is pealed in the “derech achila” fashion (right before eating
and without a special utensil). <br>So, in the case that you want to peel a
carrot, you could not use a peeler unless you say that <br>the peeler is considered
just like a regular knife and therefore it is still considered the <br>“derech
achila” fashion."<br><br><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="3">Now, I'm not sure I completely understand. If at least sometimes the peel and the <br>vegetable are considered two minim (RNR's carrot), then the peeler is specifically <br>for separating. Does the fact that it is only SOMETIMES separating two minim, and <br>other times not, mean it takes the status of not a special tool. <br><br>Suppose there were a type of beans that came with some very small ones and some <br>larger ones. -- and I only wanted the larger ones. If I sometimes use my colander to separate<br>out the smaller ones, that doesn't mean the colander loses its status as a sorting device <br>for cases that are really borer. In other words, I still can't use it to strain spaghetti, can I?<br></font></span><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D">- Steve</span></div></body></html>