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<p>From the OU Kosher Halacha Yomis.</p>
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<strong>Q. Do aluminum foil and disposable aluminum pans require <em>tevilas keilim</em> (immersion in a
<em>mikvah</em>) before they can be used?</strong></td>
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<p>A. Although we have seen that, in general, utensils made from aluminum do require
<em>tevilas keilim</em> (albeit only as a rabbinic requirement) many <em>poskim</em> hold that there is no requirement for disposable utensils such as aluminum foil and aluminum pans.
<em>Minchas Yitzchak</em> (5:32) writes that disposable utensils do not require <em>
tevilah</em>. Even though ordinary utensils cannot be used even once without <em>
toiveling</em>, a utensil that can only be used once is not considered a utensil at all and is therefore exempt.
<em>Igros Moshe</em> (<em>Yoreh De’ah</em> 3:23) goes even further, and says that even if the pan can be reused another one or two times before having to be thrown away, it is still viewed as being disposable and does not require
<em>tevilah</em>. Nevertheless, some have the custom to <em>toivel</em> aluminum pans. Everyone should follow their custom. There is no basis in<em> Halacha</em> for the common misconception that non-disposable utensils may be used once without immersion in
a <em>mikvah</em>.</p>
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