May one heat food on an electric plate on Shabbos?[1]
By an electric plate with more than one setting it is forbiddenit is forbidden to return food, and certainly to initially heat food, on it on Shabbos. If there is only one setting it is disputed amongst Poskim as to the ruling.[2] Practically by a time of need seemingly one may be lenient by an electric plate that only has one setting, if the food does not contain a cooking prohibition. Nevertheless, as explained previously, it is best to place the food on an upside-down pot, in which case it is permitted according to all opinions.
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Q&A May one place Challahs on the blech in order to warm?[3] Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach writes that it is allowed to place Challahs to warm on areas of the blech which are not directly over the fire, being that this is not the regular way of baking during the weekday. However, Rav Farkash rules that one should not be lenient unless there is a great need to do so.[4] |
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[1] Shabbos Kehalacha Vol. 1 pages 416-418; Piskeiy Teshuvos 253:28
[2] The question here is can an electric plate be viewed similar to a sheet of solid material that is on a fire, which is discussed in Halacha 26, in which case it is permitted if there is only one electric setting being that it has no suspicion that one may come to higher the flame, or do we view it like a regular fire being that it is common to use the plate to heat up food.
The Sheivet Halevy rules that it has the same laws as does a blech, which one may not initially place food on, being that it is common to heat up food on the electric plate.
However, the Igros Moshe rules that if there are no variations of heat on the electric plate then it is permitted to initially place food directly on it. Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach rules similarly that it is allowed, based on that the entire problem with a fire covered with a sheet of solid material [above in Halacha 26] is because one may come to stoke the coals, and thus here since there are no variations of settings, this suspicion is not relevant and thus it is allowed.
The question here is can an electric plate be viewed similar to a sheet of solid material that is on a fire, which is discussed in Halacha 26, in which case it is permitted if there is only one electric setting being that it has no suspicion that one may come to higher the flame, or do we view it like a regular fire being that it is common to use the plate to heat up food.
[3] Shabbos Kehalacha Vol. 1 page 414-415; Piskeiy Teshuvos 253:27
[4] So rules also Piskeiy Teshuvos ibid to be stringent.
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