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Keeping a kosher kitchen requires two preparation islands, two dishwashers, two sinks, two sets of pots and pans, six sets of dishes, and a lot of storage space. Placing the two islands close to each other makes food preparation easier.

Host Joan Kohn visits with Alison Slovin to learn about the special design needs of a kosher kitchen.

In a strict kosher kitchen, whose requirements are set out in the five books of Moses in the Old Testament, milk and meat must be kept entirely separate. This means two sets of everything that comes into contact with food: dishwashers, sinks , plates, pots and pans, utensils, storage containers and serving pieces. Storage becomes an essential element in the kosher kitchen.
Two islands, located near each other, make food preparation much easier. Each island has its own sink, dishwasher and utensils.
Slovin has a total of six sets of dishes, one each for dairy and meat for daily use, for Passover, and formal china.
Because food cannot be cooked on the Sabbath, which begins at sundown on Friday , food is placed in a warming drawer, which technically does not cook food. Also, lights are placed on a timer for the Sabbath so they do not have to be turned on and off .
The cooktop has separate burners for pots that are used either for leavened or unleavened food.
Shopping for a kosher kitchen is made easier with the symbols that many food have on their labels indicating they were prepared under kosher conditions.

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