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Returning Food to Fire (Chazarah)

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May one place beef or goat meat next to an open fire for roasting close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

May one place kid (young goat) or fowl cut into sections next to an open fire close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Kid or Fowl (sectioned)

May one place meat, onions, or eggs on actual coals (touching the coals) close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Onions, Eggs, or Meat

Once meat has roasted to the level of ma'achal ben Derusa'i (half-cooked) before Shabbat, is it permitted to leave it on the coals into Shabbat?

3 opinions

After Ma'achal Ben Derusa'i

May one place meat in an oven sealed with clay (tach b'tit) close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Is the leniency for kid or fowl (sectioned) near an open fire dependent on whether the animal body is whole?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Whole vs. Sectioned Animal

If meat was left roasting on Erev Shabbat in a prohibited manner and roasted on Shabbat, is the food forbidden?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Permissibility of Food

May one place fruit that is normally eaten raw around a pot close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Raw-Edible Fruits Around a Pot

How much crust must form on bread before nightfall when placing bread in an oven on Erev Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Required Crust Formation

If bread was placed in the oven on Erev Shabbat without sufficient time for the crust to form, what is the law?

4 opinions across 2 eras

B'dieved Violation of Crust …

If bread was placed in the oven on Shabbat itself, may one remove it before it bakes?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Removing Before Completion

In modern ovens (where there is no 'radiya'/peeling of bread from the oven wall), how much bread may one remove on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Amount Permitted to Remove

May one fill a pot with beans, lentils, or other legumes (kitniyot) and place it in an oven close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Placing Close to Nightfall

If legumes were placed in the oven close to nightfall in violation, are they forbidden after Shabbat?

2 opinions

B'dieved Penalty

May one fill a cask of water and place it in the oven close to nightfall on Erev Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Placing Close to Nightfall