Approved Without A Hechsher

Updated June 2025

Listed below are products that do not require kosher certification provided:

they do not have additives, and

[if food items] are not a product of Israel. Food items from Israel need reliable certification.

Please review this list regularly for any updates as the information may change.

NOTE: THIS LIST IS FOR YEAR-ROUND USE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PASSOVERAluminum FoilApplesauce – Plain Only (even with high fructose corn syrup and vitamins)Baking PowderBaking SodaBarley, Raw – Requires checking for insects. See the STAR-K Insect Checking page.Beer, Domestic and UnflavoredBeans, Dried (not in cans) – Black, Garbanzo, Kidney, Northern, etc.Bran, UnprocessedBuckwheat, RawCarob PowderCocoa Powder, Plain (NOT cocoa mix)Coffee, Whole Bean/Ground, UnflavoredCoffee, Instant, Regular/Decaf, UnflavoredCornmealCorn PowderCornstarchDental FlossDishwashing GlovesFarina – Plain, RawGrains, Raw – May require checking for insects. See the STAR-K Insect Checking page.Honey – Pure and UnflavoredLentils, Red/Black – RawMolasses, UnflavoredQuinoa, Raw – Requires checking for insects. See the STAR-K […]

STAR-K Tevilas Keilim Chart
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Kashrus Kurrents Summer 2015 | Updated March 2024

(ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS: A Practical Guide to Tevilas Keilim)

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For a summary of the halachos involved, refer to Tevilas Keilim: Basic Guidelines.

UTENSIL
NEED FOR TEVILA – WITH OR WITHOUT A BRACHA

Aluminum Pan, Disposable
Tevila without a bracha if intended to be used only once; tevila with a bracha if intended to be used more than once.[1]

Aluminum Pan, Non-disposable
Tevila with a bracha[2]

Apple Corer (metal)
Tevila with a bracha

Baking/Cookie Sheet
Tevila with a bracha

Barbeque Grill
Racks require tevila with a bracha, other components do not require tevila.

Blech
No tevila

Blender/Mixer
Glass or metal bowl, metal blades and other attachments require tevila with a bracha, other components do not require tevila.  Handheld immersion blender requires tevila with a bracha.

Bottle (metal or glass)
Tevila with a bracha. If bought filled with food and subsequently emptied by a Jew, does not require tevila.[3]

Brush (grill, egg yolk, pastry)
No tevila

Cake Plate (metal or glass)
Plate needs tevila with a bracha, cake plate cover does not require tevila.

Can (metal or glass)
Tevila with a bracha. If bought filled with food and subsequently emptied by […]