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We are beginning siman 13. The Chayei Adam writes that a davar lach which has been fully cooked can be reheated, provided it has not fully cooled down. According to the Shulchan Aruch, once a davar lach has cooled to below yad soledes bo, it is no longer considered hot, and reheating such a food would be bishul, because the Shulchan Aruch paskens that yeish bishul achar bishul. The Rema writes that if it has not completely cooled, one can be meikil and reheat it. The Rema is not concerned about bishul achar bishul unless the davar lach has fully cooled down. According to the Rema, the food has to still be warm; meaning, it has to be at a temperature that one would still enjoy it as hot food, even if it is not yad soledes bo. There is no concern for bishul, because it has not completely cooled down.
A second potential issue regarding reheating a davar lach is placing the food near the fire. There is a concern that one will stoke the coals to heat the item. To solve that issue, one can place the food at a distance from the fire. Even if there is no physical hekker in between the food and the fire, the distance itself acts as a hekker. If one pictures an open fire in a hearth, placing the food directly above or near the hearth would be a problem, but further away would be muttar,
Alternatively, placing something else on the fire, in between the food and the fire, also serves as a reminder not to change the temperature, and makes it muttar to reheat the food as well.
The Chayei Adam returns to the issue of the goal the person has in mind when reheating an item. Is the goal to reach yad soledes bo, or just to warm it and remove its chill? We have learned that we are concerned if a person puts an item near the fire to warm up with the intention to remove it before it gets too hot, they will forget to remove it and it will reach a state of bishul. However, sometimes a person does not want the food to get too hot, because the food will not taste good if it gets too hot. If so, there is no concern that the person will forget the food on the fire. We will discuss this point further in the upcoming shiur, be’ezras Hashem.
Summary
- A fully cooked davar lach can be reheated, provided it has not cooled down. “Cooled down” is defined as still being warm enough to be enjoyed as a hot food, even if it is not yad soledes bo.
- Although one cannot place food in a place that can reach yad soledes bo, even if their intention is to remove it before it reaches that temperature, if it is not beneficial to the food to remain on the fire for that long, it is muttar.
