Standards
We aim to meet the Kashurt Standards of the observant mainstream. Our supervision follows the following standards:
Ingredients.
All foods used must appear on the list published by the London Bet Din in the ‘Really Jewish Food Guide’ and subsequent updates that appear on the LBD website.
For example, this means that:
Cheese - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Wine - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Bread and Bakery Goods - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Milk - Any milk or yoghurt (without additives) can be used, without supervision.
Oil - Any pure vegetable oil is used.
Crockery.
The Bet Din supplies the caterer with Kosher Meat or Milk Crockery as appropriate.
Where appropriate, the caterer’s own metal cutlery may be Kashered by our shomer and used.
Kashering:
Preparation may take place either in the Bet Din’s kitchen or the caterers own kitchen. The Bet Din has a fully equipped kitchen that is permanently under our supervision which is available for hire.
We are also able to kasher a caterer’s own kitchen to enable kosher food preparation. We follow the guidelines put forth in Isaac Klein's 'Guide to Jewish Religious Practice'.
For example, this means that:
Preparation areas and serving areas are thoroughly cleaned. All surfaces are koshered either by steam, boiling water (הגעלה) or they are covered.
Cutlery (metal) - is immersed in boiling water.
Glass - we allow the use of clean drinking and wine glasses without furthering kashering.
Ovens - are thoroughly cleaned and are burned out at their highest temperature.
Utensils and kitchen appliances are koshered either by steam, immersion in boiling water (הגעלה) or direct heat (ליבון) as appropriate. In cases where a utensil cannot be koshered, an alternative is either supplied by the Bet Din or a new one is bought.
Wine:
As the result of special Kashrut regulations that apply only to wine, Kosher wine comes in 2 different varieties: Mevushal and non-Mevushal. A non-Mevushal wine needs to be handled by a Jewish person. Mevushal wine is wine that has been pasteurised. Once this is done, there are no special rules that apply to it.
Mevushal wine - This is served in the ordinary manner by the catering team.
Non-Mevushal wine - we permit the use of non-Mevushal winein one of 2 ways:
Ingredients.
All foods used must appear on the list published by the London Bet Din in the ‘Really Jewish Food Guide’ and subsequent updates that appear on the LBD website.
For example, this means that:
Cheese - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Wine - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Bread and Bakery Goods - Kosher and produced under supervision.
Milk - Any milk or yoghurt (without additives) can be used, without supervision.
Oil - Any pure vegetable oil is used.
Crockery.
The Bet Din supplies the caterer with Kosher Meat or Milk Crockery as appropriate.
Where appropriate, the caterer’s own metal cutlery may be Kashered by our shomer and used.
Kashering:
Preparation may take place either in the Bet Din’s kitchen or the caterers own kitchen. The Bet Din has a fully equipped kitchen that is permanently under our supervision which is available for hire.
We are also able to kasher a caterer’s own kitchen to enable kosher food preparation. We follow the guidelines put forth in Isaac Klein's 'Guide to Jewish Religious Practice'.
For example, this means that:
Preparation areas and serving areas are thoroughly cleaned. All surfaces are koshered either by steam, boiling water (הגעלה) or they are covered.
Cutlery (metal) - is immersed in boiling water.
Glass - we allow the use of clean drinking and wine glasses without furthering kashering.
Ovens - are thoroughly cleaned and are burned out at their highest temperature.
Utensils and kitchen appliances are koshered either by steam, immersion in boiling water (הגעלה) or direct heat (ליבון) as appropriate. In cases where a utensil cannot be koshered, an alternative is either supplied by the Bet Din or a new one is bought.
Wine:
As the result of special Kashrut regulations that apply only to wine, Kosher wine comes in 2 different varieties: Mevushal and non-Mevushal. A non-Mevushal wine needs to be handled by a Jewish person. Mevushal wine is wine that has been pasteurised. Once this is done, there are no special rules that apply to it.
Mevushal wine - This is served in the ordinary manner by the catering team.
Non-Mevushal wine - we permit the use of non-Mevushal winein one of 2 ways:
- The wine is set out on the tables and guests serve themselves. Either our supervisor will open all of the bottles before the meal - or a corkscrew is left on each table next to the wine for the guests to open themselves.
- The wine is served by our supervisor.
