I recently bought a can of tuna that The Really Jewish Food Guide approves. However, I thought cooked foods have to be cooked by a Jew in order for them to be kosher?
In order for cooked food to be considered kosher, one of the requirements is that the cooking process be started by a Jewish person. This usually means that the oven must be switched on or that the gas is lit by a Jew. However, there are several exceptions to this rule, the most notable of which is whether the food is fit for a King or not. There are two main interpretations of this exception. The first, given by the Chazon Ish, suggests that the cooked food would be forbidden if it was suitable to be eaten by an extremely wealthy person. Therefore, the Chazon Ish forbade tinned sardines on the basis that the King of England eats sardines for breakfast. This strict line was adopted by many other rabbis. However, Rabbi Soleveitchik believed that the food only had to fit to be served at a Kings table, irrespective of whether the King would actually eat it or not. According to this lenient approach, almost all tinned food, including fish, is allowed since food served at a kings table or a
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