Pots Meat to Dairy?

[josh]

If we have pots that are being used for Meat and now want to use them for Dairy permanently, is there a way that would be permissible?

[Mbitton]

As long as you have in mind to permanently keep them in that status, is not a problem. The issue is flip-flopping back and forth which is a concern. Therefore just make sure that if you decide to make a switch that is with the intention to stay permanent.

[Diawars]

Do we need to do anything else to pots, utensils, etc. to change from meat to dairy (permanently of course)— we eat mostly dairy and I would like to switch some of my meat utensils for dairy. TIA

[Yisrael.Kleinhendler]

Laws of Koshering (Hag’alah and Libun)

The utensils that we use to eat our food must be kosher. Sometimes these utensils can become unkosher as described below. There are a few methods of koshering, and one must be sure to use the appropriate method for the right utensil. One method is called Hag’alah. The idea of Hag’alah is to remove any unkosher taste that may have been absorbed in the walls of the utensil. Another method is Libun. The idea of Libun is to burn out any taste that may have been left in the walls of the utensil. A …