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==Libun==
==Libun==
# It is possible to do Libun on Pesach but not hagalah.<ref>Rama 452:1</ref>
# It is possible to do Libun on Pesach but not hagalah.<ref>Rama 452:1</ref>
# Libun Chamur can be accomplished with a minimum temperature of 752 degrees fahrenheit, because metal would become visibly red hot in the dark at that temperature. Self-clean of an typical oven is 850 degrees and is certainly libun chamur. <ref>Rabbi Ribiat in Halachos of Pesach p. 315</ref>
# Libun Kal is certainly achieved at fahrenheit 451 because paper burns at that temperature.<ref>Rabbi Ribiat in Halachos of Pesach p. 315</ref>
# Libun chamur with a blow torch should be done on each spot for approximately 9 seconds. The could be dangerous and damage the oven thermostat.<ref>Halachos of Pesach by Rabbi Ribiat p. 353</ref>
# Libun chamur with a blow torch should be done on each spot for approximately 9 seconds. The could be dangerous and damage the oven thermostat.<ref>Halachos of Pesach by Rabbi Ribiat p. 353</ref>