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The only thing I’ve bought so far for Pesach is matzah. (Ten pounds at Costco for $18 – sadly, I don’t live in the land of “free after coupon” matzah!)
And yet, my Pesach box in the storage room is already brimming with brand new stuff that we’ll be using for Pesach.
Extra virgin olive oil. Walnuts. Raisins (certified OU are “P” year-round). Baking soda. Salt. Sugar. Ground coffee. Tea bags (unflavored). Cocoa. Bottled water.
And let’s not forget the dog food, tin foil, plastic wrap, baggies, dish detergent and sponges.
What all these products have in common is that they do NOT require a special KLP hechsher. And in some cases – they don’t require any hechsher at all.
There are plenty of Pesach food items that will necessitate a trip to the kosher aisle of the store, but for the ones that don’t, I see no reason to pay the mark-up.
In fact, just the opposite – I’ve been gleaning my stockpile to set aside the items I have scored practically for free with a coupon and a sale.
To know what items I can start stockpiling in advance, I rely on the OU’s List of Products that Don’t Require a Special KLP Hechsher.
Dislaimer: I realize that minhagim vary by community. And of course, I am in no way a halachic authority, so please discuss any questions you have with your LOR.
Mara,
You might want to clarify that certain brands of these foods (e.g. raisins) that have an OU are KLP without a special hechsher, while other brands are not KLP at all.
(To see more detail, search for raisins at
http://search.oukosher.org/ )
-Rachel
Thanks for this info! I am going to save this link for future years too. This will be a big savings! The kosher for passover markup, as you know, is outrageous! Happy Passover.
You can get a Manischewitz coupon here:
http://www.manischewitz.com/coupons.html
And CouponKosher.com has one for broth
Great point. Eliminates some of the psychological strain, too, that you have a box all ready!