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1) Just as the Bracha Rishona of the Ikar exempts the Tafel, so too the Bracha Achrona on the Ikar exempts the Tafel. (Thus when eating cheerios and milk, only Mezonos is recited and not Shehakol and only Al HaMichya is recited and no Borei Nefashos)
If less than a Kzayis of the Ikar was eaten, the Tafel can be combined to calculate the Kzayis and necessitate a Bracha Achrona on the Ikar. (Kaf HaChaim 212:2)
2) The Bracha on the Ikar only exempts the Tafel if it is eaten together with, or soon after the Ikar.
However, if the Tafel is eaten first, it does not get exempted retroactively when the Bracha on the Ikar will be recited, and requires its own Bracha. This is true even if only a small amount of the Tafel is eaten.
L'Chatchilah it is best to refrain from eating the Tafel until after the Ikar is tasted, as to avoid needing a separate Bracha on the Tafel (Mishna Berura Siman 212:9 and 10 and Kaf HaChaim 212:11)
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I read on [another wonderful Halacha website] that:
"one may leave a pot on an uncovered fire[without a blech] before Shabbos if they are not planning to return the pot to the fire after removing it on Shabbos.
Also, the contents of the pot must be half cooked before Shabbos, or if there is no other possibility, at least one third cooked"
Does this halacha sound right to you please?
Answer:
Although according to the letter of the law ,once a food has been partially cooked (a third according to some Poskim, and half cooked according to others) it may be left on the fire on Shabbos without a blech, it is best to be stringent and not keep food on an open flame, and also try and make sure all food is fully cooked before Shabbos, unless in extreme situations of great necessity.
(See second opinion of Bais Yosef and the Ram"a Siman 253:1 and Biur Halacha, Chazon Ish Siman 37:3, Mishna Berura in his summary end of Siman 259 and Shulchan Aruch HaRav Siman 253:7. See also Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchaso Perek 1:63).
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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