Is there Bishul Akum when using a microwave, considering that it is not cooking as it was in the times of Chazal?
Answer
It's debated by contemporary poskim (and can come up in many dairy restaurants that use a microwave to make eggs). From what I've heard (a friend of mine spoke to the OU's Rabbi Genack, who asked RSZ"A, if I recall correctly), R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach held it was a problem (though he does not consider the microwave to be cooking vis-a-vis shabbos). My impression is that many American poskim are lenient.
Here's Rabbi Jachter stating similarly.
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