Commentary for Avodah Zarah 76:2
איבעיא להו הניח עובד כוכבים והפך ישראל מהו אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק ק"ו גמרו ביד עובד כוכבים מותר גמרו ביד ישראל לא כ"ש
The question was asked: What is the rule if a non-Jew placed [meat upon the coals] and an Israelite turned it over? R. Nahman b. Yitzchak said: The answer can be deduced by a fortiori reasoning: if the food is permitted when its cooking is completed by a non-Jew, how much more so when it is completed by an Israelite!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
For the food to be prohibited the non-Jew must do all of the cooking from the beginning to the end. If the Jew participates at all in the process, the food is permitted. Again, another leniency.
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