Commentary for Shabbat 75:2
מאי ול"ש רבה ורב יוסף דאמרי תרווייהו להיתירא מבשל הוא דקא עביד מעשה במזיד לא יאכל אבל האי דלא קא עביד מעשה במזיד נמי יאכל רב נחמן בר יצחק אמר לאיסורא מבשל הוא דלא אתי לאיערומי בשוגג יאכל אבל האי דאתי לאיערומי בשוגג נמי לא יאכל
and there is no difference. What is meant by, 'and there is no difference'? — Rabbah and R. Joseph both explain it permissively: only he who cooked it, thus performing an action, may not eat if it was deliberate; but this one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. who left the pot on the stove. 'If one cooks' means by placing it on the stove. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> who did no action may eat even if it was deliberate. R. Nahman b. Isaac explained it restrictively: only one who cooks may eat if it was done unwittingly, because he will not [thereby] come to dissemble;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., cook deliberately and pretend that it was unwitting. Since cooking is Biblically forbidden, one is not suspected of evading the prohibition. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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