Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #242 of 613
Not to take utensils used in the preparation of food
שלא לחבול כלים שעושין בהם אוכל נפש
The verse · Devarim 24:6
לֹא־יַחֲבֹל רֵחַיִם וָרָכֶב כִּי־נֶפֶשׁ הוּא חֹבֵל
“No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone for a pledge: for he takes a man’s life for a pledge.”
The Rambam’s words
Not to take utensils used in the preparation of food, as [Deuteronomy 24:6] states: "Do not take either the upper or lower millstone as a pledge."
שלא לחבול כלים שעושין בהם אוכל נפש, שנאמר "לא יחבול ריחיים, ורכב" (דברים כד,ו).
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #583
That we not take as surety vessels in which life-sustaining food (ochel nefesh) is made
“The root of this commandment is known, that it is for the betterment of the world and the needs of its civilization.”
Who & when
“And this prohibition is practiced in every place and at all times.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Creditor and Debtor הלכות מלווה ולווה