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80% of this thread summed up:
To keep stuff cold, get a Polar Bear.
To keep stuff hot, get a Hotlogic.



1. Some of our POM meals in HI were fantastic. And some that were great in the past were inedible. And some of are meals were wrong.
2. 48 pack cooler should fit 20-24 POM size meals. If they're frozen for a few days they'll stay frozen in the cooler for days with no ice needed.
3. Fill the Polar Bear with hot water in a tub and let it sit for a few minutes to expand it so it can fit more meals.

Food/ cooking utensils which are easy to bring while traveling
Beef Jerky/Dried Salami (Easy to make a sandwich. Can add mayo packet)
Wraps, good to use as bread, stays a long time.
Foreman.
Sandwich maker. Bring bread and cheese.
Ramen noodle soups, try with cold water, it isn't bad.
Or ask a coffee shop for free hot water.
Oatmeal Packets (just add hot water and it’s a filling meal)
Tuna Packets
Buy eggs and hard boil inside hot water thing

Foods which are easily found in obscure places in the USA
Bread: Thomas bagels, Sara lee bagels.
Lox, can be found in most groceries.
Sabra humus products.
tuna fish, sardines, etc.
peanut butter, jelly.
cereals. milk, if you drink cholov stam.
Fresh and frozen fish. Try cooking salmon on a foreman with a bit of spices. (Tip the Foreman back a little to keep the juice in for better taste.)

Foods which are easily found all over the world
Fresh fish.
Perhaps american canned tuna.
Fresh fruits and vegetables (in IL there is a problem of terumes and meisres)

Seasons Kosher Meals
Seasons supermarket now advertises that they offer travel meals, similar to Pomegranate

Pomegranate M2G
https://www.thepompeopleonline.com/categories/97309/products

From Dan's Banfff TR
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/33245
Something Fishy - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46759.msg968426#msg968426
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Boneless spare ribs with wild mushroom rice and popcorn cauliflower.  The ribs were moist and delicious, I’d order them anytime in a restaurant.  The popcorn cauliflower was fantastic as well.

Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini with pesto sauce, and Balsamic Baby Portabella Mushrooms.  The Sesame chicken was good though it could have used more sauce.  The mushrooms were great and the chicken tortellini was very good as well.

Eggplant Rollatini.  This stuff is unbelievable.  Eggplant loaded with ricotta, tomato sauce, and cheese. It’s probably the best eggplant dish I’ve had in my life.  An absolute must try.

Eggplant Parmesan was the absolute best Eggplent Parmesan I’ve had in my life as well. It’s such a pleasure to eat so well while traveling.

Penne a la Vodka was good, though overshadowed by our massive portions of out of this world Eggplant dishes.

Honey Mustard Corned Beef.  This was a truly awesome mouth-watering dish.  Thick juicy slices of tangy corned beef, it’s a real treat.

Glazed dark meat chicken stuffed with pastrami was awesome.  The couscous and green beans were good as well.

I wasn’t such a fan of the Sino steak as it was a bit tough.

Fettuccine Alfredo was creamy and fantastic.

Baked Ziti was delicious as well.

Lasagna was good, but not quite up to par as some of the other dairy meals.

Absolutely perfect Chicken Marsala though I wasn’t such a fan of the Shlishkes. The grilled Portabella Mushrooms were very good.

Hot pastrami was very good, but just can’t compete with the honey mustard corned beef.  The Garlic mashed potatoes were phenomenal!

Ancho Marinated Hanger Steak had a fantastic flavor though it got a bit dried out unfortunately.  The grilled vegetables were very good.

The Mac and Cheese was very good, though obviously not as good as when the hotel heats it up for you.

Spicy Southern Fried Chicken Nuggets are outstanding.  The seasonings are just amazing.  The only thing I’d like with it is a dipping sauce so it was perfect that we also had the meatballs below!

Meatballs were very good in a tasty sauce.

Mini stuffed cabbage were excellent as were the roasted potatoes and garlic string beans.

But this was what really blew me away.  The Delmonico steak in a red wine reduction was far superior to the steak that you’ll receive in your local steakhouse.  And when a store figures out how to make a frozen steak that is reheated taste better than what most steakhouses serve I’m left completely speechless.  Plus it’s packed with 2 of my favorite sides-the garlic mashed potatoes and popcorn cauliflower.

From various DDFrs -
 Honey mustard corned beef and the spare ribs were delicious.
The garlic green beans were a great side dish.
The cheese blintzes were fantastic
Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini

From SF Maui TR http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46759.msg968426#msg968426
Every single dish, whether a fancy rib steak or simple tzimmes, was absolutely delectable. The General Tso's was saucy, spicy, and delicious

@Yehuda - August 2015:
Great - BBQ chicken nuggets, Baked breaded chicken cutlet, Buffalo chicken wings, Cheese blintzes, Penne ala vodka, Popcorn cauliflower, Roasted potatoes were great.
Okay - Ribs too fatty for me, Fire Poppers Chicken Nuggets too spicy for me, Garlic broccoli, Mashed potatoes
Bad - Roasted asparagus (was white asparagus)

http://yeahthatskosher.com/2014/01/kosher-travel-meals-a-complete-guide-of-options/


https://www.koshwhere.com/en/
Here's how it works:
Use the search bar and fill your destination address (hotel/airport/home/office,etc) , date range and how many guests will eat. View the caterer's kosher certification, select your favorite kosher meals from the caterer's menu for the days you need, choose your delivery preference and make an order
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #140 on: April 03, 2012, 12:01:26 PM »
Any good ideas for kosher food over pessach besides cold cuts, hot dogs and tuna?

buy a cheap burner or sandwich maker there

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #141 on: April 03, 2012, 02:57:45 PM »
buy a cheap burner or sandwich maker ??? there
Any good ideas for kosher food over pessach besides cold cuts, hot dogs and tuna?
not gonna work really well with matza

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #142 on: April 03, 2012, 03:00:50 PM »
not gonna work really well with matza
LOL I thought that too but I suppose no reason I couldn't cook eggs in a sandwich maker. right?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #143 on: April 03, 2012, 04:32:02 PM »
LOL I thought that too but I suppose no reason I couldn't cook eggs in a sandwich maker. right?
We used to do it in yeshiva all the time. 1 egg fit perfectly into a single triangle
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #144 on: April 05, 2012, 04:13:08 AM »
anyone have any ideas how to travel with grape juice and not check luggage?

Freeze it. http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/editorial_1029.shtm

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #145 on: April 10, 2012, 06:30:51 AM »
so i go through security yesterday in Bangkok and brought with me a bunch of food for the long stopover i was gonna have. and TSA stopped my bag, and took out the container with the avocado salad that had some lemon juice in it. and said that its considered liquid and i cant take it!!
...so i tried explaining that i cant eat any other food besides mine because of pesach (religious reasons) but the Thai ppl didnt understand a word, so i just opened it and ate it right there :)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #146 on: April 10, 2012, 11:23:32 AM »
My wife did one better.  She had a jar of jelly leaving BKK and they wanted her to throw it away.
Instead she asked if she could make sandwiches and they said sure.  She started to make sandwiches and they left her alone so she closed it up and just walked right through customs!
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #147 on: April 10, 2012, 01:28:08 PM »
Burners in USA are around 110 volts I need a 220 for Europe. If I have a car outlet adapter will I be able to run my burner out of my car?
i used a george foreman in Europe from the us with a 5 dollar transformer in my hotel room on many occasions

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What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #148 on: April 10, 2012, 01:47:18 PM »
My wife did one better.  She had a jar of jelly leaving BKK and they wanted her to throw it away.
Instead she asked if she could make sandwiches and they said sure.  She started to make sandwiches and they left her alone so she closed it up and just walked right through customs!
If the guy wouldve walks away I wouldve done that but he was like watching me eat , was pretty funny!

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #149 on: April 11, 2012, 03:20:58 AM »
Well in Houston before pesach they took our tuna, since it was "too creamy".

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #150 on: April 11, 2012, 07:37:43 AM »
in denver they took away my avocado dip. they said it was liquid. they also said that if it would be frozen then there would be no problem.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #151 on: April 11, 2012, 11:49:29 AM »
in denver they took away my avocado dip. they said it was liquid. they also said that if it would be frozen then there would be no problem.
i guess im not the only one! i woudlve never thought that it has come to that. i thought the whole issue is with like water or a drink. but tiny liquids, sauces etc... what can go wrong with that?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #152 on: April 11, 2012, 03:32:18 PM »
In France they spent a good 15 minutes deciding if I could take my cheese through. In the end they let it in because it was frozen.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #153 on: April 15, 2012, 11:11:38 PM »
That is random. What does frozen do I can freeze water too.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #154 on: April 15, 2012, 11:12:47 PM »
That is random. What does frozen do I can freeze water too.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #155 on: April 15, 2012, 11:15:58 PM »
english please?

He doesn't know how to use punctuation.
He means to ask, how does it help if the food is frozen - why does security not mind when it's frozen.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #156 on: April 15, 2012, 11:17:20 PM »
oh!

That is random. What does frozen do? I can freeze water too!
FTFY

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #157 on: April 15, 2012, 11:43:56 PM »
sorry guys was posting from my phone and I should have looked it over before posting. My bad!
And yes Saver2000 that is what I meant.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #158 on: April 16, 2012, 08:19:27 AM »
Idk if this is new info or not, but traveling with a baby through security makes life so much easier. During Pesach TSA let us bring though about 5 lebons/yogurts, two bottles of water and a bottle of Grape juice @ ewr. Usually they test it, this time they didnt even say a word.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #159 on: April 16, 2012, 09:13:38 AM »
That is random. What does frozen do I can freeze water too.
Maybe explosive liquids can't be frozen due to the chemicals in it? Just a guess