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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
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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 #1400 on: April 10, 2018, 10:44:02 AM »
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/travel-tips/polar-bear-48-suitcase-79-95-shipped-amazon-ultimate-kosher-travel-tool/
that special no longer works as I'm seeing it at 109 at Amazon. Can I take this as a carry on or do these coolers have to be checked in?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1401 on: April 10, 2018, 10:55:27 AM »
that special no longer works as I'm seeing it at 109 at Amazon. Can I take this as a carry on or do these coolers have to be checked in?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PCNXFG/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Either, depends how full you make it.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1402 on: April 10, 2018, 11:14:26 AM »
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PCNXFG/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Either, depends how full you make it.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1403 on: April 10, 2018, 08:58:54 PM »
Can anyone recommend a cooler to buy for meats and poultry for a 10 trip to Hawaii?
I assume you mean 10 days?  For how many people?  We've done over 2 weeks for 5 people with the "Coleman 42-Can Wheeled Soft Cooler With Hard Liner" bought on Amazon for $37.16, regular 99c ice packs, taken carry-on, summertime.  East coast to outer island with one stop, everything (just meat/poultry) was frozen/mostly frozen upon arrival.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1404 on: May 15, 2018, 06:35:50 PM »
How many POM meals fit in the 48 can size cooler.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1405 on: May 28, 2018, 02:35:34 PM »
Any recommendations for a full size cooler (meaning bigger than what's linked above)?
Also, anyone use this? A third of the price of the Polar Bear? https://www.amazon.com/CleverMade-SnapBasket-Soft-Sided-Collapsible-Cooler/dp/B01KPW8YWI/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1527532185&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=soft%2Bsided%2Bcooler&th=1
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1406 on: June 12, 2018, 03:18:00 PM »
This is my third time ordering POM meals.. some are still good but some(most) are bad (way to salty)and one even went bad..not too thrilled will prob just stick with the cornbeef and meatballs next time.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1407 on: June 12, 2018, 03:20:10 PM »
This is my third time ordering POM meals.. some are still good but some(most) are bad (way to salty)and one even went bad..not too thrilled will prob just stick with the cornbeef and meatballs next time.
Shame that they keep going downhill.
Need to find a better supplier.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1408 on: June 12, 2018, 03:21:08 PM »
This is my third time ordering POM meals.. some are still good but some(most) are bad (way to salty)and one even went bad..not too thrilled will prob just stick with the cornbeef and meatballs next time.
i agree that they are hit or miss. But I have yet to find anything better

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1409 on: June 12, 2018, 11:53:57 PM »
Any recommendations for Helsinki.  On Chabad site says no hechshers only need to look at a list.  Of course there was no list.  Tried to reach out to local chabad Rabbi but have not heard back.

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Best Prepared Meals 2018
« Reply #1410 on: June 14, 2018, 01:22:02 AM »
Which restaurant/caterer/supermarkets sell the best quality kosher prepared meals in 2018?
I realize that some sellers who in the past made top notch meals don’t necessary keep their standards. I’d appreciate some of you guys share their recent experience with this matter.

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Re: Best Prepared Meals 2018
« Reply #1411 on: June 14, 2018, 06:48:47 AM »
Which restaurant/caterer/supermarkets sell the best quality kosher prepared meals in 2018?
I realize that some sellers who in the past made top notch meals don’t necessary keep their standards. I’d appreciate some of you guys share their recent experience with this matter.

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Re: Best Prepared Meals 2018
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Re: Best Prepared Meals 2018
« Reply #1413 on: June 15, 2018, 11:13:45 AM »
I saw that thread, however it’s from a couple of years back. These things tend to change with time.

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« Reply #1414 on: June 15, 2018, 11:16:45 AM »
I saw that thread, however it’s from a couple of years back. These things tend to change with time.
That explains asking the question but not making a new thread.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1415 on: June 15, 2018, 03:11:02 PM »
People have to get over their POM obsession. Any takeout can pack and freeze meals for travel.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1416 on: June 17, 2018, 02:35:30 PM »
I used Grand and Essex to cater my last trip. The food was phenomenal, the portions generous, and way cheaper than POM.

They did not officially do travel meals until now (I used their catering service, as it was something like 60 meals), but they are now soft-launching them: https://grandandessex.com/#!/hb/m/000000/r/10980/he/New-Jersey/kosher-takeout/kosher-packages/frozen-meals-requires-4-days-to-process

Apparently now they have them for microwave only, and under the RCBC hechsher.

For my trip, they were able to pack the meals for the oven, as use the New Square hechsher (which certifies their catering, not the store). I am reaching out their deli manager to see if these options will be available.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1417 on: June 17, 2018, 03:30:57 PM »
I used Grand and Essex to cater my last trip. The food was phenomenal, the portions generous, and way cheaper than POM.

They did not officially do travel meals until now (I used their catering service, as it was something like 60 meals), but they are now soft-launching them: https://grandandessex.com/#!/hb/m/000000/r/10980/he/New-Jersey/kosher-takeout/kosher-packages/frozen-meals-requires-4-days-to-process

Apparently now they have them for microwave only, and under the RCBC hechsher.

For my trip, they were able to pack the meals for the oven, as use the New Square hechsher (which certifies their catering, not the store). I am reaching out their deli manager to see if these options will be available.

Their stuff does look good. How is their shoulder roast?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1418 on: June 17, 2018, 03:33:36 PM »
There stuff does look good. How is their shoulder roast?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1419 on: June 18, 2018, 06:36:32 PM »
Do hotels generally have capability to heat up double wrapped meals? Is best option to just call. Prior tonarrival. To ask?
Specifically Asking about sheraton at FRA. Sohar said they'd deliver meals To hotel prior to my arrival.
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