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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 #1000 on: September 01, 2015, 11:06:41 PM »
Eggcelent!
(sorry, I couldnt resist)


At least it was a civil discussion. A rarity in these parts lately.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1001 on: September 02, 2015, 10:42:39 AM »
Eggcelent!
(sorry, I couldnt resist)

At least it was a civil discussion. A rarity in these parts lately.
Come on!
Since the egg issue has been settled, here is another one: I did tell my son that he can eat a smoked fish which was visibly a kosher specie. It was smoked on a wooden stick with nothing else but similar species in its proximity. Was sagst du?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1002 on: September 02, 2015, 10:51:43 AM »
Most hold that smoking is not included in B"A.

 Rambam Hilchos Machalas Asuros 17:17,
Tur/BaisYosef, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 113:13

Darchei Teshuva  16

ETA: No Idea about the kailim used, zaih or other details. Just commenting on the B"A aspect.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1003 on: September 02, 2015, 10:54:34 AM »
Come on!
Since the egg issue has been settled, here is another one: I did tell my son that he can eat a smoked fish which was visibly a kosher specie. It was smoked on a wooden stick with nothing else but similar species in its proximity. Was sagst du?
There's at least what (or whom) to rely on with regard to the bishul akum aspect. But (disclaimer: I know very little about these sugyos  :)) the other potential kashrus issues seem significant enough to AYLOR, no?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1004 on: September 02, 2015, 11:16:59 AM »
Most hold that smoking is not included in B"A.

 Rambam Hilchos Machalas Asuros 17:17,
Tur/BaisYosef, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 113:13

Darchei Teshuva  16

ETA: No Idea about the kailim used, zaih or other details. Just commenting on the B"A aspect.

No kailim, just a wooden stick and ashes. and memories from the Yerushalmi regarding meushan as a safek bishul. There is no AYLOR under these circumstances.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1005 on: September 03, 2015, 01:46:25 AM »
I think my new thing it create your own pom style meals. My wife took the pom menu that I was reviewing to see what I wanted to order, and said she can just make all this stuff herself.

She cooked a bunch of mains and sides and stocked up the freezer. Went shopping in the freezer before our trip. Really enjoying all the nice hot meals while on vacay and for way cheaper than it would cost to order each of the meals from a store.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1006 on: September 03, 2015, 01:59:00 AM »
I think my new thing it create your own pom style meals. My wife took the pom menu that I was reviewing to see what I wanted to order, and said she can just make all this stuff herself.

She cooked a bunch of mains and sides and stocked up the freezer. Went shopping in the freezer before our trip. Really enjoying all the nice hot meals while on vacay and for way cheaper than it would cost to order each of the meals from a store.
But it ain't pom....

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1007 on: September 03, 2015, 12:17:45 PM »

But it ain't pom....

I wasn't blown away with POM meals

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1008 on: September 03, 2015, 12:20:42 PM »
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1009 on: September 03, 2015, 12:22:02 PM »
No kailim, just a wooden stick and ashes. and memories from the Yerushalmi regarding meushan as a safek bishul. There is no AYLOR under these circumstances.

I'm anti-keli

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1010 on: October 27, 2015, 05:55:55 PM »
Has anyone found a good light weight mini electric skillet/pan?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1011 on: October 30, 2015, 07:17:50 AM »
Anyone use dry ice?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1012 on: October 30, 2015, 08:44:08 AM »
Anyone use dry ice?
what would you like to know

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1013 on: October 30, 2015, 12:56:06 PM »
what would you like to know

I want do a trip where I won't have a fridge for a few days, and I want to bring meat/cheese. How much would I need to bring? How safe is it to carry around with me/ in my suitcase because of the inhalation of CO2? What type of cooler would I need that would not get damaged? And is it easily obtained in other countries for replenishing?


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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1014 on: October 30, 2015, 12:57:36 PM »
I want do a trip where I won't have a fridge for a few days, and I want to bring meat/cheese. How much would I need to bring? How safe is it to carry around with me/ in my suitcase because of the inhalation of CO2? What type of cooler would I need that would not get damaged? And is it easily obtained in other countries for replenishing?

Are you allowed to check a bag that has dry ice on a flight?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1015 on: October 30, 2015, 01:05:09 PM »
Up to 5 lbs.

Can I put it in my carry on?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1016 on: October 30, 2015, 01:14:27 PM »
Up to 5 lbs.


You're allowed up to 5 lbs in a checked bag?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1017 on: October 30, 2015, 01:17:58 PM »
Dry ice is not prohibited by TSA. Secondly, as far as FAA regulations go, dry ice is permissible when traveling with perishables as long as you adhere to the following guidelines. 

Packages of dry ice must allow for the release of carbon dioxide gas.
 The limit for dry ice for both carry-on and checked baggage is five-pounds.
Packages of dry ice must contain the language "Carbon Dioxide Solid" or "Dry Ice" and must also have the net weight of the dry ice on the package.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1018 on: October 30, 2015, 01:19:48 PM »
Dry ice is not prohibited by TSA. Secondly, as far as FAA regulations go, dry ice is permissible when traveling with perishables as long as you adhere to the following guidelines. 

Packages of dry ice must allow for the release of carbon dioxide gas.
 The limit for dry ice for both carry-on and checked baggage is five-pounds.
Packages of dry ice must contain the language "Carbon Dioxide Solid" or "Dry Ice" and must also have the net weight of the dry ice on the package.

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Never realized that it's allowed. Why don't people use dry ice for POM meals when flying far?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1019 on: October 30, 2015, 01:20:47 PM »
Never realized that it's allowed. Why don't people use dry ice for POM meals when flying far?
Its not * needed. the belly of the plane is quite cold.

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*usually

some do use it see: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=178.msg1093783#msg1093783
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