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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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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 #1540 on: May 27, 2019, 02:38:04 PM »
Any particular one you recommend to buy on amazon?
Can't pull it up at the moment, but there's a master thread for them here on the forums.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1541 on: May 27, 2019, 02:43:28 PM »
Can't pull it up at the moment, but there's a master thread for them here on the forums.
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=77814.0
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1542 on: May 27, 2019, 03:24:32 PM »
yup i didn't actually bring my sous vide i just had the chef heat up a pot of water and put the food in for about 2 hours
Unless I am missing something here that should bring all of the treif ta'am from the pot he used into whatever was heated up in the water?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1543 on: May 27, 2019, 03:25:48 PM »
Unless I am missing something here that should bring all of the treif ta'am from the pot he used into whatever was heated up in the water?
Was new pots and everything was double wrapped
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1544 on: May 27, 2019, 03:33:22 PM »
Was new pots and everything was double wrapped


New pot obviously works. Debate if just double wrapped would work for sous vide

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1545 on: May 27, 2019, 03:36:27 PM »
Does anyone else think that these prices are just outrageous?

"There is a re-heat fee of $25 KYD per person plus IRD delivery of $6.25 USD and 20% service charge."

This is on top of the $85 / night resort fees.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1546 on: May 27, 2019, 03:49:53 PM »


Does anyone else think that these prices are just outrageous?

"There is a re-heat fee of $25 KYD per person plus IRD delivery of $6.25 USD and 20% service charge."

This is on top of the $85 / night resort fees.
Buy a toaster oven locally for $25 and leave it there when done.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1547 on: May 27, 2019, 03:52:24 PM »
Buy a toaster oven locally for $25 and leave it there when done.

Yup.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1548 on: May 27, 2019, 04:29:25 PM »
The problem with using a SV while traveling is that it needs a voltage converter for 220v. The Anova for instance is 800/900w, which means it needs a converter capable of at least 1600/1800w, or 2000w considering that the next smallest is typically 1500w. This means that in addition to the SV, you'd be shlepping a 13-pound metal brick along as well.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1549 on: May 27, 2019, 04:37:11 PM »
Buy a toaster oven locally for $25 and leave it there when done.

They wont store food unless they are reheating it

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1550 on: May 27, 2019, 04:42:45 PM »
They wont store food unless they are reheating it
Ask for an extra fridge. Or use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YB6QLM/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1551 on: May 27, 2019, 04:44:07 PM »
The problem with using a SV while traveling is that it needs a voltage converter for 220v. The Anova for instance is 800/900w, which means it needs a converter capable of at least 1600/1800w, or 2000w considering that the next smallest is typically 1500w. This means that in addition to the SV, you'd be shlepping a 13-pound metal brick along as well.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1552 on: May 27, 2019, 04:45:53 PM »
Ask for an extra fridge. Or use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YB6QLM/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1553 on: May 27, 2019, 04:49:52 PM »


The problem with using a SV while traveling is that it needs a voltage converter for 220v. The Anova for instance is 800/900w, which means it needs a converter capable of at least 1600/1800w, or 2000w considering that the next smallest is typically 1500w. This means that in addition to the SV, you'd be shlepping a 13-pound metal brick along as well.

You can get a decent SV for $60, just buy a 220 one for travel.
Also, the quality made converters don't need double the rated wattage, though they still weigh a ton.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1554 on: May 27, 2019, 05:53:00 PM »
Ask for an extra fridge. Or use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YB6QLM/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Hotel charges for fridge $25/day. They really like to milk for every dollar at this place. Nothing is complimentary.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1555 on: May 27, 2019, 05:58:51 PM »
I'm by no means a food expert, so don't take my word, but I used to buy toaster ovens and leave them behind, on my last trip I took along a Betty Crocker and it worked out really well
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1556 on: May 27, 2019, 06:01:28 PM »
Hotel charges for fridge $25/day. They really like to milk for every dollar at this place. Nothing is complimentary.
Absurd. Find another hotel? Tell them you have medication?
Otherwise, sounds like a Polar Bear or 2 is the way to go.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1557 on: May 27, 2019, 06:11:25 PM »
Absurd. Find another hotel? Tell them you have medication?
Otherwise, sounds like a Polar Bear or 2 is the way to go.

Hoping I can find a way to get it complimentary once I am there. It seems like all hotels in Grand Cayman (at least Marriotts) have a similar policy.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1558 on: May 27, 2019, 06:15:01 PM »
I'm by no means a food expert, so don't take my word, but I used to buy toaster ovens and leave them behind, on my last trip I took along a Betty Crocker and it worked out really well
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K05AZ3W/?tag=cl03f-20&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
+1 on the betty cooker used it recently for making veggies and warming food worked great don't know if its really hot enough to cook meat or chicken, im assuming it has the same issues as SV with the power overseas
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1559 on: May 27, 2019, 06:49:58 PM »
Hoping I can find a way to get it complimentary once I am there. It seems like all hotels in Grand Cayman (at least Marriotts) have a similar policy.
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