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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 #260 on: April 07, 2013, 11:44:50 AM »
pretty sure he wasnt serious

Whether he was serious or not, there are plenty of Unzer who do it all the time

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #261 on: April 07, 2013, 01:00:22 PM »
Whether he was serious or not, there are plenty of Unzer who do it all the time
People would be surprised what some do here.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #262 on: April 08, 2013, 01:15:37 PM »
has anyone here been in madrid and knows the kosher food situation there firsthand?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #263 on: April 13, 2013, 10:28:08 PM »
Amazing meals by meal mart at your local kosher supermarket if they don't carry it ask them to order.

It comes already rapped you can put it into any hotel microwave and heat, doesn't need any refrigeration and my recommendations on which ones to buy are the following

Cholent,stuffed cabbage and believe it or not steak yup it's as good as it gets out on the road lol

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #264 on: April 16, 2013, 03:15:22 PM »
has anyone here been in madrid and knows the kosher food situation there firsthand?
when i was there in 09, the chabad rabbi told me not to eat at the kosher restaurant

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Advice for Kosher food for out of town trip
« Reply #265 on: April 24, 2013, 12:06:10 AM »
Hi,
I am taking a trip from June 2 to June 7 for business. However the closest jewish community is about 2.5 hours away. Any advice on taking food with me? I cant see myself living a week on tuna and cream cheese.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #266 on: April 24, 2013, 12:48:19 AM »
Our trick is to find a Traders Joe. They have tons of kosher items.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #267 on: April 24, 2013, 12:55:08 AM »
Our trick is to find a Traders Joe. They have tons of kosher items.

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Cheese, bread, fish, even kosher chicken at many of their locations.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #268 on: April 24, 2013, 01:09:50 AM »
People would be surprised what some do here.
utterly disgusting!

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #269 on: April 30, 2013, 01:50:15 AM »
Anyone ever made a cholent on a stove top? Looking into this place in Bali for shabbos however they do not have an oven only a stove. Is it still do able? Also do I need to find out if it's electric or gas?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #270 on: April 30, 2013, 01:54:56 AM »
Anyone ever made a cholent on a stove top? Looking into this place in Bali for shabbos however they do not have an oven only a stove. Is it still do able? Also do I need to find out if it's electric or gas?
I've seen it done on pesach with a pot. (No barley and no beans, so really no comparison.)

Will you even have a pot?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #271 on: April 30, 2013, 01:57:10 AM »
I've seen it done on pesach with a pot. (No barly and no beans, so really no comparison.)

Will you even have a pot?
Yeah I have a really light pot I will bring along. Don't have much of a choice so if you have seen it done I am gonna try it. Do I need to verify that it's gas or is it possible to leave an electric stove top on for a Shabbos?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #272 on: April 30, 2013, 01:59:54 AM »
Yeah I have a really light pot I will bring along. Don't have much of a choice so if you have seen it done I am gonna try it.
Make sure to put in loads of water, bec it'll cook out very quickly, - quicker than a crockpot.

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Do I need to verify that it's gas or is it possible to leave an electric stove top on for a Shabbos?
If you're asking me, I don't know. I guess we'll wait for someone else to chime in. .  .

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #273 on: April 30, 2013, 02:03:23 AM »
Anyone ever made a cholent on a stove top? Looking into this place in Bali for shabbos however they do not have an oven only a stove. Is it still do able? Also do I need to find out if it's electric or gas?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #274 on: April 30, 2013, 02:05:24 AM »
Thanks guys, I think I will just bring along a crock pot. May be worth it either way to be able to cook on it when we are out for the day etc. Stove is good back up though if crock pot cracks or something en route.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #275 on: April 30, 2013, 04:25:36 AM »
Just remember tou need a blech, and there are all kind of halachos to keep in mind
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #276 on: April 30, 2013, 07:46:49 AM »
the best items I've purchased are a $20 toaster oven and a small cooler.  I bought the toaster oven for my desk at work but when I travel I just take it with me, so it's not a 1 time use kind of thing. Between that and the microwaves in hotels there are many meal possibilities. Frozen pizza, chicken nuggets, knishes, baked potato, fries, shabbas leftovers, etc Buy bags of salad for under $2 or a bag of frozen vegetables to steam in the microwave and whatever fruit is on sale at the local grocery store and you are good to go for at least a week.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #277 on: April 30, 2013, 08:09:35 AM »
Thanks guys, I think I will just bring along a crock pot. May be worth it either way to be able to cook on it when we are out for the day etc. Stove is good back up though if crock pot cracks or something en route.

Make yaptzik (however that's spelled) I believe it's made on the stove top.
I have a friend that makes a good one, if you want I could ask for the recipe
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #278 on: April 30, 2013, 08:11:58 AM »
Thanks guys, I think I will just bring along a crock pot. May be worth it either way to be able to cook on it when we are out for the day etc. Stove is good back up though if crock pot cracks or something en route.
way too much trouble to bring a crock pot when traveling. but to each his own

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #279 on: April 30, 2013, 08:48:39 AM »
Thanks guys, I think I will just bring along a crock pot. May be worth it either way to be able to cook on it when we are out for the day etc. Stove is good back up though if crock pot cracks or something en route.
Just remember tou need a blech, and there are all kind of halachos to keep in mind
+1 also remember the voltage difference and be sure you have the right power, I once schleped a skillet all the way toeEurope thinking it was 220 and would work, turned out it blew the first time I plugged it in.
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