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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 #400 on: January 14, 2014, 03:59:35 PM »
Is milk "kosher" (cholov stam) in Hawaii? I thought it would be, but some people have been telling me that you can't drink the milk in Hawaii, so just wanted to make sure. Thanks, Hanna

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #401 on: January 14, 2014, 04:40:35 PM »
How big are the Pom meals?

They say via email that they are for one person but Dan says the portion sizes were huge and they were unable to finish them.

Is one portion enough for 2 people?
I would say 2 meals would definitely feed 3 people but 1 would only feed 2 if neither person was a big eater.

Is milk "kosher" (cholov stam) in Hawaii? I thought it would be, but some people have been telling me that you can't drink the milk in Hawaii, so just wanted to make sure. Thanks, Hanna
I don't see why HI would possibly be different.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Maui Master Thread
« Reply #402 on: January 14, 2014, 05:17:04 PM »
Does anyone know if the milk in Hawaii is "kosher"? We're cholov stam, but I've heard that we can't drink the milk there for some reason. Thanks, Hanna
Why would it be any different than the rest of the states
Life isn't about checking the boxes. Nobody cares.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #403 on: January 14, 2014, 06:51:10 PM »
I would say 2 meals would definitely feed 3 people but 1 would only feed 2 if neither person was a big eater.
We'll go with 2 each ;D
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #404 on: January 28, 2014, 11:17:00 AM »
We will be flying into LAX Sunday night, spending the night in LA at the Intercontinental, then heading to Hyatt Indian Wells for the rest of the week through the following Sunday. We are traveling with two babies, plenty of baggage allowance (4 tickets in Business), and will be staying in an executive suite (or higher) in Indian Wells. We'd like good food, would like to minimize the hassle, and will probably not be going to many restaurants in LA.

Would you recommend taking Pomegranate meals, or buying food in LA to bring to Indian Wells to feed 3 adults for the week? Already reached out to executive chef at the Hyatt and he seems happy to store and heat the meals for us as needed.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #405 on: February 04, 2014, 01:49:31 AM »
Is anyone familiar with the Hot Logic mini personal portable oven?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #407 on: February 04, 2014, 12:15:54 PM »
I'm curious to hear how other people deal with kosher food when traveling to places without kosher food.

I have a number of ways that I've dealt with this, but first I'd like to hear about what others have done.
I bring hotdogs, salami and coldcucts. First thing i do off the plane is buy a small George Forman for $15 and Walla I have dinner for 5 days. In Mexico we bought a small hot plate and we bought fresh fish,  eggs, vegetables etc. If your creative you can come up with some good food this way

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #408 on: February 04, 2014, 01:07:01 PM »
I bring hotdogs, salami and coldcucts. First thing i do off the plane is buy a small George Forman for $15 and Walla I have dinner for 5 days. In Mexico we bought a small hot plate and we bought fresh fish,  eggs, vegetables etc. If your creative you can come up with some good food this way

Cute angle buying the foreman. But only works if you don't toivel foremans.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #409 on: February 04, 2014, 01:11:15 PM »
Cute angle buying the foreman. But only works if you don't toivel foremans.
That's true.... Also most vacation places have a beach.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #411 on: February 20, 2014, 11:18:08 PM »
Random question for folks out there,
Are there places where Pomegranate will not ship its frozen meals? Such as New Zealand with its stringent food import laws?

Thanks!

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #412 on: February 20, 2014, 11:30:01 PM »
That's true.... Also most vacation places have a beach.

you need to let it dry for a few days before using it

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #413 on: February 21, 2014, 12:54:16 AM »
Random question for folks out there,
Are there places where Pomegranate will not ship its frozen meals? Such as New Zealand with its stringent food import laws?

Thanks!
in NZ, its more an issue that NZ wont accept it

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #414 on: February 21, 2014, 08:14:39 AM »
Besides Australia and NZ are there any other countries that are neurotic about bringing food in? Thailand? China? HK?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #415 on: February 21, 2014, 12:10:54 PM »
you need to let it dry for a few days before using it
Don't the newer Formans have removable plates?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #416 on: February 21, 2014, 01:08:00 PM »
Don't the newer Formans have removable plates?

That would be awesome. Solves a lot of problems

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #417 on: February 22, 2014, 05:42:45 PM »
If you disconnect a wire and then reconnect it it's like you finished making it and doesn't need to be toiveled.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #418 on: February 22, 2014, 05:46:07 PM »
If you disconnect a wire and then reconnect it it's like you finished making it and doesn't need to be toiveled.
depends on whether youve made it ois kli. not sure of disconnecting a wire makes the cut

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #419 on: February 22, 2014, 07:54:07 PM »
If you disconnect a wire and then reconnect it it's like you finished making it and doesn't need to be toiveled.
Depends who you ask, ask you LOR.