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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 #760 on: June 03, 2015, 03:30:28 AM »
Few notes on the topic;
1- spoke to Pom & the lady (Alty) was very helpful. She said shipping to Hawaii is close to 500$. Said the pans were 5x7- though the pictures seem to show larger pans..she said there is an option to pay by the weight so that the sides can warmed seperatly so it won't be one big chulent..
2- in the USA it's probably best to just prime ship cheap appliances or disposable grills to your destination or alternatively  site ship for free  to Walmart so you know they will have item you want..
3- was in Costa Rica with friends and had the meal Mart meals required no fridgaration-they were shockingly-ok..even the chulent (wasn't brave/dumb enough to try the liver..) la briyot on the other hand, was so gross we left it out for the Bears Yellowstone & even they wouldn't touch it !
4-best & cheapest beef jerky on east coast is Wasserman & lemberger in Balt. They charge 4$ for a .2 oz bag as opposed to 8$ everywhere else(it is marketed in other cities under different brand, uffshnit for 8$) they aslo have huge selection of beef sticks as well..
5- when I was in Australia 8 yrs ago I brought food for family there & they gave a really hard time with everything even packaged food like cereal! Anything that had banana  mentioned in the ingredients (even as a flavor) was confiscated
6- bringing meat or cheeses into Mexico= just fouget bout it!!
7-one of the best kosher finds Was that the waffle mixes at hotel breakfast had Ou & after consulting my LOR I had fresh waffles every morning for breakfast in Canadian Rockies.. Well I guess the other great find was staying in raddison hotel near banff with an isreali tour group (was by total chance) so I had a minyan & kosher breakfast for free..
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #761 on: June 03, 2015, 03:31:59 AM »
You're not a part owner of Noah's Ark by any chance, are you?  (It sounds yummy!)
Lol no! Just a foodie (& it's easier to get to teaneck for me than bkln..had a friend who did it a few yrs ago & was swearing by it..

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #762 on: June 03, 2015, 08:35:00 AM »
(wasn't brave/dumb enough to try the liver..)
chopped was fine

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #763 on: June 03, 2015, 08:39:10 AM »
Few notes on the topic;
1- spoke to Pom & the lady (Alty) was very helpful. She said shipping to Hawaii is close to 500$. Said the pans were 5x7- though the pictures seem to show larger pans..she said there is an option to pay by the weight so that the sides can warmed seperatly so it won't be one big chulent..
2- in the USA it's probably best to just prime ship cheap appliances or disposable grills to your destination or alternatively  site ship for free  to Walmart so you know they will have item you want..
3- was in Costa Rica with friends and had the meal Mart meals required no fridgaration-they were shockingly-ok..even the chulent (wasn't brave/dumb enough to try the liver..) la briyot on the other hand, was so gross we left it out for the Bears Yellowstone & even they wouldn't touch it !
4-best & cheapest beef jerky on east coast is Wasserman & lemberger in Balt. They charge 4$ for a .2 oz bag as opposed to 8$ everywhere else(it is marketed in other cities under different brand, uffshnit for 8$) they aslo have huge selection of beef sticks as well..
5- when I was in Australia 8 yrs ago I brought food for family there & they gave a really hard time with everything even packaged food like cereal! Anything that had banana  mentioned in the ingredients (even as a flavor) was confiscated
6- bringing meat or cheeses into Mexico= just fouget bout it!!
7-one of the best kosher finds Was that the waffle mixes at hotel breakfast had Ou & after consulting my LOR I had fresh waffles every morning for breakfast in Canadian Rockies.. Well I guess the other great find was staying in raddison hotel near banff with an isreali tour group (was by total chance) so I had a minyan & kosher breakfast for free..
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Good notes. However, you cns indeed bring white meat (e.g. Chicken) into Mexico.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #764 on: June 03, 2015, 08:40:18 AM »
Also,  is the beef jerry you're talking about from Wasserman the Wassermans in Queens or is that a brand? Available online?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #765 on: June 03, 2015, 09:15:30 AM »
Also,  is the beef jerry you're talking about from Wasserman the Wassermans in Queens or is that a brand? Available online?
I don't think they sell it in Queens. It was anyways not near the top of my list of favorite beef jerkys. In my opinion it's overhyped so Baltimore people have something to write in the pros and cons of where you live thread

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #766 on: June 03, 2015, 09:47:01 AM »
Any places to buy beef jerky in NY/NJ for a similar price?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #767 on: June 03, 2015, 10:55:43 AM »
I don't think they sell it in Queens. It was anyways not near the top of my list of favorite beef jerkys. In my opinion it's overhyped so Baltimore people have something to write in the pros and cons of where you live thread
Lol about Baltimore (I am thankfully, not from there)  but I actually found that they taste good (though maybe not as soft as say joburg) and they have a wide selection. I don't think anyone sells anything nearly as cheap so it's definetly worth a try.. I took jburg to Costa Rica and those tasted good as well

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #770 on: June 03, 2015, 10:58:11 AM »
Thanks.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #771 on: June 03, 2015, 11:00:54 AM »
chopped was fine

My friend said it was fine as well

Liver is probably the most pershiable food item out there so I don't even wanna know what they do to it to make it into astronaut food..

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #772 on: June 03, 2015, 11:02:31 AM »
Thanks.
Sure, you can Get these for 6$ A package as well..

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #773 on: June 03, 2015, 11:42:07 AM »
Also on Amazon?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #775 on: June 03, 2015, 12:33:49 PM »
Not sure why link didn't go thru:

http://joburgkosher.com/collections/beef-biltong-kosher-jerky

Ever order from them? How long did it take to receive?

Good jerky?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #776 on: June 03, 2015, 01:19:17 PM »
Any places to buy beef jerky in NY/NJ for a similar price?

Next time you see Dan you should have him stock you up on Tibors (CLE butcher) beef jerky. They have a pretty good product over the processed kosher brands out there.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #777 on: June 03, 2015, 01:20:07 PM »
Next time you see Dan you should have him stock you up on Tibors (CLE butcher) beef jerky. They have a pretty good product over the processed kosher brands out there.

Might just have to do that :)

What do they charge?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #778 on: June 03, 2015, 03:44:10 PM »
I don't even wanna know what they do to it to make it into astronaut food..
no different than the rest which is also perishable

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #779 on: June 03, 2015, 05:39:48 PM »
Does anyone have any experience ordering travel meals from Noah's ark in teaneck? Have had their food before & heard their travel steaks are phenominal. Supposedly they have this flash freeze process where they take it straight off the grill & freeze it trapping the juices inside so that it stays soft..

http://www.noahsark.net/menus/NA_Frozen_Food_Menu_2015.pdf

I've had it before

Not quite Pom