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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 #900 on: August 11, 2015, 11:30:54 AM »
UA will have no problem with checking the POM box? (I'm opting not to pay the $5 for the "airline-ready" box, since I was told it's just that they put tape on the box, but otherwise it's the exact same as the non "airline-ready" box.)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #901 on: August 11, 2015, 04:23:04 PM »
whats the best way to keep something frozen for 48 hours?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #902 on: August 11, 2015, 04:23:42 PM »
whats the best way to keep something frozen for 48 hours?

freezer

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #903 on: August 11, 2015, 04:55:26 PM »
freezer

No duh. But you can also use a polar ice pack.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #904 on: August 11, 2015, 05:13:04 PM »
freezer

Lol
No duh. But you can also use a polar ice pack.

thanks.

whats the best way for me to freeze and pack meals so I can microwave them? I plan on purchasing the food and then heating it up on the plane.

should I shrink wrap it? what other way can I double wrap it?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #905 on: August 11, 2015, 05:39:09 PM »
I thought they heat it in ovens on the plane?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #906 on: August 11, 2015, 06:49:11 PM »
I thought they heat it in ovens on the plane?

Not sure. Can someone chime in? Also I hope to heat it up in the lounge in AUH.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #907 on: August 11, 2015, 09:09:43 PM »
Not sure. Can someone chime in? Also I hope to heat it up in the lounge in AUH.
for sure oven/hot box on plane. Tins/foil better.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #908 on: August 13, 2015, 07:02:06 PM »
Anyone have a link for a toaster oven they know definitely fits 2 POM meals at the same time?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #909 on: August 13, 2015, 07:10:52 PM »
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: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #910 on: August 13, 2015, 08:14:09 PM »
Picked this up in LIH last year, held 4: http://www.walmart.com/ip/FARBERWARE-Convection-CounterTop-Oven-Stainless-Steel/22866805
4?? Who needs 4 at once! lol but thanks I know at least what is big enough.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #911 on: August 13, 2015, 08:33:27 PM »
People with family?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #913 on: August 13, 2015, 11:34:19 PM »
LOL
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #914 on: August 14, 2015, 12:39:31 AM »
i would add to the wiki that sandwich maker is truly a multipurpose tool. ive made omelettes in them and pancakes from ready pancake mix. just be sure to spray with oil first.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #915 on: August 14, 2015, 03:10:01 AM »
i would add to the wiki that sandwich maker is truly a multipurpose tool. ive made omelettes in them and pancakes from ready pancake mix. just be sure to spray with oil first.
+1 I didn't get all "yeshiva creative" with mine but I was just on the road for 2+ weeks and having grilled cheese sure beat the old tuna fish method

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #916 on: August 14, 2015, 03:11:18 PM »
+1 I didn't get all "yeshiva creative" with mine but I was just on the road for 2+ weeks and having grilled cheese sure beat the old tuna fish method
for good old grilled cheese you dont even need that! every hotel provides the necessary tools... vehamievin yuvin
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #917 on: August 14, 2015, 03:31:35 PM »
for good old grilled cheese you dont even need that! every hotel provides the necessary tools... vehamievin yuvin
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #918 on: August 15, 2015, 09:54:06 PM »
Hmmm... you can give house keeping a few balls of tinfoil and ask them to dry them for you. On high in the dryer.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #919 on: August 15, 2015, 11:26:33 PM »
On cheese?
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