What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?

[Sam Finkelstein]

Does anyone have any advice on how to double-wrap something for the microwave so it actually stays sealed? My containers usually pop open at some point inside.

[E R K]

Does anyone have any advice on how to double-wrap something for the microwave so it actually stays sealed? My containers usually pop open at some point inside.

On my last trip, I took homemade pepper steak in a plastic container, sealed it with glad - press and seal, then a gallon size plastic storage bag. Hotel heated in their microwave and it came to me as I packed it. But if you have microwave in your room, it's easy to kasher.

[emak]

But if you have microwave in your room, it's easy to kasher.

How?

[henche]

How?

Put it in a bowl of water inside a bigger microwave.

[emak]

 

[Yordai Dooma]

Ask your LOR!

[noturbizniss]

Gotta make sure it's completely clean as well

[leaf]

How does it rate compared to POM?

Can't comment on comparing, but was very happy with Mechy's. Both service and quality were great.  They let you choose anything in the deli etc. 
They also vacuum packed the meals after they were frozen (when we came to pick up), just an extra precaution against leakage. 
The food lasted nicely, tasted good and was just enough per meal.

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FWIW Dagim shelf stable heat and serve salmon was atrocious.

[moish]

Does anyone have any advice on how to double-wrap something for the microwave so it actually stays sealed? My containers usually pop open at some point inside.

you have to create a small hole to allow the steam to escape

[tzifanya54]

you have to create a small hole to allow the steam to escape

Kind of defeats the double wrapping purpose though

[moish]

Kind of defeats the double wrapping purpose though

not quite; first of all it doesnt  have to be a hole thats left uncovered, secondly you can put another paper towel around it to make a third wrap if necessary

[E R K]

No hole necessary. When I heated in my own room since I didn't kasher it yet, the outer bag did sort of blow up like a balloon but when oven stopped it went down.

[Jm1248]

No hole necessary. When I heated in my own room since I didn't kasher it yet, the outer bag did sort of blow up like a balloon but when oven stopped it went down.

But it could potentially have popped

[E R K]

I usually add more than 2x covering. Never had an issue.

[moish]

I usually add more than 2x covering. Never had an issue.

depends what kind of item. the shelf stable meals such as meal mart will pop 9 out of ten times unless you provide place for the steam to escape

[ushdadude]

You can also put it in two ziplock bags slightly open. Put it in one bag and put it in the other bag the other way so the first bag's opening is on the bottom of the outside bag. That way steam only goes out and not in.

[E R K]

depends what kind of item. the shelf stable meals such as meal mart will pop 9 out of ten times unless you provide place for the steam to escape

Had those once - never again!

[username]

breakfast feast in Kobe, Japan

for the halachik minded - the egg isn't hot at this point

How did you cook the egg? If a nochri does it it would be bishul akum, IIRC.

[moish]

How did you cook the egg? If a nochri does it it would be bishul akum, IIRC.

probably in the kumkum