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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 #820 on: July 19, 2015, 01:09:25 AM »
Umm-yeah!!! Posted about it here or Maui master thread- was a disaster
That was a little while ago.. Hence the word LATELY. Trying to see any reports of late.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #821 on: July 19, 2015, 01:52:33 AM »
Any issues lately with Pomegranate meals not being frozen when picked up?
I actually had a horrible experience w POM meals. I told them pickup was July 3. When I came they said if was to be picked up July 6. I showed them my original order that clearly said Friday, July 3 2PM. They said they would have it ready for July 5 because I was leaving July 6 flash frozen. I had to shlep back to Bklyn and was upset. I recognized a new manager there who used to work at my local store and told him my story. He told me to email him the situation and he would get back in touch with me regarding any compensation. I didn't hear from him so I emailed him back again. Still didn't hear from him. I just called him on Friday and he starts telling me about all the problems that they have in the deli area. He told me he was going to get back in touch with me on Sunday. If I don't hear from him I will be calling him quite angrily. I don't care about his problems he needs to care about his customers.
In addition, I recommended him to a friend of mine. She sent in an order for him to package the meals up for oven use. She put the meals in the oven and took them out and they were actually package for microwave. She had melted plastic for dinner!

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #822 on: July 19, 2015, 07:38:35 AM »
Anyone know of any list or can recomend Which cocktails one can order? As far as I know only gin & tonic

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #823 on: July 19, 2015, 08:20:09 AM »
He told me to email him the situation and he would get back in touch with me regarding any compensation.

I think that you're spending too much time on DDF

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #824 on: July 19, 2015, 09:07:14 AM »
Seasons advertised this week that they do frozen meals.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #825 on: July 19, 2015, 09:58:41 AM »
I think that you're spending too much time on DDF
I don't live in Brooklyn and had to make 2 trips there. And July 5 was a Taanis.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #826 on: July 19, 2015, 10:00:40 AM »
I think that you're spending too much time on DDF
I think your reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #827 on: July 19, 2015, 10:24:39 AM »
I think your reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.

Why is that?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #828 on: July 19, 2015, 10:25:16 AM »
Seasons advertised this week that they do frozen meals.

I've had them and they are pretty good, especially the dairy

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #829 on: July 19, 2015, 11:37:20 AM »
Which location? Do they have a menu? Do they  an email address?
I've had them and they are pretty good, especially the dairy
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #830 on: July 19, 2015, 11:39:59 AM »
Which location? Do they have a menu? Do they  an email address?
All locations.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #831 on: July 19, 2015, 11:44:39 AM »
K. I just sent the queens location an email asking for details and a menu (would be much more convenient for me than pom)
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #832 on: July 19, 2015, 12:43:17 PM »
K. I just sent the queens location an email asking for details and a menu (would be much more convenient for me than pom)
Imho mechy's food is waaaay better than pom.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #833 on: July 19, 2015, 02:59:53 PM »
Any advice on a small, portable, inexpensive, 220v grill for travel overseas?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #834 on: July 19, 2015, 05:42:02 PM »
Imho mechy's food is waaaay better than pom.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #835 on: July 19, 2015, 05:43:52 PM »
I just booked a UA flight for a friend. (Yes, a real friend not some stranger.)
Anyway, I added the kosher meal preference to his profile after ticketing. Do I have to call in and have them add it to the reservation manually now?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #836 on: July 19, 2015, 06:16:55 PM »
I always do.
Makes it traceable when they don't have it...
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 #837 on: July 19, 2015, 06:23:40 PM »
I always do.
Makes it traceable when they don't have it...
I did it before,  but how does it help?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #838 on: July 19, 2015, 08:26:18 PM »
I don't live in Brooklyn and had to make 2 trips there. And July 5 was a Taanis.

Pretty insaine how the following week I had a similiar situtaion & had to do the drive in from Lakewood on a Friday. Also, with some vague enpty promise to compensate. I disputed half the amount on my cc since the cost of me coming in alone was in the 60-70$ range. I don't like disputing charges from Jewish places but since he told me that any email I sent in would go to trash I don't feel I have any real choice.. Like this at least he will have to address the issue with my cc company..

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #839 on: July 23, 2015, 10:54:08 AM »
Anyone ever used AviGlatt.com? Apparently they ship for free overnight to Hawaii if you spend $500+
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