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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 #1180 on: July 14, 2016, 09:48:15 AM »
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1182 on: July 20, 2016, 08:35:17 PM »
Ordered 18 Pom Meals that they will make ready for airline check in traveling to the Maldives. It just seemed easier than picking it up as is and repackaging myself. I hope it all works out and it all survives all the way there or else.........
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1183 on: July 20, 2016, 09:17:52 PM »
Ordered 18 Pom Meals that they will make ready for airline check in traveling to the Maldives. It just seemed easier than picking it up as is and repackaging myself. I hope it all works out and it all survives all the way there or else.........
for airline check in and can last in their box for that many hours outside of a proper cooler (polar bear)? Doubtful.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1184 on: July 22, 2016, 06:01:34 PM »
I'm staying at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco next and wanted to ship Pom meals there. I called the hotel to explain and check if that would be ok and was told by the hotel concierge that they can't store or heat up my personal food in their kitchen. Anyone ever get resistance like that? Should I risk it anyway?
I can always Amazon Prime Now a toaster oven but I'd rather avoid that expense...

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1185 on: July 22, 2016, 06:14:56 PM »
I'm staying at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco next and wanted to ship Pom meals there. I called the hotel to explain and check if that would be ok and was told by the hotel concierge that they can't store or heat up my personal food in their kitchen. Anyone ever get resistance like that? Should I risk it anyway?
I can always Amazon Prime Now a toaster oven but I'd rather avoid that expense...
Even if they agree to heat it up there is a decent chance they will charge you more than the price of a $20 toaster

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1186 on: July 24, 2016, 05:51:33 PM »
I liked a few of the meal mart meals, especially stuffed cabbage.

That being said, they don't hold a candle to Pom.
Good call, Considering the price and the fact that its shelf stable with a preparation time of 2 minutes, I would call the stuffed cabbage phenomenal.

Their convenience cannot be matched.

Other good ones were beef rib steak, pepper steak. I didn't find the "dairy" ones good at all.

Didnt try the Rib Steak but the the pepper steak was 97% rice and the rest vegetables with one small piece of beef, taste wasnt bad though. The "dairy"meals on the other hand were a different story. I didnt realize for some reason that they were Parve and its the 1st time I can remember actually barfing after eating food.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1188 on: July 24, 2016, 08:08:39 PM »
I'm staying at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco next and wanted to ship Pom meals there. I called the hotel to explain and check if that would be ok and was told by the hotel concierge that they can't store or heat up my personal food in their kitchen. Anyone ever get resistance like that? Should I risk it anyway?
I can always Amazon Prime Now a toaster oven but I'd rather avoid that expense...

would double-wrapping it and microwaving on low power be so much worse? Could end up decent, in-room-microwave. We did that in St. Thomas.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1189 on: July 24, 2016, 09:34:10 PM »


The "dairy"meals on the other hand were a different story. I didnt realize for some reason that they were Parve and its the 1st time I can remember actually barfing after eating food.
if you can even call that food


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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1190 on: August 09, 2016, 02:23:27 PM »
About POM meals,

What do they charge for delivery in Brooklyn?

How long can these meals last in an cooler box after a 7 hour flight?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1191 on: August 09, 2016, 03:28:16 PM »
How long can these meals last in an cooler box after a 7 hour flight?
If you deep freeze them, they can last for a while. It was about 8 hours from when we landed in MLE until we got to our hotel and when we opened the bag they were still frozen solid.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1192 on: August 09, 2016, 03:31:38 PM »
About POM meals,

What do they charge for delivery in Brooklyn?
no charge for delivery in BK

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1193 on: August 09, 2016, 03:40:05 PM »
How do you know if the POM meals are still frozen when you arrive if you keep them packaged until eating?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1194 on: August 09, 2016, 03:44:38 PM »
How do you know if the POM meals are still frozen when you arrive if you keep them packaged until eating?
you can feel them

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1195 on: August 09, 2016, 03:45:51 PM »
you can feel them
They were like triple insulated. Couldn't feel a thing.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1196 on: August 09, 2016, 03:46:48 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 #1197 on: August 09, 2016, 03:48:14 PM »
They were like triple insulated. Couldn't feel a thing.
after over 24 hours I was able to feel mine and they were cold. It probably helped that for 18 hours they were put in the chiller in SQ R though.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1198 on: August 09, 2016, 03:48:51 PM »
after over 24 hours I was able to feel mine and they were cold. It probably helped that for 18 hours they were put in the chiller in SQ R though.
Cold doesn't tell you frozen.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1199 on: August 09, 2016, 03:49:46 PM »
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I was referring to my particular experience. Did you just feel the external temperature and decide on that it was frozen?