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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 #1460 on: March 27, 2019, 10:29:37 PM »
Where are you staying?
Many hotels will be happy to warm up your meal.

3 different point redemptions. The only one I emailed asking for help with freezing and heating my food due to my dietary "allergies" said that they would freeze the food, and put a microwave in my room at no charge. The other 2 I didn't reach out to, and recalling the problems multiple high-end hotels gave you in Dubai in dealing with your food, I certainly don't want to take anything for granted.

Taking SF's advice, I found a website called Souq - owned by Amazon! - that has this toaster I could ship to my first hotel: https://uae.souq.com/ae-en/panasonic-nt-gt1-9-litre-oven-toaster-white-5575775/i/. But then I have to deal with hoping the package doesn't get misplaced, and toveling the rack.

I also found this heavy-duty converter that looks to be the real deal: https://uae.souq.com/ae-en/panasonic-nt-gt1-9-litre-oven-toaster-white-5575775/i/

I also found this 220 toaster on Amazon that I can get delivered here in the US and tovel the rack before leaving: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074N96G98/ref=crt_ewc_title_oth_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Any recommendations?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1461 on: March 27, 2019, 10:31:04 PM »
Does a rack need to be toiveled if there's no direct contact with the food?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1462 on: March 27, 2019, 10:37:06 PM »
https://www.star-k.org/articles/kosher-lists/1170/tevilas-keilim-guidelines/

Maybe it's different if you cover with foil? But they should have mentioned that option...

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1463 on: March 27, 2019, 10:38:34 PM »
No. Besides you could always cover with aluminum foil

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1464 on: March 27, 2019, 10:42:30 PM »
I see it's a machlokes ha'hechsherim. :)

Star-K says it needs, as does this site quoting Rav Belsky (O-U): https://www.kashrut.com/articles/tevilas_keilim/.

Chof-K says rack doesn't need unless it comes into direct contact with food: https://www.kof-k.org/articles/040108090413w-3%20tevilas%20keilim.pdf

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1465 on: March 28, 2019, 06:52:46 AM »
Note that "oven rack" says no tevilah.  A toaster oven, on the other hand, needs tevilah for the rack.  The only difference between the two racks is that you put food (bread) directly on the rack to toast.  If you are not using it as a "toaster" oven, but merely an oven, that reason doesn't exist.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1466 on: March 28, 2019, 09:47:31 AM »
Does a rack need to be toiveled if there's no direct contact with the food?
no it doesn't YD 120:4
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1467 on: March 28, 2019, 05:26:11 PM »
You could also try to give the rack to a non-Jew and borrow it back - even though as noted, most likely doesn't require tevillah.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1468 on: March 28, 2019, 05:29:46 PM »
You could also try to give the rack to a non-Jew and borrow it back - even though as noted, most likely doesn't require tevillah.
Iirc that only works for one time, b’shas hadchak (like Shabbos when you can’t toivel, with the requirement to toivel right after shabbos)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1469 on: March 28, 2019, 05:31:00 PM »


Iirc
You seem to have recalled incorrectly
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1470 on: March 28, 2019, 05:41:15 PM »
You seem to have recalled incorrectly

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1471 on: March 28, 2019, 05:42:28 PM »

Not sure who that's from, but it's in disagreement with whom I've spoken to
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1472 on: March 28, 2019, 05:43:51 PM »
Not sure who that's from, but it's in disagreement with whom I've spoken to
Was trying to post another image, but it’s too large.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1473 on: March 28, 2019, 05:44:34 PM »
Was trying to post another image, but it’s too large.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1474 on: March 28, 2019, 05:48:35 PM »
Doesn't tell me anything

Will quote here what was written as I can’t attach the image
“Q. What should one do if there is no mikvah available?
A. We have seen that one should not tovel keilim on Shabbos. Instead, if one is in need of using a utensil that was not toveled, one should give it as a gift to a non-Jew and then borrow it back. Rama (YD 120:16) writes that the same rationale applies to one who is someplace where there is no mikvah available. Since they have no mikvah, they are permitted to gift the utensil to a non-Jew. However, the Taz (YD 120:18) writes that as soon as a mikvah becomes available, one is obligated to tovel the utensil and may no longer rely on this leniency.”

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1475 on: March 28, 2019, 09:11:29 PM »
Will quote here what was written as I can’t attach the image
“Q. What should one do if there is no mikvah available?
A. We have seen that one should not tovel keilim on Shabbos. Instead, if one is in need of using a utensil that was not toveled, one should give it as a gift to a non-Jew and then borrow it back. Rama (YD 120:16) writes that the same rationale applies to one who is someplace where there is no mikvah available. Since they have no mikvah, they are permitted to gift the utensil to a non-Jew. However, the Taz (YD 120:18) writes that as soon as a mikvah becomes available, one is obligated to tovel the utensil and may no longer rely on this leniency.”
So not Shas hadchak, just when mikva isn't an option. Like for a Keurig would be an example.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1476 on: March 28, 2019, 09:20:57 PM »
So not Shas hadchak, just when mikva isn't an option. Like for a Keurig would be an example.
I would refer to no Mikva available as Shas hadchak (hence the need to toivel once you are able).
Regarding keurig, I am not familiar with the issues involved (I don’t drink coffee).

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1477 on: March 28, 2019, 11:35:54 PM »
I went to janitor in yeshiva to gift him my coffee machine and before I could start explaining it he knew it better then I did. He probably owns 100s of machines by now...

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1478 on: March 28, 2019, 11:40:19 PM »
I went to janitor in yeshiva to gift him my coffee machine and before I could start explaining it he knew it better then I did. He probably owns 100s of machines by now...
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1479 on: April 01, 2019, 07:03:11 AM »
What's the best way to seal pans of homemade food so that a hotel can warm it up without problems of בשר שנתעלם מן העין? Is masking tape with writing the best way? (Does masking tape burn?)