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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
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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 #1560 on: May 27, 2019, 08:25:01 PM »
Hotel charges for fridge $25/day. They really like to milk for every dollar at this place. Nothing is complimentary.
i like nice hotels but i'm starting to see that the less expensive chains are better for the kosher traveler. many come with full size fridge and maybe even an oven

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1561 on: November 05, 2019, 11:46:55 AM »
i like nice hotels but i'm starting to see that the less expensive chains are better for the kosher traveler. many come with full size fridge and maybe even an oven

For this exact reason, I love booking timeshare properties.  There are a ton with Marriott, Wyndham and Hilton that generally all have full kitchens, free parking, etc.  Many are stunning high end resorts or you have access to all the amenities of the sister hotel next door, without the resort and parking fees and with full kitchen and laundry.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1562 on: November 05, 2019, 11:58:25 AM »
For this exact reason, I love booking timeshare properties.  There are a ton with Marriott, Wyndham and Hilton that generally all have full kitchens, free parking, etc.  Many are stunning high end resorts or you have access to all the amenities of the sister hotel next door, without the resort and parking fees and with full kitchen and laundry.

How do you book them? off second hand sites?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1563 on: November 05, 2019, 01:44:15 PM »
How do you book them? off second hand sites?

My mom owns a timeshare so I'm able to book very cheap weeks off of IntervalWorld (the exchange company) but you can book them direct from Marriott and Hilton, etc.  I have also booked weeks directly from owners on Redweek.com.  That site might be your best bet during high demand, holiday weeks.  It's very helpful that Yeshiva week and often Hannukah (not this year) are in the "off" season" because Timeshares are usually totally full around New Years and Spring Break.

The cool thing is too that all nights are credited toward your status nights.  So if you are able to get a cheap week deal and even if you only stay part of the week, just don't check out early and they'll give you all seven nights toward status.  You can also use points just like normal hotels, at these places, although they are usually exempt from free breakfast and upgrades from status.  Also when you book on points (or paid) they sometimes clean your room daily, like a normal hotel, unlike when staying through a timeshare booking.  I've stayed primarily at Marriott (and former Westin) timeshares and they are very high quality.

Lots of people love the Westin Kierland Villas in Scottsdale and Westin Lagunamar in Cancun (that's in my Panama TR https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=75186.msg1787398#msg1787398).  I also highly recommend the Marriott Canyon Villas in Phoenix (can use your 35k Marriott free night cert there), Marriott Newport Coast Villas (actually did a Trip Report there: https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=82420.0), have probably been ten times there AND all units are 2 brms (I checked and certain dates over Yeshiva week,after MLK, can book 5 nights on Pointsavers, from 200k-220k, that's insane to get that unit for 40k a night), Marriott Harbour Villas in Orlando (also can get a 1brm villa for a 35k cert and a 2brm villa is often only 40k, in spite of all the fancy places we've stayed, this is my kids favorite place in the world so we are meeting cousins there for Yeshiva week), Westin Riverfront Villas and Lakeside Terrace near Vail (@yehuda has a great trip report there) and Marriott Beach Place Towers in Ft. Lauderdale.

Here is a list from the Vacation Club website:
https://www.marriottvacationclub.com/vacation-resorts/

Happy Hunting and enjoy your huge kitchens and no resort fees in these places!  :P

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1564 on: November 27, 2019, 04:27:54 PM »
Wasn't sure where to post it, but since alot of us use them and love them i figured y not post it


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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1565 on: November 27, 2019, 04:59:49 PM »
Wasn't sure where to post it, but since alot of us use them and love them i figured y not post it


http://www.cnbc.com/live-tv/the-profit/full-episode/polar-bear-coolers/1649449539936

Any way to watch it for free?

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Any way to watch it for free?

Also, in related news, use code THEPROFIT for 20% off.
i think after a few days you can see it on cnbc for free, HULU has it as well
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1567 on: January 14, 2020, 12:59:25 PM »
Any new ideas for travel meals other than pom? Their quality has been very bad lately..... In NYC area

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1568 on: January 14, 2020, 01:27:20 PM »
Any new ideas for travel meals other than pom? Their quality has been very bad lately..... In NYC area
I've started to make my own from any good takeout. Mechys is a good example.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1569 on: January 14, 2020, 01:31:19 PM »
Any new ideas for travel meals other than pom? Their quality has been very bad lately..... In NYC area
Izzy's!!
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1570 on: January 14, 2020, 01:59:01 PM »
Izzy's!!
Your thing looked really messy and complicated to prepare

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1571 on: January 14, 2020, 02:01:12 PM »
Your thing looked really messy and complicated to prepare
What thing? Izzy's double vacuum packed it for me and u can have them wrap in whatever
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1572 on: January 14, 2020, 02:13:21 PM »
What thing? Izzy's double vacuum packed it for me and u can have them wrap in whatever
oh i thought you had to do it.... How long of a notice do they need?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1573 on: January 14, 2020, 02:36:40 PM »
oh i thought you had to do it.... How long of a notice do they need?
Walked in and they did it on the spot
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1574 on: January 15, 2020, 11:02:41 AM »
Any new ideas for travel meals other than pom? Their quality has been very bad lately..... In NYC area

I used Moishas Supermarket recently. Was great food and cheaper than pom.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1575 on: January 15, 2020, 11:05:37 AM »
I used Moishas Supermarket recently. Was great food and cheaper than pom.
Is the food better then Pom? Not looking to save $ looking for good food and convenience (meaning easy to make an order and easy to heat up and eat.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1576 on: January 15, 2020, 11:34:05 AM »
Is the food better then Pom? Not looking to save $ looking for good food and convenience (meaning easy to make an order and easy to heat up and eat.

The food tasted great and was packaged well. I can't compare the two as I went with Moishas in the end.   

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1577 on: January 15, 2020, 12:28:19 PM »
Is the food better then Pom? Not looking to save $ looking for good food and convenience (meaning easy to make an order and easy to heat up and eat.
Side by side comparison please :)

I stopped doing POM when they started messing up my orders. But I thought dishes like spare ribs, spicy shnitzel, eggplant rolotini, and blintzes were all fantastic.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1578 on: January 15, 2020, 12:30:04 PM »
Side by side comparison please :)

I stopped doing POM when they started messing up my orders. But I thought dishes like spare ribs, spicy shnitzel, eggplant rolotini, and blintzes were all fantastic.
by spicy Shnitzel do you mean the fire poppers? Those used to be good but are t anymore. Spare ribs are way too fatty. I’m still ordering the dairy ones. Those are good.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1579 on: January 15, 2020, 12:31:26 PM »
by spicy Shnitzel do you mean the fire poppers? Those used to be good but are t anymore. Spare ribs are way too fatty. I’m still ordering the dairy ones. Those are good.
No, the southwestern cutlets IIRC.
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