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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 #1621 on: February 20, 2020, 12:30:55 AM »
Came across this on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/KJPoultry/Homepage/page/E107FBD4-D275-4929-91EE-5C6CB804FB4C
yup. That and amazing meals (Mealmart) - same plant, I believe. Gourmet Glatt  had the chicken and beef soup  meals for $2.99 recently (maybe still ongoing)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1622 on: February 20, 2020, 01:02:04 AM »
yup. That and amazing meals (Mealmart) - same plant, I believe. Gourmet Glatt  had the chicken and beef soup  meals for $2.99 recently (maybe still ongoing)

Are those better then Borenstein level? How would you rate it?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1623 on: February 20, 2020, 05:58:49 AM »
Are those better then Borenstein level? How would you rate it?
I think I can eat a second one of the same Borenstein/Regal meal in two days.  These I can not.  Not even the rib steak, the best IMO.  We used to take these on vacation, but now only take some as backup and usually don't use.  Maybe a 2.5 on the ZSH scale.
44/50, 46/63

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1624 on: February 20, 2020, 06:48:43 AM »
I think I can eat a second one of the same Borenstein/Regal meal in two days.  These I can not.  Not even the rib steak, the best IMO.  We used to take these on vacation, but now only take some as backup and usually don't use.  Maybe a 2.5 on the ZSH scale.
interesting. I think just the opposite. (Depending on the meal). I don't think rib steak is the best one. I like shawarma better. The soups are all pretty good (and filling)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1625 on: February 20, 2020, 07:01:23 AM »
Came across this on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/KJPoultry/Homepage/page/E107FBD4-D275-4929-91EE-5C6CB804FB4C
you can have them shipped to a hotel etc so u don’t have to pack them

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1626 on: February 20, 2020, 08:15:00 AM »
I just purchased around ten Travel meals from Moishas Supermarket in Brooklyn. I enjoyed the meals over Amazing Meals from Meal mart.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1627 on: February 20, 2020, 08:27:10 AM »
I just purchased around ten Travel meals from Moishas Supermarket in Brooklyn. I enjoyed the meals over Amazing Meals from Meal mart.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1629 on: February 20, 2020, 08:48:49 AM »
I just purchased around ten Travel meals from Moishas Supermarket in Brooklyn. I enjoyed the meals over Amazing Meals from Meal mart.
How does the portion size compare to mealmart?
It's the same like meal Mart, same plant, just different hechsher

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1630 on: February 20, 2020, 01:06:02 PM »
It's the same like meal Mart, same plant, just different hechsher
So then it's quite expensive on Amazon. Probably about double the price

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1631 on: May 24, 2020, 09:01:35 PM »
Tuna wraps, lol

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1632 on: August 11, 2020, 11:31:01 AM »
Anyone have recent experiences to share with POM, Grand & Essex or other travel meals?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1633 on: August 12, 2020, 04:21:45 PM »
Anyone have recent experiences to share with POM, Grand & Essex or other travel meals?
I had Pom early March. (pretty costly) and was very disappointed. I have used them maybe 4 or 5x in the past and was happy but this last time I ordered maybe 15 meals and on average every single one was a 2 out of 5. I found their milchigs to be better,.... a shame that they went do downhill)!
(easy online ordering however when I got to store to pickup nobody knew what I was talking about and took maybe 20 minutes to finally get my food!)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1634 on: October 12, 2020, 10:36:15 AM »
For those that use Polar bear coolers. Do you put anything in with the food or is the frozen solid food enough to keep everything cold?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1635 on: October 12, 2020, 10:38:46 AM »
I had Pom early March. (pretty costly) and was very disappointed. I have used them maybe 4 or 5x in the past and was happy but this last time I ordered maybe 15 meals and on average every single one was a 2 out of 5. I found their milchigs to be better,.... a shame that they went do downhill)!
(easy online ordering however when I got to store to pickup nobody knew what I was talking about and took maybe 20 minutes to finally get my food!)
Bummer. Are there better options?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1636 on: October 12, 2020, 10:39:15 AM »
For those that use Polar bear coolers. Do you put anything in with the food or is the frozen solid food enough to keep everything cold?
If the food has been frozen for several days, it will be fine, barring the suitcases getting lost for days.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1637 on: October 12, 2020, 10:43:15 AM »
If the food has been frozen for several days, it will be fine, barring the suitcases getting lost for days.
That would be problematic lol. I am tempted to do this: https://shop.grandandessex.com/#!/hb/c/10775-0/m/000000/r/10980/he/New-Jersey/kosher-catering/

But i am also still unsure what to do since the Waldorf Maldives charges like $60+ to heat up meals.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1638 on: October 12, 2020, 10:44:36 AM »
That would be problematic lol. I am tempted to do this: https://shop.grandandessex.com/#!/hb/c/10775-0/m/000000/r/10980/he/New-Jersey/kosher-catering/

But i am also still unsure what to do since the Waldorf Maldives charges like $60+ to heat up meals.
Bring a toaster oven.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1639 on: October 12, 2020, 10:48:06 AM »
Bring a toaster oven.
I still dont get the logistics of this. How do you pack it so they don't know. And with a butler how do you store it in the room without the hotel knowing?