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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
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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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Author Topic: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?  (Read 393377 times)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #320 on: July 03, 2013, 11:39:13 PM »
has anyone used dry Ice in the past?
can s/o fill me in on how its done?
where its bought?, how you pack it.. (besides for "You are limited to 5 pounds of dry ice per checked baggage.
Every package of dry ice must be marked “CARBON DIOXIDE SOLID” or “DRY ICE”.
Every package of dry ice must also be marked with the net weight of the dry ice or an indication that the dry ice is 5 pounds or less)
can you put dry ice in this? Polar Bear Coolers 24 Pack Soft Cooler  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PCKAC0/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
For road trips, nothing better than a large cooler with dry ice on top of everything and a George Foreman or a grill.
I shlepped a cooler full of food through Arizona heat for 2 weeks and everything stayed frozen!
Another cool thing. Put the refrigerated items on top of the dry ice and the frozen stuff below and you will be set. The fridge items stay cold and the frozen stays frozen.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #321 on: July 04, 2013, 09:35:22 PM »
Im flying to MLE and plan on going with it.
sorry. that was my Q

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #322 on: July 05, 2013, 01:56:12 AM »
I always take my trusty foreman with me when I travel. This time since I need a way to cook for Shabbos I am thinking about bringing a small skillet instead. I am not familiar with how they cook, can I cook a steak and hot dogs in it during the week, and on Friday afternoon slow cook chicken and a side dish?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #323 on: July 05, 2013, 10:30:42 AM »
I always take my trusty foreman with me when I travel. This time since I need a way to cook for Shabbos I am thinking about bringing a small skillet instead. I am not familiar with how they cook, can I cook a steak and hot dogs in it during the week, and on Friday afternoon slow cook chicken and a side dish?
If it's cast iron you can. Only downside is that it's heavy.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #324 on: July 05, 2013, 10:52:43 AM »
Im flying to MLE from nyc
and would like to take meat with me... either under the plane or or in carry on.
has anyone used dry Ice in the past?
can s/o fill me in on how its done?
where its bought?, how you pack it..

(besides for "You are limited to 5 pounds of dry ice per checked baggage.
Every package of dry ice must be marked “CARBON DIOXIDE SOLID” or “DRY ICE”.
Every package of dry ice must also be marked with the net weight of the dry ice or an indication that the dry ice is 5 pounds or less)

can you put dry ice in this? Polar Bear Coolers 24 Pack Soft Cooler  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PCKAC0/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #325 on: July 07, 2013, 07:00:26 PM »
I took a hot plate with me when I stayed out west for Shabbos.
I was able to get kosher meat potatoes and duck sauce from a kosher store a long our trip.
I put everything in a disposable pan and cooked meat and potatoes for Friday night and meat and potatoes for Shabbos day- hot fresh- just poured sauce on top.

Instead of flying with the $20 gas grill I bought one locally in walmart and toiveled the grate.
I flew with the grate and bought the same grill in Colorado in a walmart there and used that with the food I picked up in Denver.(and I brought back the grate from the new grill and left the used one for the hotel)

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #326 on: July 09, 2013, 03:52:04 PM »

Probably will just get broken in transit.
The $10 burners will boil a water just fine.
can u reccomend one?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #327 on: July 09, 2013, 03:58:46 PM »
Just go into Walmart/Walgreens/Rite Aid, etc.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #328 on: July 09, 2013, 03:59:47 PM »
can u reccomend one?

My wife and I have used this in the past - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000690WNU/?tag=cl03f-20
It's basic, nothing fancy.  There's a built-in safety feature that cycles it on and off, but it still boils water just fine and suits our travel needs perfectly.  Works just fine for making pasta, rice, vegetables, etc.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #329 on: July 10, 2013, 12:10:12 AM »
Most hotels will give you a microwave upon request.
This might be somewhat "off thread" but I heard from Rabbi Shusterman (CA) (and others have told me they have been told this as well b'shem other Rabbonim) that to kasher a microwave is not as acceptable as some indicate. See the link below where you can see kashering a microwave is not as simple as sticking in a cup of water  and turning it on for a bit and then moving the cup and turnining it on again. http://oukosher.org/passover/articles/kashering-microwaves-and-dishwashers-for-passover/

Either way Rabbi Shusterman told me it was inadvisable. To the best of my knowledge if the food is double wrapped this is can be used even in a non-koshered microwave correct?

Now as far as burners go, Dan mentioned earlier the cheap ones would be just fine to heat up your food. Would 1000 watts be enough to cook effectively as well?
If it is what do you suggest between these 2 below
http://www.amazon.com/Brentwood-TS-322-Single-Electric-Burner/dp/B005TIQ1A6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-4&keywords=electric+burner
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-Silex-34101-Proctor-Silex-Burner/dp/B000690WNU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-2&keywords=electric+burner
or is this one below really worth the cost.
http://www.amazon.com/Waring-SB30-1300-Watt-Portable-Single/dp/B000I14C7I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-3&keywords=electric+burner
And what about a double burner for maybe having putting up milchig/pareve things as well? Suggested or is that just not worth having to shlep around?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #330 on: July 10, 2013, 12:28:33 AM »
From what I was told we don't kasher a microwave as a permanent situation but if you're traveling it's OK.
But if you can double-wrap you should always be good to go.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #331 on: July 10, 2013, 01:06:49 AM »
From what I was told we don't kasher a microwave as a permanent situation but if you're traveling it's OK.
But if you can double-wrap you should always be good to go.
Most food should be OK to double wrap no (showing my extensive culinary skills here) which should avoid the issue. As you can see above kashering a microwave is a tough task. Need to clean out all the mamushus and it obviously can't be a Ben yomo, and zeiyah is a chumrah as you must warrant the entire microwave no good, and for sure the glass floor plate is a massive shailah and probably should just be removed

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #332 on: July 10, 2013, 01:08:00 AM »
Most food should be OK to double wrap no (showing my extensive culinary skills here) which should avoid the issue. As you can see above kashering a microwave is a tough task. Need to clean out all the mamushus and it obviously can't be a Ben yomo, and zeiyah is a chumrah as you must warrant the entire microwave no good, and for sure the glass floor plate is a massive shailah and probably should just be removed
Most hotel microwaves don't have mamashus IME.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #333 on: July 10, 2013, 02:07:33 AM »
Most hotel microwaves don't have mamashus IME.
Check out the link I posted above from the OU. Mamushus will often find its way into those holes... Plus I find the Ben yomo to b the bigger issue....

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #334 on: July 10, 2013, 04:05:03 AM »
Don't know if posted here but airplane bread tastes a whole lot better after you double wrap and warm it.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #335 on: July 11, 2013, 05:21:04 PM »
Sorry to bump this up, but I want to order this sooner than later so I can to have it for my trip. Will either of these two suffice to say heat up food and say make pasta on? I bought a small pot with vegetable steamer insert to use but do you think it's worth buying a frying pan as well? Going for 12 days...
http://www.amazon.com/Brentwood-TS-322-Single-Electric-Burner/dp/B005TIQ1A6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-4&keywords=electric+burner
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-Silex-34101-Proctor-Silex-Burner/dp/B000690WNU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-2&keywords=electric+burner

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #336 on: July 11, 2013, 07:21:53 PM »
Check out the link I posted above from the OU. Mamushus will often find its way into those holes... Plus I find the Ben yomo to b the bigger issue....
IF there's no mamashus then standard keilim aino ben yomo

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #337 on: July 11, 2013, 07:28:41 PM »
IF there's no mamashus then standard keilim aino ben yomo
Check out the link. The "no mamashus" isn't as likely as you think.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #338 on: July 11, 2013, 07:44:21 PM »
Check out the link. The "no mamashus" isn't as likely as you think.
That I know. I was responding to the "plus"

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #339 on: July 11, 2013, 08:01:40 PM »
That I know. I was responding to the "plus"
I'm a bit confused as to what you mean. How was this a response to my "plus" statement?
I am a familiar with stam keilim neki'im and stam keilim aino ben yomo. This in and of itself is the issue. Bc when you inspect it there usually is mamushus in areas people don't normally check, you will be using a klei that still has the mamushus on treif on it. Therefore if you go in and see it needs even a drop of cleaning of mamushus, you have to assume it isn't a clean keli and shouldn't be able to use it within your first 24 hours of having the microwave... correct?
And being that most of MY hotel stays will normally be limited to one night, I therefore would run into practical problems of actually using the microwave. This is aside from the fact that R.S. said that even this "kashering" leaves some big shailos...

I think the safest bet is to double wrap effectively...

Sorry to bump this up, but I want to order this sooner than later so I can to have it for my trip. Will either of these two suffice to say heat up food and say make pasta on? I bought a small pot with vegetable steamer insert to use but do you think it's worth buying a frying pan as well? Going for 12 days...
http://www.amazon.com/Brentwood-TS-322-Single-Electric-Burner/dp/B005TIQ1A6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-4&keywords=electric+burner
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-Silex-34101-Proctor-Silex-Burner/dp/B000690WNU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373427433&sr=8-2&keywords=electric+burner
I winded up ordering a different one altogether. After doing some research seems like the biggest problem people experience with these are the unit turning off with the temperature cycling. This makes it takes some time to actually cook (not just heat up food), but this unit below which I purchased seems to not have this issue.
http://www.amazon.com/Toastess-THP-432-Electric-Single-Coil-Cooking/dp/B002SPRFZS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373587431&sr=8-2&keywords=toastess+electric+burner
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