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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 #640 on: December 04, 2014, 04:24:16 PM »
AJK.. Search in the NZ master thread.

thanks!
I don't think he left yet. And he and I have been in discussion about NZ without any concrete answer. I'm also asking more about AU.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #641 on: December 04, 2014, 04:27:50 PM »
thanks!
I don't think he left yet. And he and I have been in discussion about NZ without any concrete answer. I'm also asking more about AU.

He did go there already.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #642 on: December 04, 2014, 06:17:51 PM »
Has anybody recently been to Australia and/or NZ and brought in kosher food and can tell me what is and is not allowed?
i discussed it in my tr's

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #643 on: December 04, 2014, 08:34:43 PM »
He did go there already.

Ah. I am just seeing his real time TR right now. Thanks.

i discussed it in my tr's


Which I just read and it was awesome. It sounds like you mostly did the shelf stable meals. I'm looking for something a little more edible. as an aside, I am going to be doing milford sound, GBR, cairns, Mount Cook, Franz Joseph etc. and your trip report looks like it will be really helpful in planning out activites (I already have flights planned out).

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #644 on: December 11, 2014, 11:43:33 AM »
I'm going to San Jose, CA for business for 2 days. I don't think I'll have time to travel to San Francisco - I will literally be in an office and then at the hotel. Does anyone know if there is a kosher restaurant or caterer in San Jose proper that possibly delivers to an office or hotel?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #645 on: December 11, 2014, 11:47:43 PM »
Yes there's a kosher restaurant in San Jose or Palo Alto, they are a few minutes away from each other. It's called Jerusaelm Grill or something like that.
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #646 on: December 12, 2014, 02:23:35 AM »
I'm going to San Jose, CA for business for 2 days. I don't think I'll have time to travel to San Francisco - I will literally be in an office and then at the hotel. Does anyone know if there is a kosher restaurant or caterer in San Jose proper that possibly delivers to an office or hotel?

Look at the NorCal destination thread wiki. It's all there.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #647 on: December 31, 2014, 05:34:27 PM »
Anyone know if Pomegranate does free local delivery?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #648 on: December 31, 2014, 05:35:47 PM »
Anyone know if Pomegranate does free local delivery?

They do.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #649 on: January 04, 2015, 03:20:17 PM »
Any recommendations for a cooler to keep food frozen during a stopover? I have a 6 hr stopover in DXB and then another 1-4 stopover in MLE and want to make sure the food stays frozen. Pomegranate food came with some thin pieces of foam and 4 ice packs but I doubt that will keep it frozen in DXB for 6 hours

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #650 on: January 04, 2015, 03:35:30 PM »
Polar Bear 48-Pack.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #651 on: January 04, 2015, 03:41:27 PM »
Polar Bear 48-Pack.

This one? http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Bear-Coolers-Pack-Cooler/dp/B001PCNXFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420403931&sr=8-1&keywords=polar+Bear+48-Pack

Looks really expensive but the specs are really impressive so presumably will be a good investment? I assume I won't find it much cheaper anywhere else, right?
 

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #652 on: January 04, 2015, 03:44:20 PM »
This one? http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Bear-Coolers-Pack-Cooler/dp/B001PCNXFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420403931&sr=8-1&keywords=polar+Bear+48-Pack

Looks really expensive but the specs are really impressive so presumably will be a good investment? I assume I won't find it much cheaper anywhere else, right?

That's the one. I have the 24 and 48 pack. I don't leave home without it.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #653 on: January 04, 2015, 03:48:31 PM »
That's the one. I have the 24 and 48 pack. I don't leave home without it.

Awesome. Do you remember how many POM meals you can get into the 48? And do you also put ice packs in the cooler or the frozen meals is enough?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #654 on: January 04, 2015, 03:50:27 PM »
Pretty sure I got in at least 15, don't recall exactly.

Ice in addition, yes.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #655 on: January 04, 2015, 03:51:27 PM »
Do you put it in a suitcase or check it in as-is?
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #656 on: January 04, 2015, 03:51:49 PM »
Pretty sure I got in at least 15, don't recall exactly.

Ice in addition, yes.

Cool, that should be enough.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #657 on: January 04, 2015, 06:20:55 PM »
Do you put it in a suitcase or check it in as-is?

Latter.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #658 on: January 14, 2015, 07:47:27 AM »
How big are pomegranate travel meals, size-wise. I want to know what's the smallest toaster oven they could fit in.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #659 on: January 14, 2015, 08:54:18 AM »
How big are pomegranate travel meals, size-wise. I want to know what's the smallest toaster oven they could fit in.
it fit fine in a 16L