Nine great hacks for affordable staycation kosher

Find the closest supermarket to your accommodation that will deliver or where you can pick up groceries. Or you may be able to book an internet delivery to your holiday home.

Where you know you’ll only use a small amount of something (e.g. coffee, tea bags, sugar, salt, pepper, herbs and spices) take as much as you need decanted into small food bags.

Bring a cool bag and freezer blocks to transport fridge items which will be impossible to buy in the countryside like kosher cheese and cold meats. The bag will also be useful to keep foods cool during days out.

Toasters can’t really be made kosher so bring one. As well as the obvious, they are fantastic for toasting bread straight from the freezer for packed lunches (stops your sandwiches going soggy) and to crisp up Tival veggie schnitzels.

Bring one major piece of electrical cooking kit: we take our multi-stack steamer. We cook new potatoes at the bottom, salmon in the centre and broccoli in the top tray. Other great ideas could be a George Foreman grill or portable BBQ.

Find out what the cooking facilities are and how they can be made kosher — ask your local rabbi for advice.

Base your meals around the microwave: microwaves are easy to clean and make kosher, and are great for whipping up easy meals. Take with a microwave rice maker, omelette maker, microwave-safe dish, and mugs for mug cake!