Loaf of meat | TheaterFire

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AverageInfamous7050@reddit

On my way. With grilled onions & ketchup.

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

You lost me at Ketchup. I prefer brown gravy.

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AverageInfamous7050@reddit

Okay. Cool. Ya know how ketchup commonly gets baked onto the top of a meatloaf ? Kinda late in this case.

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daily-reporter@reddit

It’s all about the meatloaf gravy. Ketchup 🫠

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

Meatloaf never looks nice unless you put it in a loaf pan, in which case you hardly get any glaze and it swims in fat. This is probably delicious

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

I used a pan purpose built for meatloaf, that has a perforated insert that allows the fat to drain below the insert. The last several I've done were free form on a cookie sheet.

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random20222202modnar@reddit

There are meatloaf specific pans?!

Idk why I’m shocked it’s the roaring 2020s.. there’s something for everything.. I gotta look into this. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Incase it’s not known.. I like meatloaf. It’s my specialty in the family

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

Yes, they've had them since the 70s. With them, one can run a knife down along both sides and lift the whole loaf out by the insert.

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Oh that's smart. I don't make enough meatloaf for that to be worth it but I respect it. I used to do the Alton Brown trick where you form it in a pan and then just pop it out upside down, then I realized that it flattens as it cooks anyway so you might as well just roughly shape it since it's not gonna come out perfectly loafed either way.

I think I'd make meatloaf more if I was doing smaller portions. I tend to do a 2 and a half pound loaf and I can only get it mixed properly with my hands, and it's gross and the cleanup is terrible. If I could do it with a spatula I would do it more, since I love meatloaf.

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HeKnee@reddit

Just get a pack of latex gloves and use one to mix the meat… throw away when done. This is my solution to no mess meatloaf mixing.

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

I do that with a lot of things, mainly meat or a whole Salmon side, just to be a little more sanitary, but also so I don't get all grossed when squishing Alien Brains, I mean, ground beef 😉

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JubileeSailr@reddit

Meatloaf babies are what I make. I guess it's just a large loaf shaped meatball, but Meatloaf baby sounds more fun. This way, everyone gets a good glazed crust, and the leftovers freeze super well.

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

Great idea.

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

This might be what I'll start doing to be honest. I tend to make a ton of food and freeze it, but making a couple smaller ones might be a better idea. More crust too like you said.

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Infinite_Click_6589@reddit

I just make burger shape meatloaves - maximum glaze and crunchy surface area!

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

This is actually really smart, shit

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furtofur@reddit

So this might sound crazy, but back in my shithead drug addict days when I was in jail, the best meal they had, we called "meat wad". It was basically this, served with corn and mashed potatoes lol. Thanks for the memories 😭

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JubileeSailr@reddit

Yeah. I'm still calling it meatloaf babies. Meat wad sounds...

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ExaltedEmu@reddit

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

That was the other thing that bugged me. I can't get the first slice out neatly, with a spatula. So if I upturn the pan and bang it on the cutting board, sometimes it crumbles. There needs to be a pan like a Springform on one side, so one can get a spatula under the loaf. 😁

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SirSirFall@reddit

Can confirm the cookie sheet is the way to go

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chaoticfox244@reddit

My grandma got one of those when they first came out and it didn't make it past my bio mom visiting

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ShiftyState@reddit

No you can absolutely shape it into a tall, thin 'loaf' and roast it in a big pan to mitigate the fat saturation. I've done it many times.

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

All the fat is still in the bottom with no way to flow out regardless...

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ShiftyState@reddit

Right, but it's 1/4" that's sitting in it rather than the whole thing. And they do make wire racks.

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_Rand_@reddit

https://www.amazon.ca/Meatloaf-HONGBAKE-Healthy-Nonstick-Perfect/dp/B09PDFFNT1/

They help A LOT.

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daily-reporter@reddit

If you aren’t taking it out and making gravy in the pan, you’re missing out

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

I make mine with several layers of glaze throughout the cooking so I can't really see a need for gravy with it, but maybe it's worth making for meal prep for something else the next day. I do mine with carrot and onion, which you'd generally throw in to flavour gravy anyway...

Maybe you're onto something.

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zorggalacticus@reddit

Gotta wrap it in bacon to help it hold it's shape.

https://imgur.com/gallery/xGNfaoq

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

I am sure this is delicious but I cannot be assed to do this on top of the rest of my meatloaf prep

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zorggalacticus@reddit

Yeah this was next level. Used cherry cola dry rub, cooked it in the smoker, and basted it with a sauce made with that same dry rub as a base.

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

Oh man, that sounds so good. Yeah I work a really stressful job and don't have much in me to do super extra stuff, let alone in a tiny apartment. But I am slightly envious, especially of the smoker. I just saw a recipe for a smoked meatloaf the other day that looked awesome.

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zorggalacticus@reddit

This was most definitely a weekend thing. Definitely not cooking something like this on a work day.

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throwawayUWhousingac@reddit

Yeah, I sure wish I had a full weekend lol. I work 4 days a week + Saturday with one day off in the week + Sunday. Aka cooking is hell

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Different_Zone_8999@reddit

No sauce ?

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

Brown gravy!

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BunnyCat2025@reddit

Loaf of meat; one of the ugliest yet (potentially) tastiest things on a plate. However, I would replace cream of corn with mash of the potato.

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

Collard greens with bacon!

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Chris_Wilson14@reddit

Looks delicious just needs some onions amsd green peppers in it.

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

I KNOW, right?

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hey_im_cool@reddit

When I was in the restaurant biz we’d drop food off at tables and call them the wrong thing. Loaf of beef was a popular one. My favorite tho was beef tits. Or maybe sewage dip

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

Is that the other name for "Burnt Ends?"

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isolateddreamz@reddit

I've heard legend tell of this "loaf of meat", but back in my home country, we called it "meatloaf"

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_n3ll_@reddit

ugh. meatloaf, my most hated of all loafs

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Practical-Cow-4564@reddit

My favorite recipe was from 72 Market Street, a Venice, CA restaurant that the Actor Dudley Moore was a partner in. It had a sautéed veggie mix, of minced onion and bell pepper that it was stuffed with. The pleasantly surprising seasoning was Nutmeg. I did it in a pan once and it was way too moist and crumbled, but was delicious.

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