We love meat loaf around here

[DRKsmoking]

Hard to beat a good meatloaf dinner, and you have a great one going on there.

David

 

[DougE]

Thanks for all the likes and comments.

This particular loaf was 1 lb. hot breakfast sausage, and 1 maybe 1.5 lb. ground beef (didn't measure. I was shooting for a loaf big enough to have left overs). To the meat, I added chopped onion, chopped green pepper, a small can of mushroom stems and pieces diced, an egg, a healthy squirt or two of ketchup, and enough bread crumbs to firm it up. Dusted the top with some rub, and smoked on the Camp Chef with hickory pellets. I ran it on low smoke (160) for about an hour to get a bit more smoke to it, then bumped it up to 275 for the remainder of the cook.

Totally agree! Looks killer! LOVE meatloaf but have not smoked any yet and that needs to end. Anyone like using cure? Marianski uses it in his.

Yes, you need to change that. I smoked my first meat loaf shortly after I joined SMF (never heard of a smoked meat loaf till I started hanging out around here), and there has never been a meat loaf cooked in the oven since.

 

[DougE]

Yup, eat a lot of meat loaf. Butchered beef provides a bunch of ground meat. It all eats.
That looks great by the way. I’d hit it.

Thanks. My freezer will be restocked soon. I got a kill date in either January or February. Don't remember which since a friend I'm splitting this next one with set it up. Now hopefully I can grow that heifer out to a decent size by then. We'll eat her whatever size she is by then. Won't be the first one I ate that was on the smaller size.

 

[beech350guy]

Do a bacon weave it really does take it to the next level

I need to see pics of how this is done!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Thanks. My freezer will be restocked soon. I got a kill date in either January or February. Don't remember which since a friend I'm splitting this next one with set it up. Now hopefully I can grow that heifer out to a decent size by then. We'll eat her whatever size she is by then. Won't be the first one I ate that was on the smaller size.

The small ones eat too. Better than the old ones. Hamburger and bologna built this country, at least in the real world. Beans and potatoes a close second.

 

[chopsaw]

there has never been a meat loaf cooked in the oven since.

True words . It really is surprising how good smoked meatloaf is .

 

[rileybowler]

I smoked it 3 days ago and am just now finishing off the last of it. Meat loaf just seems to get better with age.

It is amazing how some things do get better the longer they sit and meatloaf is on that list, now I guess I will have to fix one this weekend.

 

[Cody_Mack]

Do a bacon weave it really does take it to the next level

Like this?

 

[DougE]

I like the weave on fatties, but prefer my meat loaf nekkid.

 

[DougE]

Anyone like using cure? Marianski uses it in his.

I'm reading his book, but just getting to recipes. Sounds interesting.

 

[beech350guy]

Like this?

I enjoyed every minute of that video... Now I have to go out and buy a meat-grinder attachment for my kitchen aid mixer! Thanks for sharing, great stuff!

 

[Cody_Mack]

I enjoyed every minute of that video... Now I have to go out and buy a meat-grinder attachment for my kitchen aid mixer! Thanks for sharing, great stuff!

He's very entertaining!

Rick

 

[DougE]

Like this?

That was awesome.

 

[bill1]

What internal temperature do y'all cook/smoke your meatloaves to? Esp with mixed (beef, pork...) meats?

 

[DougE]

What internal temperature do y'all cook/smoke your meatloaves to? Esp with mixed (beef, pork...) meats?

I take them to 165.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I take them to 165.

Which is fine, but to long at 165 or over 165 and the loaf will fat out just like a sausage will and be dry. 145* is minimum and 155ish should be the max. But if 165 works for you it works. But you may try one pulled at 150-155* and see how you like it.

 

[flatbroke]

Looks good.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Looks great! So many good things here lately just no way to get to them all. I thinking of printing my list and putting it on a dart board! Might have to move this up.