metspitzer wrote:

I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock pot
and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

I don't think you'd want to cook a meatloaf in a slow cooker. Aside
from health concerns, the outsiode would be cooked to death while
you've barely warmed the outside.

Do it in a loaf pan or on a cookie sheet like normal folks.

-sw

On May 13, 5:20*pm, metspitzer wrote:
I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock pot
and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

Anyone have a good one that works?

I can't imagine a scenario in which this would be a good idea that
would have a good result. A crockpot is not a mini-do-everything
appliance.

N.

I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock pot
and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

Anyone have a good one that works?

I do make meatloaf in my crockpot. It turns out very nice. It does
cook all the way through and the outside gets brown and crusty. It
seems like the outside shouldn't brown, but it does.

I was skeptical of crockpot meatloaf until I read a thread here at
rec.food.cooking about it many moons ago.

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

Tara

"jmcquown" wrote in
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Nancy2 wrote:
On May 13, 5:20 pm, metspitzer wrote:
I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock
pot and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

Anyone have a good one that works?

I can't imagine a scenario in which this would be a good idea that
would have a good result. A crockpot is not a mini-do-everything
appliance.

N.

Ah, but everyone wants it to be one! Just for grins I dug out the
slow-cooker recipe booklet that came with Mom's long-gone slow cooker
(aka crockpot) from the 1970's. There is, indeed, a recipe in it for
meatloaf. Note: My newer slow-cooker recipe booklets make no mention
at all of meatloaf.

I have never tried this and never will, but here it is:

1-1/2 lb.s ground chuck
1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. milk
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 slices bread, crumbled
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 Tbs. each: chopped green pepper and celery
4-6 potatoes, cut up
ketchup

Mix egg, milk, salt & breadcrumbs; allow to soften. Thoroughly
combine with ground chuck and chopped vegetables. Shape into loaf and
place in cooker. Top with ketchup and green pepper rings. Place
potatoes at the sides of the loaf. (If potatoes are peeled, coat with
butter to keep from darkening.)

Cover and set to High for 1 hour then turn to Low for 8-9 hours.

I don't see the point of this. I only use my slow-cooker for things I
want to turn on and forget about while doing other things. If I have
to run in and turn it down after an hour I could have made a regular
meatloaf.

Jill




Ah but this does have merit. Get the thing started as soon as you wake
up, wait for the hour to pass, turn down the temp, leave for the day,
come home to meatloaf.

My crockpot has the "Auto" setting which actually brings it up to temp
quickly and then drops to low. Ours brings the meat to safge temp as
verified by thermometer.

We've done the meatloaf thing a few times. The trick is getting the right
amount of moisture and using much leaner beef to avoid the grease bath.
We normally do a 1/1 ratio of beef/turkey or 3/4 turkey to beef mix.

I find it to be just about as good as "regular" meatloaf.

On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:50 -0400, Tara
wrote:

I do make meatloaf in my crockpot. It turns out very nice. It does
cook all the way through and the outside gets brown and crusty. It
seems like the outside shouldn't brown, but it does.

I was skeptical of crockpot meatloaf until I read a thread here at
rec.food.cooking about it many moons ago.

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

Tara

oh, noes!!!! someone who has actually tried it with good results!
prepare yourself for derision from folks who know it's not possible,
tara.

your pal,
blake

Wow, you know I never thought of it before, but why not. I think you
might get more of a salsbury steak feel from your loaf though. Might
be a great way to just make susbury steak loaf. Make the meatloaf,
lean meat please, and dump on your favorite tomato sauce and spices.
Viola!

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metspitzer wrote:
I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock pot
and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

Anyone have a good one that works?

Won't work without lots of liquid, prepare same as slow cooker pot
roast... makea giant meata balles, pan brown, then slow cook in lotsa
gravy.

"blake murphy" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:50 -0400, Tara
wrote:

I do make meatloaf in my crockpot. It turns out very nice. It does
cook all the way through and the outside gets brown and crusty. It
seems like the outside shouldn't brown, but it does.

I was skeptical of crockpot meatloaf until I read a thread here at
rec.food.cooking about it many moons ago.

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

Tara

oh, noes!!!! someone who has actually tried it with good results!
prepare yourself for derision from folks who know it's not possible,
tara.

hahaha! I actually thought about it. Then I remembered the hard boiled egg
debate.

I am the one who makes perfect hard boiled eggs every single time regardless
of elevation the SAME way, SAME cooking time. Apparently it's magic.

cybercat said...


"blake murphy" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:50 -0400, Tara
wrote:

I do make meatloaf in my crockpot. It turns out very nice. It does
cook all the way through and the outside gets brown and crusty. It
seems like the outside shouldn't brown, but it does.

I was skeptical of crockpot meatloaf until I read a thread here at
rec.food.cooking about it many moons ago.

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

Tara

oh, noes!!!! someone who has actually tried it with good results!
prepare yourself for derision from folks who know it's not possible,
tara.

hahaha! I actually thought about it. Then I remembered the hard boiled
egg debate.

I am the one who makes perfect hard boiled eggs every single time
regardlss of elevation the SAME way, SAME cooking time. Apparently it's
magic.


Why the wait?

It's not lot it's it's an annual dish.

Andy

On Wed, 14 May 2008 19:43:00 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote:


"blake murphy" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:50 -0400, Tara
wrote:

I do make meatloaf in my crockpot. It turns out very nice. It does
cook all the way through and the outside gets brown and crusty. It
seems like the outside shouldn't brown, but it does.

I was skeptical of crockpot meatloaf until I read a thread here at
rec.food.cooking about it many moons ago.

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

Tara

oh, noes!!!! someone who has actually tried it with good results!
prepare yourself for derision from folks who know it's not possible,
tara.

hahaha! I actually thought about it. Then I remembered the hard boiled egg
debate.

I am the one who makes perfect hard boiled eggs every single time regardless
of elevation the SAME way, SAME cooking time. Apparently it's magic.


the eggs must become engulfed in your aura.

your pal,
blake

I don't have a specific recipe. I just mix up what I have and what
sounds good. I use one pound of ground beef. I cook it all day on
low.

Try a small batch of your favorite meatloaf recipe and give it a try.

It has to be adjusted slightly but it works. I normally do them on a riser
so it's kept out of the dripping juices.

cshenk wrote:

It has to be adjusted slightly but it works. I normally do them on a riser
so it's kept out of the dripping juices.

Why? I mean, a loaf pan in the oven hardly keeps the meatloaf
"out of the dripping juices." I can see where you might want
to keep the lid askew to keep from steaming it, but even that
probably isn't an issue.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

wrote
cshenk cshenk1@ct wrote:

It has to be adjusted slightly but it works. I normally do them on a
riser
so it's kept out of the dripping juices.

Why? I mean, a loaf pan in the oven hardly keeps the meatloaf
"out of the dripping juices." I can see where you might want
to keep the lid askew to keep from steaming it, but even that
probably isn't an issue.

Hi Bill! It depends on the recipe but most of the ones I make aren't cooked
in the juices so I have methods around that. I will grant you any of these
could be done 'easier' in some ways in an oven, but this way we can turn the
crockpot on and leave it then come home to a nice meal ready.

I found a perfectly fitting insert. It's a wire close mesh oval that can be
used upside down for meatloaf or as a basket when doing a carcass to make
broth so it's easy to lift out the bones. Before I had that insert I had
other things, the simplest of which was a dak ham can with one side removed
and holes punched in it to allow draining down.

Anyways, by raising the loaf, you get the browning effect better from a
crockpot since like you say, it tends more to a steam cooking effect.

Now there are other versions of meatloaf where it's cooked with a sauce and
those you just set right in there, same as if you used a loaf pan. No
'riser' used for those.

I tend to cook lower fat, not because of diet reasons, but cholestrol ones.
I have hugely high problems with that if I'm not careful. Have often been
tested at 400 and above for example. I have it now down to 125 or so with
lots of the 'good cholestrol type' due to shifting diet wisely so the fats I
do eat are normally better ones for me, or are if 'bad types' used in
moderation and where they count the most. Hence, lifting a meatloaf is
normal for us. Cooking in sauce in the fats, a rare one.

Oh, I'll add I'm fairly infamous for crockpots. I try not to overweigh the
group about it but I've been a happy crockpot user since 1978. I've almost
always got something going in one, for a ready noshe.

cshenk wrote:

Now there are other versions of meatloaf where it's cooked with a sauce and
those you just set right in there, same as if you used a loaf pan. No
'riser' used for those.

I tend to cook lower fat, not because of diet reasons, but cholestrol ones.

OK, fair enough.

Oh, I'll add I'm fairly infamous for crockpots. I try not to overweigh the
group about it but I've been a happy crockpot user since 1978. I've almost
always got something going in one, for a ready noshe.

Well, I'm not a big crock pot user, but I do find I can slow cook
some ribs pretty well in one. Pot roast/stew works well also.

For meatloaf I use the microwave. In fact that's my plan for this
evening. This thread has made me consider trying it in the crock pot,
but not today, I got up too late and didn't have time to start it.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.