Years ago I had a glass ring dish (like an angel food cake pan) that
made a decent meat loaf in the microwave....don't know what happened to
it, or I'd try it again...Sharon

Mash wrote:
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> Actually my mother's recipe was fairly decent. It was a moist meat
> loaf, not like oven baked, but decent. We ate the meat loaf a lot
> during summer because firing up the oven when it was 118 degrees
> outside didn't appeal. She had five young children to feed so meat loaf
> was a popular meal.
>
> You are right about the right equipment does determine how the finished
> product will turn out. I have made meat loaf in the microwave (when it
> was 118 degrees outside) and the product was tasty but not like oven
> baked meat loaf. I've also made muffins and cakes in the microwave for
> the same reason. Both turned out well but not exactly like their oven
> baked counter parts. Good but not the same.
>
> Slow cookers are good for pot roasts, soups and some sauces. Anything
> that benefits from simmering and slow cooking are good candidates for
> the crock pot.
>
> Mary
> Mary