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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