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Mini Meatloaf

StellarEvo
StellarEvo Posts: 89
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My wife asked me to cook meatloaf on the Egg and I got pretty excited that we were gonna get smoked meatloaf.  She prepped the meatloaf while I got the Egg up to the 375.  When I came to grab the meat to throw on the grill...I see "Mini Meatloafs."  They were hamburger sized and shaped meatloafs.  Despite my surprise, I did my job and threw them on the grill.  I cooked them at 375 for 15 minutes, brushed some BBQ sauce on them, flipped them and cooked for another 15 minutes.

My honest feedback: meh.  It wasn't meatloaf and it wasn't a hamburger.  There was some smoke flavor but it didn't cook long enough to be ideal smokey.  I think I should have cooked hamburgers or a full meatloaf...not these.  I might actually throw some bacon and cheese on this and put it between a bun with some BBQ sauce when leftovers are consumed.

Another lesson learned...


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  • gamason
    gamason Posts: 406
    Good looking hamloafs. Will make excellent leftovers for sure! :))

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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    Those are mini mini. Look like the perfect size for a mini egg. You couldn't convince her to combine a few of them? to make 2 or 3 larger mini loaves?

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • StellarEvo
    StellarEvo Posts: 89
    Griffin said:
    Those are mini mini. Look like the perfect size for a mini egg. You couldn't convince her to combine a few of them? to make 2 or 3 larger mini loaves?
    I had a fleeting thought that I could mash them together myself before I threw them on the Egg.  Not having tried meatloaf from the Egg in any form, what if this was the best way to consume meatloaf and I was about to have my mind blown?!  

    Never the less, my wife enjoyed them, thought the size for right for dinner and packed up easily for leftovers.  Happy wife, happy life.
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  • marysvilleksegghead
    marysvilleksegghead Posts: 862
    edited July 2014
    Might try to figure a way to go indirect . . . 
    Lrg 2008
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,700
    Just a thought. As Griff was saying combine a couple or three......Then make thicker and wrap with bacon. Going to give that a try.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,682
    i do meatloaf flat in a pan brownie style sometimes, i think it helps to have the grease in there when its thinned out. have also packed them in jalapenos and they were good
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564

    @StelIarEvo have done Chorizo Meatloaf sliders before at Eggfests. I elected to do them indirect @ 325-350 to allow for more smoke time. I had 3 different glazes and applied 3-4 times during the cook.


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  • StellarEvo
    StellarEvo Posts: 89
    Hotch said:

    @StelIarEvo have done Chorizo Meatloaf sliders before at Eggfests. I elected to do them indirect @ 325-350 to allow for more smoke time. I had 3 different glazes and applied 3-4 times during the cook.


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    Those look great.  I think my issue was my brain seeing "burger" and tasting "meatloaf."  They were juicy and cooked right but I wasn't expecting what I got.  Had I been sold Chorizo Meatloaf Sliders, I would have been very satisfied with the results.
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