How do you make your meatloaf moist?

[Paco Dennis]

Any tips/recipes online, methods to insure a juicy/moist meatloaf?

 

[MarciKS]

have you tried topping it with a sauce after 40 min and baking it another 5 min? that helps make it more moist. that and using less bread crumbs perhaps.

Meatloaf Deliciously Moist | Just A Pinch Recipes

at work we serve ours with gravy over it as well.

 

[RadishRose]

Using a panade of stale bread instead of crumbs; Worcestershire sauce, egg, some ketchup and a little mustard.

Or, cover with bacon slices or, bake covered for 20 minutes and un-covered for remainder.

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-a-panade/
You’ll be able to forever banish memories of tough, springy meatballs, and dry, too-firm meatloaf. Panade sounds fancy and difficult. But in reality, it’s a truly simple game-changer.

 

[Jules]

Thanks, @RadishRose I just added the notes re panade to my meatloaf recipe.

@MarciKS I also added your recipes to my files. Thanks.

 

[JonDouglas]

Instant Pot meatloaf recipe (there a good number of them on the internet). Pressure cooking does wonders to meat.

 

[MarciKS]

i've never made panade or used it.

 

[RadishRose]

i've never made panade or used it.

bread in milk, squeezed.

Thats all.

 

[Keesha]

My husband makes meat loaf and adds a glaze to it. While I’m not a big eater, it looks and smells amazing. He uses bread in his. I’m so glad my guy can cook. He’s cooking cedar planked dill salmon for Mother’s Day. Yayyy!

 

[MarciKS]

bread in milk, squeezed.

Thats all.

maybe next time we have meatloaf in the cafeteria i should mix that panade in and see if it comes out better. lol!

 

[MarciKS]

My husband makes meat loaf and adds a glaze to it. While I’m not a big neater, it looks and smells amazing. He uses bread in his. I’m so glad my guy can cook. He’s cooking cedar planked dill salmon for Mother’s Day. Yayyy!

cedar planked? what's that mean?

 

[Keesha]

cedar planked? what's that mean?

It means the salmon is cooked outside on a BBQ on a board made from cedar. As the salmon cooks, flavours of cedar are leaked into the fish from below and the fresh dill flavour from the top makes this an amazing dish.
It also helps the fish get cooked evenly.
The cedar plant has to be soaked overnight first so it doesn’t catch fire.

 

[MarciKS]

It means the salmon is cooked outside on a BBQ on a board made from cedar. As the salmon cooks, flavours of cedar are leaked into the fish from below and the fresh dill flavour from the top makes this an amazing dish.
It also helps the fish get cooked evenly.
The cedar plant has to be soaked overnight first so it doesn’t catch fire.

sounds kinda yummy

 

[Keesha]

sounds kinda yummy

It’s completely decadent. If you lived closer I’d invite you over.

 

[MarciKS]

just pet the fishy a little before you devour him and we'll be square. *giggles*

 

[jujube]

And then there's "plank fish"......you cook the fish on a plank and then you throw away the fish and eat the plank.

 

[RadishRose]

It means the salmon is cooked outside on a BBQ on a board made from cedar. As the salmon cooks, flavours of cedar are leaked into the fish from below and the fresh dill flavour from the top makes this an amazing dish.
It also helps the fish get cooked evenly.
The cedar plant has to be soaked overnight first so it doesn’t catch fire.

I made this only once, then I gave my grill away. Too much smoke would come in, as the deck is so small. But yes,, It;s a fabulous way to cook salmon!

 

[PamfromTx]

There are times that I will make edible meatloaf and other times it will be dry and not so good.

 

[Old Dummy]

Using a panade of stale bread instead of crumbs; Worcestershire sauce, egg, some ketchup and a little mustard.

Or, cover with bacon slices or, bake covered for 20 minutes and un-covered for remainder.

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-a-panade/
You’ll be able to forever banish memories of tough, springy meatballs, and dry, too-firm meatloaf. Panade sounds fancy and difficult. But in reality, it’s a truly simple game-changer.

I do something similar: I line the loaf pan with bacon before putting the meat in. Plenty juicy!

 

[maybenot]

I grate an onion and mix it in with panko breadcrumbs and always use beef mince with a decent amount of fat, too lean and it will be dry ... also, John Douglas says, can't beat the IP

 

[Mr. Ed]

??? Tranquilizers ???