Meathead's Meatloaf, later today

[Jerod Broussard]

Notable Adjustments: 2x the recipe; Substituted Worcestershire for the Soy Sauce; Added onion powder (same rate as the garlic); NO vegetables- thought about caramelized onions (not a big fan on ground meat), definitely no bell peppers, tried some of those sun dried tomatoes not too long ago (YUCK); Precooked the bacon bits and will layer as I build the loaf; No crust on the bottom (will be cooking on the lowest grate in the "pellee"

[DWCowles]

Meatloaf isn’t meatloaf without bell peppers.

[EdF]

Red ones!

[Randy-Phx]

No bell peppers!! I agree 100%.

[jgreen]

Gotta agree with Jerod Broussard on this one, no bell peppers or other veggies needed.

[RonB]

Soy sauce has a lot of sodium in it Jerod. you might want to up the salt a bit to compensate - just a thought...

[Jerod Broussard]

Already did, plus I typically sprinkle Tony Chachere's on pretty much anything before I eat it.

[customtrim]

It's called Meatloaf for a reason, never heard it called veggie loaf

[EdF]

It's condiments! My experience has been that "just a little" red bell pepper gives a nice flavor.

[Jerod Broussard]

It's called Meatloaf for a reason, never heard it called veggie loaf

Cartoon material right there.

Outside of a salad, not real big on veges, even then I'm adding meat, cheese, and maybe cucumbers and calling that a salad.

[Jerod Broussard]

Added extra salt and black pepper. Dry ingredients mixed up with 1.5 cups set aside for the outer coating that may be applied with bacon grease.

[Jerod Broussard]

"Grate" thing about the three removable grates is the ease of bringing one into the house to lay the meatloaf on. 160-165 here we come! I just barely melted the bacon grease, brushed it on, dusted the loaves, then placed in the freezer for the 6-7 minutes it took to get up to temp.

[MBMorgan]

Lookin' good, Jerod (I am of course, referring to the meatloaf) ... but I've got to side with EdF about a few select veggies in the mix adding a little extra goodness.

[Jerod Broussard]

Same as my parents....I dug crap out my food for years growing up, strained gravies, fished raw onion out of tuna (get it, "fished"), haven't had a meatloaf messed up in years, ain't gonna start now

[MBMorgan]

[EdF]

We are the masters of our own abode - except for our wives!

[Jerod Broussard]

Bottom barked up nicely as expected. Copious amount of flavours. Paired nicely with mash potatoes. Typically top loaf with ketchup, went without.

[Jon Solberg]

Meatloaf without peppers in much like a fish without a bicycle. Just sayin

[Jerod Broussard]

I had black pepper.......so everyone should be happy.

[Mr. Bones]

Did it take on some nice smokey flavour, Jerod?

[Jerod Broussard]

A bit, if I can just get at least one barky surface I be gooood.