C. Howlett
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Looking for a quick & easy Labor Day burn, I settled on the Smoked Meatloaf recipe from TWVB.
Last time I tried meat loaf, I put it directly on the grill with predictably less than optimal results. It pretty much tore apart as I removed it from the grill. I then tried a disposable aluminum pan but wasn't satisfied with the smoke penetration nor the liquid retention. Creating a tin foil "pan" just seemed wrong, somehow.
I had long planned to purchase one of those mesh loaf baskets when I remembered that I had retained this artifact from my ECB days...
A quick application of PAM spray on, and I was in business. I was shocked by how FAST my loaf cooked up. I burned a full Lazzari charcoal load wide open assuming that I would need about 1.5 hours. When I went apply the glaze after an hour, it was already at 145. I figured another 30 minutes, but by then it was 185! Seems the all-around exposure to heat drastically reduced the cooking time. It tasted pretty good, though! Clean up was accomplished with a judicious application of a metal brush and a water spray.
Sadly, no pics of the loaf as it was dispatched in short order. Next time around, though...
EDIT: Hot link removed. Thanks for the reminder Bill. No harm, no foul and I know your heart was in the right place.
Last time I tried meat loaf, I put it directly on the grill with predictably less than optimal results. It pretty much tore apart as I removed it from the grill. I then tried a disposable aluminum pan but wasn't satisfied with the smoke penetration nor the liquid retention. Creating a tin foil "pan" just seemed wrong, somehow.
I had long planned to purchase one of those mesh loaf baskets when I remembered that I had retained this artifact from my ECB days...
A quick application of PAM spray on, and I was in business. I was shocked by how FAST my loaf cooked up. I burned a full Lazzari charcoal load wide open assuming that I would need about 1.5 hours. When I went apply the glaze after an hour, it was already at 145. I figured another 30 minutes, but by then it was 185! Seems the all-around exposure to heat drastically reduced the cooking time. It tasted pretty good, though! Clean up was accomplished with a judicious application of a metal brush and a water spray.
Sadly, no pics of the loaf as it was dispatched in short order. Next time around, though...
EDIT: Hot link removed. Thanks for the reminder Bill. No harm, no foul and I know your heart was in the right place.
