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Default How to get a crusty meatloaf?

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:12:37 -0400, jmcquown >
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> On 4/28/2014 1:40 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:05:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >>> But there is no crusty, chewy, outside. But come to think of it, when you
> >>> get meatloaf in a restaurant or even the small ones they sell at Central
> >>> Market, they are not crusty or chewy. Is yours crusty and chewy on the
> >>> outside?
> >>
> >> No, I don't care for "crusty and chewy" with meat loaf or meatballs.
> >>

> >
> > I've never thought about it. I guess you could say my meatloaf has
> > some sort of a crusty exterior, but I suppose it's because I use high
> > heat to bake.
> >
> >

> If it's like any meatloaf I've ever made, I'd call it browned. It's
> certainly not chewy.
>

Yeah, chewy is another way to say it's "tough" and ground meat isn't
tough AFAIC.



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