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[Lynx]

In that case I'm on a diet today... gotta watch my figure. I'll be skipping supper.

Say you are fasting. It's called making a virtue of necessity.

 

[jennymae]

Say you are fasting. It's called making a virtue of necessity.

I didn’t know that there was Catholics in Georgia.🤨😁

 

[tourist]

wait a minute wait. a. minute.

you find meatloaf detestable, but you're okay with meatballs???

man, i'd love to see the ingredients lists for the loaves of meat you've eaten.

(Loaf of Meat TM by my son lol)

Seems to me that meatballs are just mini meatloaves.

 

[Lynx]

Seems to me that meatballs are just mini meatloaves.

From what I have tasted, meatballs generally have more meat and less filler than meatloaf. They are more like little hamburger balls.

Unless you are getting a meatball sub at subway. Those meatballs have more filler than meatloaf.

 

[jennymae]

From what I have tasted, meatballs generally have more meat and less filler than meatloaf. They are more like little hamburger balls.

Unless you are getting a meatball sub at subway. Those meatballs have more filler than meatloaf.

Maybe it’s about time meatloaves and meatballs get to be a subject of research?

At what point will the amount of filler turn a meatball into a meatloaf ought to be a nice little hypothesis…or synthesis…or whatever.

 

[Godsgirl1983]

Well, I have a few meatloaf recipes, one even calls for bacon.

 

[zeroturbulence]

Meatloaf is one of the dishes I can actually make, but I don't make it often because I can't stop eating it. I love it too much. It's always juicy and tender when I make it.

(not my pic)

 

[Sculpt]

At least it's not Olive Loaf...

 

[tourist]

Meatloaf is one of the dishes I can actually make, but I don't make it often because I can't stop eating it. I love it too much. It's always juicy and tender when I make it.

(not my pic)

I make meatloaf sandwiches out of the leftovers.

 

[ChrisTillinen]

Get over your meatloaf phobias. Here's what a properly balanced and nutritious meal looks like.

Just had this today. I was considerate enough to mask most of the meatloaf goodness with gravy just to avoid triggering anyone too much.

 

[seoulsearch]

Just had this today. I was considerate enough to mask most of the meatloaf goodness with gravy just to avoid triggering anyone too much.

Always good to meet (meat) an ally for the cause.

I had a "Pear Burger" yesterday (burger with kale, bacon, and spiced pear slices) and it was scrumptious.

The Loaf Lovers can have their cracker-and-oatmeal-molded monstrosities any day -- I'm happy with my one-way ticket to Burgerville.

 

[Lanolin]

Isnt a hamburger (even when its not made out of ham) just a thinly disguised slice of meatloaf between two bits of bread?

 

[seoulsearch]

Always good to meet (meat) an ally for the cause.

I had a "Pear Burger" yesterday (burger with kale, bacon, and spiced pear slices) and it was scrumptious.

The Loaf Lovers can have their cracker-and-oatmeal-molded monstrosities any day -- I'm happy with my one-way ticket to Burgerville.

Isnt a hamburger (even when its not made out of ham) just a thinly disguised slice of meatloaf between two bits of bread?

This question came up early on and I went into a detailed explanation in the following post.

To me, a hamburger is not even close to being meatloaf.

We actually had a whole conversation about this once in our meetup chat group.

For me, the older I get, the less I like meat, and I like it even less in large chunks. I don't know why -- it's a textural issue for me. I find big pieces of meat to be chewy, cord-y (like when you get a bad piece of gristle or tendon,) rubbery, and/or grainy and it makes me a little queasy.

I'm stuck in a Catch 22 (story of my life) because I'm supposed to subsist on mostly protein and low carbs, but the only meat I really like anymore are good old cheeseburgers and deli meat (which is not only supposed to about the most unhealthy kind of meat there is, but it's also way past my price range, at least here in the US.)

So I'm sure people would ask, "Why would you like burgers and not meatloaf?"

I think the thing with burgers is that they're pretty straightforward. Ground beef, shaped into patties with some seasonings, and if I'm lucky enough, thrown onto a charcoal grill, then cooked to perfection.

Meatloaf is not only an unsightly lump, but it's also kind of a who's who, grab-everything-leftover-and-throw-it-right in kind of dish.

Ground beef, pork, sausage, pigeons, and squirrels (with or without tails)? Sure, why not, after all, it's meat, and we need a base!

Then come the fillers... crackers, panko, bread crumbs, oatmeal? Well bless your heart, we need something to hold it all together, all of the above toss them right on in!

Last but not least (and probably the most questionablepart of all,) here come the condiments and sauces: Worcestershire, ketchup, onion soup mix, tomato paste and vinegar...

Look here Ma, you forgot to throw in the kitchen sink, so let's just whirl that in, too! Doesn't it sound utterly delightful?

Maybe this is the reason I've learned to question meatloaf. I have no doubt it can be made good by a number of talented home cooks, especially as a penny-pinching family filler-upper that cleans out the fridge at the same time, but as far as I'm concerned...

Meatloaf is a bit like catfish... A bottom feeder dinner entree where anything and everything can be mixed in and justified, and you never know really know what kind of hodge podge your poor fork is actually touching.

I don't know if it's different for you in NZ, but here in the USA, meatloaf is basically a meat casserole. It often uses a combination of meats, such as beef, pork, sausage (the last two being things I don't like.)

Then it's usually supplemented with crushed crackers, breadcrumbs, oatmeal, and a variety of sauces (many of which I also don't like,) and even condiments like ketchup (which I REALLY don't like.)

American burgers are typically ground beef and seasonings, with none of that those other flavors unless you want to add them later.

It's also very much a textural thing, as I like for my burgers to have a "sealed" crispy outer shell -- meatloaf is always "grainy" to me.

There has been talk in the thread of people liking meatloaf sandwiches, and that's great -- for them.

I tend to like plainer foods, so I think one of the appeals of a burger for me is that it doesn't have a lot of other things mixed in. I might put a stack of other things on top if it (mushrooms, cheese, bacon,) but at least it's not all mixed into the actual burger patty itself.

There are also very few sauces or condiments I liked, so I'd rather have the option of adding what I want instead of having much of anything added in beforehand.

 

[Lanolin]

This question came up early on and I went into a detailed explanation in the following post.

To me, a hamburger is not even close to being meatloaf.




I don't know if it's different for you in NZ, but here in the USA, meatloaf is basically a meat casserole. It often uses a combination of meats, such as beef, pork, sausage (the last two being things I don't like.)

Then it's usually supplemented with crushed crackers, breadcrumbs, oatmeal, and a variety of sauces (many of which I also don't like,) and even condiments like ketchup (which I REALLY don't like.)

American burgers are typically ground beef and seasonings, with none of that those other flavors unless you want to add them later.

It's also very much a textural thing, as I like for my burgers to have a "sealed" crispy outer shell -- meatloaf is always "grainy" to me.

There has been talk in the thread of people liking meatloaf sandwiches, and that's great -- for them.

I tend to like plainer foods, so I think one of the appeals of a burger for me is that it doesn't have a lot of other things mixed in. I might put a stack of other things on top if it (mushrooms, cheese, bacon,) but at least it's not all mixed into the actual burger patty itself.

There are also very few sauces or condiments I liked, so I'd rather have the option of adding what I want instead of having much of anything added in beforehand.

we dont have meatloaf here, never eaten it.

Its sounds like those pringle chips that are mashed up potato scrapings instead of actual slices of potato.

hamburgers seem to be an american thing.

The only thing close to it here would be a sausage roll.

 

[Lanolin]

I think theres a rule you cant mix up food from all different animals all together.

If its surf and turf, it will say, but otherwise, meatloaf truly sounds like an abomination.

 

[Sculpt]

Meatloaf is one of the dishes I can actually make, but I don't make it often because I can't stop eating it. I love it too much. It's always juicy and tender when I make it.

(not my pic)

@zeroturbulence How do you make your meatloaf?

 

[Sculpt]

Always good to meet (meat) an ally for the cause.

I had a "Pear Burger" yesterday (burger with kale, bacon, and spiced pear slices) and it was scrumptious.

The Loaf Lovers can have their cracker-and-oatmeal-molded monstrosities any day -- I'm happy with my one-way ticket to Burgerville.

Sliced pear slices? = p Do you get to watch them slice the slices?

Maybe like crinkle cut pear slices?

I say, you have to have something with kale... you know what I mean? Bury it so deep it's like a fennel seed ingredient. Or it's like a parsley sprig you remove before eating.

 

[seoulsearch]

Always good to meet (meat) an ally for the cause.

I had a "Pear Burger" yesterday (burger with kale, bacon, and spiced pear slices) and it was scrumptious.

The Loaf Lovers can have their cracker-and-oatmeal-molded monstrosities any day -- I'm happy with my one-way ticket to Burgerville.

Sliced pear slices? = p Do you get to watch them slice the slices?

Maybe like crinkle cut pear slices?

I say, you have to have something with kale... you know what I mean? Bury it so deep it's like a fennel seed ingredient. Or it's like a parsley sprig you remove before eating.

Not sure if you misread or are just rewriting it for a joke, but as said in the original post, they were spiced pear slices.

As in, yes, the pears were sliced and put on the burger, but they also been spiced -- I have no idea what the process was as the menu didn't say, but they tasted like they'd been marinated in some sort of spice rub.

 

[zeroturbulence]

@zeroturbulence How do you make your meatloaf?

I don't do anything special. I just take ground beef, mix in a chopped onion and an egg and then put it in a loaf pan and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. I don't even add salt or pepper but it still has plenty of flavor.

 

[Mem]

It just isn't good etiquette to wrinkle your nose at another's food. There is a biblical advisory against this.

1Corinthians 10
All to God’s Glory
(1 Peter 4:1–11)

23“Everything is permissible,”d but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. 24No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

25Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”e

27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

1 Peter 4
7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. 8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.c 9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.