All-American meat loaf from The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (page 531) by J. Kenji López-Alt

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  • ash_2fquo3 on January 16, 2026

    Great recipe, especially for those who haven't made meatloaf before or cooked much (OR are vegetarian cooking for those who aren't, like me).

  • SpatulaCity on September 18, 2024

    Loved this meatloaf. Great flavor and texture! Didn’t have marmite so added fish sauce as an umami rich substitute. I didn’t find it to be labor intensive, though all together you’re looking at 2+ hours of baking and cooling time, so tough for a weeknight. Would make again!

  • jenburkholder on September 05, 2023

    This was a good meatloaf. I tried to actually follow the recipe, only changes being a bit less pork and more beef, subbing miso for Marmite and potato flakes for breadcrumbs to make it gluten-free. I also baked to a higher temp (160). Good flavor, texture more delicate than I'm used to but good. However, I don't think it was substantially more enjoyable to eat than my regular (Cook's Illustrated) meatloaf to be worth the extra monkeying around.

  • Rachaelsb on November 20, 2022

    Best meatloaf ever!!! Yes, it’s labor intensive but so worth it. Make extra sauce to use on the side for dipping.

  • DFarnham on March 04, 2021

    This is a delicious meatloaf--definitely more time consuming, but worth the effort. I've never added cheese to a meatloaf before and thought the result would be goopy but you didn't even notice it was there. I added Tillamook Pepper Jack because that is what I had. Definite repeat on all fronts! Made Kenji's delicious crispy roasted potatoes on p. 476 and tossed some green beans with shallot butter on the side. Yummy!

  • e_ballad on August 01, 2020

    This is the best meatloaf we’ve ever eaten & well worth the 2.5 hour time commitment. Absolutely delicious.

  • patioweather on January 09, 2020

    This is the best meat loaf I've ever had but it required many steps and about two hours total time.

  • sarahawker on December 12, 2018

    I made this with all-beef, flavor was good. Sub. miso paste for the marmite and it was a bit too salty. Glaze was very good but makes a lot, could be cut in half. This was VERY time consuming, not a week-night meatloaf.

  • twoyolks on December 07, 2017

    This was a rich meatloaf. I particularly liked the glaze. However, I felt the meatloaf itself was lacking in flavor and there are more flavorful meatloaf recipes that I prefer.

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