Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2012

I used ground chuck the first time I made this and it turned out saucy and sloppy. Use the LEAN MEAT!!!! It was a thousand times better. My husbands favorite comfort food from allrecipes!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

gilo

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2012

Cottage Meatloaf Haiku: "Pleasant and basic. Not 'firm' enough for my tastes. But we still liked it." I don't know if it was the tomato juice, or if I should've increased the bread crumbs, but my meatloaf was too moist and fall-aparty. As far as tastes go, it was still great, but definintely couldn't have translated to leftover sandwiches as it was a bit soggy crumbled. I'd make it again, but probably lose the juice and up the breadcrumbs, otherwise, a nice homey comforting meatloaf recipe.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Rock_lobster

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Living In: Braselton, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

I'm only reviewing this from the boys in this household because I do not enjoy meatloaf. They said it had good flavor and was moist. I did try one bit and agreed on the moistness. I once got advice from an old church member that said to never use lean ground beef for meatloaf so I do stick with a lower ratio ground beef.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

AuntE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: East Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Lebanon, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2012

Pretty good, but didn't hold together perfectly. The topping was great.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

EROCK101

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

Excellent recipe! The only changes I made were omitting the tomato juice, used chili sauce, Worcestershire & minced garlic (as previously suggested) and added a tad of hot sauce and Ray's BBQ sauce to make up for the tomato juice. I had 2 lbs of ground beef so I let it cook for 50 minutes and it came out perfect. Will definitely be replacing my old recipe for this one!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Darcy Skye

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

Delicious!! Very reminiscent of my grandmothers meatloaf, and almost any recipe that takes me back in time is going to rate high with me. I did cut the meatloaf portion in half, but the sauce was made as if for 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef. This is my new go to recipe. Thanks much!!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

jbecker67

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Taft, California, USA

Living In: Bakersfield, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

I followed the directions as best I could on this, but used a sweet/hot German mustard as opposed to yellow. It turned out great, but a little too mustardy for my family. Next time I'll try a milder one. Other than that, I loved it. 4 stars because I altered it.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Tom

Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

perfect meatloaf. I did omit the tomato juice, added garlic and dijon mustard as well I halved the ketchup and added half cup of BBQ sauce.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

tpralph

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

This is a good recipe to use as a base recipe. I don't follow it to a T because I like adding other ingredients like bacon, hot sauce and BBQ sauce. But even alone it taste great too!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
3 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Kristin M

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2011

Great tasting meatloaf, by far the best one I've made taste wise. However, the recipe is a little watery, so I would decrease the juice parts---I used tomato sauce instead of juice, and it was still too 'wet', so less of that. I also lined the bottom of the pan with 2 cans of whole tomatoes that I sliced in half, which made it nice =)

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful