Monday, June 20, 2011

Tuesday's Tips and Tricks



So, last month I told you about rinsing your cooked ground beef to lower the fat.  But what about something like meatloaf, that can't be rinsed?


Well, I've got a trick for that too.


I do buy leaner (90/10) ground beef when I'm going to make meatloaf, but that's still 10% fat.  


I line the pan with foil, and then I scrunch up another piece of foil and set it in the bottom of the pan.




After I form the meatloaf, I set it on top of the scrunched foil.




As the meatloaf bakes, a lot of the fat drains off into the scrunched foil, while the meatloaf sits above it on top.


I then just lift off the meatloaf onto a serving plate, and discard the greasy foil.

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10 comments:

Vivienne @ the V Spot said...

Great tip about the foil!

Paula@SweetPea said...

What a great tip! I will definitely try this as seeing all of the fat in the pan that comes out of meatloaf is a real turn off.

FrouFrouBritches said...

Great idea, Holly! I always end up putting meatloaf on paper towel to get some of the grease out. This is a much better solution! Thanks for the tip!

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

Good tip, Holly! I have yet to find a meatloaf recipe I like...have you shared one here on the blog before??

Holly said...

Amanda, my meatloaf recipe is in this post http://bit.ly/ggMvWE

stephaniegiese said...

Great tip. I wish my hubby would eat meatloaf, because I happen to like it. :)

I'm having a little glitch again, Holly. I have your button in my post, but it still won't let me link up:
http://binkiesandbriefcases.blogspot.com/2011/06/taking-breath.html

Leah said...

ok seriously..that is a GREAT TIP!

Becky@Organizing Made Fun said...

Your linking up took a couple of tries. I put your link back in my post but it wanted a specific one, not the "feed" one that I usually use. So, it may be a problem for others.

Becky B.
www.organizingmadefun.com
Organizing Made Fun

Sandy aka Doris the Great said...

Brilliant! I'm going to take this one and run with it.

Richella Parham said...

Holly, that's a tip I've never heard! That's a great one! Thanks for sharing it.

Hope you're having a good week. It's been so hot here--I keep looking out at my porch, thinking it would be nice to sit out there--but I'm a wimp! :)