So i have a meatloaf recipe that calls for ground beef and ground pork. If I wanted to try to smoke it, how long would I want to smoke it for to ensure both meats are cooked through? Its only a pound of both of them with egg, chicken stuffing and water. Normally I put it in a loaf pan but I could put it on foil or a cookie sheet for smoke.

Im thinking probably at least 2 hours at about 225 maybe 250 then toss it in the oven for maybe another hour to finish cooking it all the way. What say the Hive?

LOL, Let me know how it turns out.....

Best method is what you put there at the bottom.  Smoke it a couple hours and monitor your interior temperature.  If at two hours you're close to 160, finish it up in the smoker.  Chances are it won't be that close so, in that case, best to move it to an oven at 350 until it comes to at least 160 (safe temp for ground pork).

Let me know how it goes, I've considered trying that myself.  I have a big pork butt in the fridge right now, injected and marinated, ready for smoking.  Unfortunately, ever day I get ready to do it, it rains!  Was going to attempt it tomorrow but, again, it's going to rain.  Although this time it's hail and tornadoes... I HATE this time of year.

You can add a little sugar cure into your mix and that will give you some time to get your temperature right. I like a stone ware dish with a lid that does not fit tight or a dutch oven. I prefer to use my larger smoker that has a good fire box and start at about 200 for 30 min. then raise my temperature to 275 or 300 for about 30 min. Then back down to 200 for a couple hours. I tried smoked Sour kraut the other day and well let me tell you that was some fine kraut, we chopped some brats and onions into the kraut didn't have enough brats to feed everyone. Used the stoneware pot with lid and smoked for about 6 hours around 250. Oh added a dash of Tony Chaseries seasoning to it too.

Update a few weeks later.


It was a success! I stayed with my normal recipe and smoked it for about an hour and a half or so. Still tastes good as 3 days later left overs.