{"id":9292,"date":"2024-09-28T00:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T00:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meatloaf.pro\/?p=9203"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:00:15","slug":"meatloaf-internal-temp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocook.recipes\/meatloaf-internal-temp\/","title":{"rendered":"Meatloaf Internal Temp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It can be hard to determine if your meatloaf has finished cooking when you take it out of the oven, especially when covered in sauce. Adding a sauce topping to your meatloaf provides a nice touch of moisture but often prevents you from getting a good look at its doneness by gauging how brown it is. Even when you can see it clearly, the outside color may not always indicate whether the meatloaf has finished cooking. The best thing to do is stick a meat thermometer into the center and take a meatloaf internal temp measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internal temperature of your meatloaf will depend on what kind of ground meat you use. Based on which meat you choose, the meatloaf internal temp should be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n