Macaroni and Cheese

loinburger · December 12, 2003, 13:35

Which kind do you make? I'm partial to the kind with the powdered cheese where you add milk, since Easy Mac (where you just add water) doesn't taste nearly as good, and the velveeta kind is too messy.

alva · December 12, 2003, 13:40

From scratch. although I prefer to use spaghetti and add some quality ham.

Gangerolf · December 12, 2003, 13:45

I don't eat that kind of crap

Adagio · December 12, 2003, 13:46

Macaroni and cheese? That's two things not to mix... on the other hand... chesse can't be mixed with anything to taste good anyway...

SlowwHand · December 12, 2003, 13:49

Velveeta (boil the noodles, add the cheese packet)

Powdered cheese (add milk)

Easy Mac (microwave, no milk required)

Gag! Retch! Upchuck!

aaglo · December 12, 2003, 14:12

Hmmm... Macaroni and cheese?

This must be some form of self-torture among the jewish communities in tonga...

well, I've never tasted it, but I can imagine they mix quite well together.

Arrian · December 12, 2003, 14:14

I haven't had Mac&Crap for a long time. I guess I'd go with the powdered cheese type.

-Arrian

Shogun Gunner · December 12, 2003, 14:33

Well, I haven't eaten this stuff since college, but now that I have two young girls, that's on the menu almost everyday.

The best is not the velvetta (it's okay), but the Kraft version which comes with noodles and the cheese packet (just like the velvetta package). So I selected Velvetta option on the poll.

The only thing is that reheating leftovers of the velvetta or kraft with cheese packet. It's much less than optimal the second time around.

The Kraft packaging which you add the powdered cheese, milk and butter is good (i ate that growing up with cold green peas - my fav). That stuff reheats okay.

As far as home made, the oven baked mac and cheese is not my favorite. It tends to be dry and tasteless IMO.

Easy mac? Please.

If you are in a hurry and you have nothing else. Usually when I realize that we ran out of milk or butter -- it's emergency rations for my daughter. I hate to be a mac and cheese snob, but I guess I am.

I just realized I know way too much about mac and cheese. I'm going to show my daughter this post...she will be very proud of me. I'll see if she wants to add anything.

Q Classic · December 12, 2003, 14:37

of the instant kind, i really like annie's organic white cheddar mac and cheese.

General Ludd · December 12, 2003, 14:40

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Originally posted by Q Cubed
of the instant kind, i really like annie's organic white cheddar mac and cheese.

"organic" and "instant" don't go together.

Quote:

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
I hate to be a mac and cheese snob, but I guess I am.

No, as long as you prefer kraft dinner over home made, you don't have to worry about that.

Az · December 12, 2003, 14:41

Who needs macaroni and cheese when you can have Macaroni and meatballs?!

Q Classic · December 12, 2003, 14:42

i'm just reading the label.

http://www.annies.com/products/index.html

monolith94 · December 12, 2003, 15:16

Also, when I'm at home with my family, we can make a really awesome original mac and cheese.

connorkimbro · December 12, 2003, 15:19

macaroni and cheese is great.

i prefer the very very cheesy kind.

chequita guevara · December 12, 2003, 15:22

Annies is quite tastey.

However, my favorite is Velveeta, but I boil the noodles, and slice the Velveeta myself from the brick. Tastes much better. For some reason, the cheese packets have a bitter aftertaste.

Q Classic · December 12, 2003, 15:25

i'll have to agree. the foil in those cheese packets doesn't taste so great.

Bereta_Eder · December 12, 2003, 15:31

I'm loinburger's great-grandmother, so I make mine from scratch

MrFun · December 12, 2003, 16:09

I wouldn't be surprised if some hard drinkers on here find some way to mix a little vodka in with their macroni and cheese.

chequita guevara · December 12, 2003, 16:15

Why would anyone use vodka for flavoring? It's a flavorless liquor.

Bereta_Eder · December 12, 2003, 16:17

red wine is much better

chequita guevara · December 12, 2003, 16:17

Yes, but not in Mac and cheese.

Bereta_Eder · December 12, 2003, 16:19

I wasnt talking about that. I dont even know what that is

edit: you mean macaroni and cheese.

well why do u call it like that? we call it makaronia and then its the sauce which can be a dozen different things. there's always cheese

Ramo · December 12, 2003, 16:20

No real cheese? Y'all are sick.

The real question is, what do y'all add to your mac&cheese? Last time I added garlic and cayenne.

MrFun · December 12, 2003, 16:20

God -- next time I joke about something try not to take it seriously.

Boris Godunov · December 12, 2003, 16:24

Fresh macaroni, plus a mixture of cheddar, colby and monterey jack, some cream and the crowning touch--nutmeg. It's heavenly.

Starchild · December 12, 2003, 16:37

My mum's homemade mac and cheese is the best. mmmmmm.

loinburger · December 12, 2003, 17:35

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Originally posted by Ramo
Last time I added garlic and cayenne.

Ditto. I put garlic powder and ground ceyenne (or ceyenne in suspension, in the form of tobasco sauce) on pretty much every rice-or-noodle-or-potato type food that I eat.

chequita guevara · December 12, 2003, 17:37

Salsa's a good addition, as are califlower, broccoli, bacon, ham

asleepathewheel · December 12, 2003, 17:45

Saturday, I found a box of Kraft MacNCheese that had expired in May, cooked it, and turned out quite nice. I think the extra aging helped out the taste

Kropotkin · December 12, 2003, 18:25

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Originally posted by MrFun
I wouldn't be surprised if some hard drinkers on here find some way to mix a little vodka in with their macroni and cheese.

Actually, I know a few guys that in younger days replaced the ingredient water with vodka when they made instant mashed potatoes (ie, mix powder with water)...