WTF cares? Is this what the lounge has turned into? People worried about the brand of boxed mac & cheese they are going to take 6 minutes to make? Make the mac & cheese & eat it or throw out the 33 cent box.
Or I have a better idea how bout you make some REAL mac & cheese
First boil your noodles with a teaspoon or so of salt until the desired texture is aquired & set aside in a 9x13 baking pan
take 1/3 stick of butter & 2 tbsp of olive oil, melt & stir over med heat
lower heat slightly & add 3-4 tbsp of regular flour this is to make a rue
let the flour cook on this low heat for about 1.5-2 minutes so its now raw
add 3 cups whole milk slowly while whisking.
turn heat back up a bit to about a med heat while whisking until the rue thickens
Once the rue has thickened add 1/2 cup of cheese of your choice I prefer cheddar, stir, then add 1 1/2 more cups of cheddar slowly while stirring until the cheese has melted.
At this time add any seasonings you'd like to the sauce, I usually add some red pepper flakes and chyanne pepper. Don't go overboard with this stuff unless you want to sweat through the mac & cheese.
Turn on broiler
Now pour over top of your noodles, mix
spread out 1 cup of cheddar cheese over top of the noodles you have but do not mix in
spread out some breadcrumbs over the top of the cheese & noodles you have but do not mix in
place in broiler for 1-3 minutes until desired browning on top has occurred.
done
Takes about 20 minutes start to finish, costs more but its 100x better than store bought crap and I hopefully won't have to read a thread about boxed mac and cheese again which in itself will make me happy.
I'm gonna go make some boxed mac & cheese for my daughter now, have fun!
