• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 month ago

      Look, some people just can’t digest it. As you get older, your ability to process mac’n’cheese without dire intestinal consequences drops off substantially. The pros just simply aren’t worth the cons, not by a long shot.

      Doesn’t stop me tho

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
      0·
      1 month ago

      Not the Mac n cheese for the last like 20+ years. It used to use real cheese and really did taste better. I know the internet got all uppity against kraft a while back, claiming they started making the noodle portion worse somewhere around 2016 or something, but that’s nothing compared to the big taste difference that happened when they stopped using real cheese.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 month ago

      I can’t understand how non-Americans have gone their entire lives without witnessing macaroni and cheese that exists outside of Kraft.

        • dankm@lemmy.caEnglish
          21·
          1 month ago

          Need more context: Are you also 15? If so then this might be acceptable anywhere.

          But… how’d you think the got made? Had you never had a decent one at a restaurant?

              • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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                1 month ago

                If it’s the most popular one then it makes sense others would of course associate you with that one.

                • Jax@sh.itjust.works
                  01·
                  1 month ago

                  The most popular boxed mac n cheese, again boxed mac n cheese is not the only kind to exist.

                  That would be like associating all Ramen with ‘Top Ramen’. Does that put in perspective how wrong* what you’re suggesting is?

                  *Edit: I’m trying to be nicer.

  • PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 month ago

    Looks like Rocket League. If so then this would be a highly offensive thing to say. Most of the players in casual are about 10 years old 😂

  • dumbass@leminal.space
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    1 month ago

    That’s a soft take…

    *clears throat*

    macaroni and cheese utterly disgusting, nothing about it is appetising, the consistency of it is remarkably similar to the consistency of sewage, it smells like concentrated foot sweat and I dont know how it takes an amazing tasting product like cheese and turns it into the this horrifically vile tasting slop, but that right there is proof of Satan’s existence.

  • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 month ago

    If you’re talking about the box, understandable. If you’re talking about actual mac and cheese, maybe you just don’t know anyone who knows how to cook.

        • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
          01·
          1 month ago

          I just don’t feel like there’s any cooking skill involved in making macaroni and cheese to begin with lol

          • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 month ago

            Well, I mean, I can think of several different variations of a stovetop version (bechamel, the sodium citrate, or the condensed milk version that’s been gaining popularity), a question of whether to bake it or not, endless add-ins, choices of cheese to use, choice of pasta to use. Making a bechamel without lumps is not hard but it does require some knowledge of basic technique. And it is actually conceivable that someone would use fresh pasta, which is a whole different ballgame. So while macaroni and cheese in its most basic is not at all a difficult dish it leaves tons of room for putting a personal spin on it…which means it has plenty of ways it can go wrong, too. I’ve certainly had plenty of disappointing mac and cheese in my life, sometimes at restaurants that really should be able to do better.

      • EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        You’d be surprised There is a definite difference between Mac and cheese from someone who can cook vs someone who can’t

        Ofcourse you can mess up the basic like the milk and butter ratio and for more advanced stuff you can always have add ins like more cheese or some seasoning

        Hell have you ever had Mac and cheese with some caramelized onions. Idk if I’m crazy for that but damn it’s good

  • Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    He’s right though.

    Mac & cheese really is unimpressive. Spaghetti Carbonara is way better, even with inaccurate ingredients (e.g. using bacon instead of guanciale or even pancetta).

    Though if you do insist on making it 'Murican style, try melting the cheese into a bechamel sauce and adding some diced ham or cubed bacon. The former makes it way creamier, even if it ends up standing for a while, and the latter just adds some neat flavour and texture. Stick with ham and/or bacon, or maybe very few other things, otherwise it stops being mac & cheese imo.

    I saw a story once of someone who asked internet strangers whether they were the asshole because they hated someone’s mac & cheese. When they described what went into the stuff, it was full of added things, a quarter of which would already stop it from being mac & cheese, and half of which either conflict with each other, or are stuff which if they were the sole additive would give me a reason to nope out of the dish.

    With both mac & cheese and spaghetti carbonara, I’d say less is more.

    • LazerFX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Max and cheese has two ingredients. Good, quality cheese melted into fresh macaroni.

      I challenge anyone to dislike that, with a good fresh salad (I like a chopped salad with a drizzle of oil and balsamic with a sprinkle of salt). The great thing is - there’s a cheese for everyone (except lactose intolerant, and what a shame for them) so this works on so many levels.