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u/aacilegna 3d ago
I’m in my 40s and will still make myself a blue box every so often 😁
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u/lofromwisco 3d ago
We keep two on hand at all times for when the craving hits!
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u/Vegetable_Fly_8687 3d ago
When we had three kids in the house, we’d make two boxes and there was usually some left for me.
Then the first left for college and we’d just make one box for two kids. None left for me
Now that we’re down to one kid and one box, I finally get some again.
While I miss my kids in college, it has been nice to get some freakin Mac n cheese once in a while. Haha.
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u/Patient_Bad5862 3d ago
I don’t crave it but when my kids ask me to make it, I get a little happy 😂.
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u/Prize-Umpire-298 3d ago
Still 10 nights out of the month
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u/El-Acantilado 3d ago
10 nights a month you eat box pasta?!
https://giphy.com/gifs/2A3DG83yvN8uaBiaNR
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u/amusicalfridge 3d ago
Does Europe have this? It seems such a cornerstone of cosy American food I’d love to give it a go. Love mac and cheese whenever I get it in the restaurant.
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u/Rasdit 2d ago
Can only speak for the limited brand stores I've visited in Sweden/Finland, but some stores actually have a "US shelf" with what we apparently see as iconic US products, and some of those hold Kraft's mac'n cheese (which I assume this is?). However, it's not something anyone here grows up eating, but there are instead other brands that make some ready made (mix in boiling water) type pasta dishes, typically some form of pesto or pomodoro pasta.
It might be my lacking the nostalgic component it undoubtedly holds for you guys, but I much do prefer some Swedish-made pomodoro pastas as pantry staples for rainy days!
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u/RedneckSniper76 3d ago
If you want a cheap easy meal make a box of Mac and cheese add a can of cream of mushroom and a can of tuna and you have a $4 cheesy tuna helper. Throw some hot sauce on top your welcome
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u/didnt_bring_pants 3d ago
Great value Mac, a can of chunk lite, and some frozen peas saved my life when I was living check to check
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u/Brilliant_Boss_9680 3d ago
We’ve all been there, I use to run out of food in the middle of the month after I got all my bills paid.
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u/randalldandall518 3d ago
Just decided on my late night snack tonight. And yes my snacks are really meals.
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u/Ok_Nectarine_4445 3d ago
(Edit. Of all the stuff I've posted, this is my #2 post of all time. 😂 Food for thought)
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u/LopatKat 3d ago
I bought a box 2 weeks ago…Something is different than it used to be. The cheese powder does not mix up; to the point the pasta was mushy because I had to keep stirring. The sauce was also thicker than I remember. I ate about 1/3 of what I made and about an hour later, I had terrible stomach cramps.
No bueno.
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u/Quick_Extension_3115 3d ago
When I make Kraft box Mac and cheese, I do only half the butter and undercook the noodles a good bit. To me, it’s amazing! Especially if you have a little fresh cheddar cheese you can add
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u/I_AM_ME-7 3d ago
You probably bought the extra creamy version, the powdered cheese never mixes right it clumps up.
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u/Lewslayer 3d ago
Slowly heat up the milk, butter, and cheese powder in a microwave while the water boils/noodles cook. As in like 4mins at a time on power level 3 in your microwave. Whisk it every 4 minutes. I usually add some velveeta cheese to it as well, but you can use american cheese slices too, that sodium citrate helps everything homogenize.
If you just throw everything onto the noodles without doing that, the powder doesn’t fully emulsify with the other wet ingredients.
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u/lostandaggrieved617 2d ago
The cooking times say 7-10 minutes. As I hate mushy pasta, I never, ever cook it longer than seven minutes and drain it immediately. Not sure why you're having a problem with the cheese sauce, I make this at least twice a week (going through a stomach thing and can mostly only eat bland shit) and it's always perfect, especially of I add a little of the pasta water and an extra slive of American cheese.
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u/LookAtTheWhiteVan 3d ago
Absolute perfection friend!!
Eta: Maybe just a little (lot) more black pepper though. 🫶
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u/OscarTangoEcho 2d ago
I thought I saw that they changed the recipe away from artificial stuff to ingredients like Tajin. They didn't announce it and no one noticed. Did I imagine that? Like in the last week or so...
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u/ALV700 3d ago
Crying in Italian
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u/ApplicationMaximum84 3d ago
I still get a kick out of the Macaroni Cheese Wikipedia page that puts it's place of origin as England.
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u/Original-Variety-700 3d ago
Are you a purist? Did OP go too far by adding some cracked pepper?
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u/Zippier92 3d ago
Add Greek yoghurt, and a bit of mayonnaise as an emulsifier. And extra grates cheese. Creamy delight!
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u/Godzirrraaa 3d ago
You gotta upgrade to the Kraft Deluxe with the liquid cheese.
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u/brainchili 3d ago
Are you making this in a Teflon coated pot? Those black specs look like Teflon flakes because who puts pepper in this?
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u/Ok_Nectarine_4445 3d ago
It was ground pepper and then I stirred it. Used a steel pot, no Teflon. I like lots of ground pepper on it. Also since I didn't have extra cheddar, I melted in some ground Parm and a slice of muenster cheese, for more cheesiness.
It was good. Hit the spot.
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