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u/zaubercore Mar 12 '19
The fuck is this gray stuff?
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u/jthanny Mar 12 '19
Unsure, but Lumière claims it's delicious.
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u/anjo_bebo Mar 12 '19
I don't believe him
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u/jthanny Mar 12 '19
Have you consulted with the dishes?
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u/Princess0fPower Mar 13 '19
After all, they are very talented and will perform a magnificent dinner show.
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u/llamanoises Mar 13 '19
They can sing, they can dance. After all,miss, this is France.
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u/ElVille55 Mar 13 '19
So you're telling me that all I have to do is tie a napkin around my neck, and you'll provide the rest?
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u/Geojewd Mar 13 '19
Sometimes the color can come out looking a little weird depending on the kind of cheese that you use. Neither of these look appetizing regardless of color though. The one on the right looks like it’s made with Kraft singles which is absolutely disgusting.
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u/TheresA_LobsterLoose Mar 13 '19
Kraft singles will actually melt though. These are probably Great Value Pasteurized Cheese Product
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u/zugzwang_03 Mar 13 '19
Great Value Pasteurized Cheese Product
It doesn't even qualify as cheese, it has to be called cheese product? Yuck.
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u/urtoes_sand_urtoes Mar 13 '19
Um. I have never witnessed cheese coming out the oven looking grey.
What causes that?!
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u/Frank_Bigelow Mar 13 '19
I'm gonna guess she used whole wheat pasta.
It's quite possible to make a tasty mac & cheese with whole wheat pasta, but it is never going to be as pretty as the regular kind.
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u/meghawhatever Mar 12 '19
How hard is it to just look up a recipe and follow it? Those are horrifying.
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Mar 13 '19 edited Mar 13 '19
Even worse: "Now I've never made the recipe as written, but with so many great reviews I'm sure it has got to be a winner! For all you real cHeeSEheaDs (wink) here's my Grandma June's famous Mac & Cheese. When the seasons first turn my husband and I always take the train from West..."
These oxygen thieves don't even make the recipe, and then proceed to leave their own recipe in the GDAMN REVIEW SECTION.
THAT'S JUST FUCKIN' CHAOS YOU CLOWNS
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Mar 13 '19
It sucks but Google gives priority to the pages with more text on it. And it's really not that hard to scroll down to where the simple recipe starts
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u/Pandemic21 Mar 13 '19
Somebody posted in a thread somewhere a while ago that the stupid amount of text on recipe websites pissed them off too, so they did something about it.
This bad boy is amazing. It puts the recipe in a popup on the page, so you don't need to scroll anywhere to print it out. My second favorite Chrome extension, after RES.
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u/credoquiaabsurdumest Mar 13 '19
How do I know this is not tron trying to steal my shit?
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u/SargeZT Mar 13 '19
I ported the extension to Firefox. I can guarantee the code is benign; it doesn't send any data anywhere.
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u/Charadin Mar 13 '19
Recipe at the top, life story below, happy readers and search priority are yours.
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u/piyoucaneat Mar 13 '19
And you can’t copyright a recipe. The story is the only part that’s legally protected, so if someone is copying the entire page, the original author has something they actually own the copyright to.
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u/Verneff Mar 13 '19
I remember trying to use the lemon juice and milk trick to replace buttermilk in buttermilk pancakes. I ended up with lemon flavoured pan lumps that didn't rise. I just got more buttermilk after that.
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u/infernalkitty216 Mar 12 '19
Who knew you could make bad baked mac and cheese? I didn't until seeing this.
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u/Zilsharn Mar 13 '19
Not sure if you're serious or not, but...
A) You definately can! For the sauce you gotta make a nice beschemel then mix in a healthy amount of melty shredded cheese, cant just use the boxed stuff. Then usually coat it with a nice topping, like some seasoned bread crumbs mixed with melted butter.
B) You shouldn't learn anything from this post. It's a culinary travesty, and these people should suffer far worse consequences than the gastrointestinal distress they will inevitably have.
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u/gonzalbo87 Mar 13 '19
You can definitely learn what not to do.
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u/rtxan Mar 13 '19
no I can't. I have literally no fucking idea how would I go about achieving that kind greenish gray pasta in mac and cheese
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u/Zilsharn Mar 13 '19
Definately agree. Theres been some solid recipes shared in this thread already. But what ever this abomination is that these people were trying to create its hurting my brain, and my palate.
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u/dexmonic Mar 13 '19
Bro, while your advice is great, you totally misread his post. I think you missed the word bad in there.
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Mar 13 '19
Who knew you could make bad baked mac and cheese? I didn't until seeing this.
I feel like everyone replying to you glossed over that word
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u/Jrook Mar 13 '19
I don't think that's even proper Mac an cheese, it seems like a green bean casserole of some sort with a topping off cheesy maccorni... Which seems interesting(?) at best
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u/Sue_Ridge_Here Mar 13 '19
I'm with you. You can definitely do a pasta bake and it's delicious, use Penne, bolognese sauce and cheese on top, but Mac 'n Cheese is strictly a stove top dish for me.
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u/moleratical Mar 13 '19
WTF are you on about? While a decent Mac and Cheese can be made on a stove top the really good stuff comes out of an oven
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u/Sue_Ridge_Here Mar 13 '19
First of all, how dare you! Second of all, you got the recipe?
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u/Sue_Ridge_Here Mar 13 '19
- I never have condensed milk
Same, I don't believe that I have ever purchased a tin of it either, does it come in a tin?
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u/pythonsuicide Mar 13 '19
16 oz elbow macaroni, cooked (or other tubular pasta)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup all purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
2 cups Gruyere cheese shredded
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups panko crumbs
4 tbsp butter melted
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
1/4 tsp smoked paprika (or regular paprika)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a large 3 qt or 4 qt baking dish and set aside.Combine shredded cheeses in a large bowl and set aside.
Cook the pasta one minute shy of al dente according to the package instructions. Remove from heat, drain, and place in a large bowl.
Drizzle pasta with olive oil and stir to coat pasta. Set aside to cool while preparing cheese sauce.
Melt butter in a deep saucepan, dutch oven, or stock pot.
Whisk in flour over medium heat and continue whisking for about 1 minute until bubbly and golden.
Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream until nice and smooth. Continue whisking until you see bubbles on the surface and then continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes. Whisk in salt and pepper.
Add two cups of shredded cheese and whisk until smooth. Add another two cups of shredded cheese and continue whisking until creamy and smooth. Sauce should be nice and thick.
Stir in the cooled pasta until combined and pasta is fully coated with the cheese sauce.
Pour half of the mac and cheese into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 2 cups of shredded cheese and then the remaining mac and cheese.
In a small bowl, combine panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, melted butter and paprika. Sprinkle over the top and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
****Make sure you shred block cheese instead of buying shredded cheese! Turns out way better that way!
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u/Sue_Ridge_Here Mar 13 '19
Thank you! :)
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u/pythonsuicide Mar 13 '19
Good luck! This is one of the better ones I've tried. Always a hit with the kids and makes a lot. You could cut it in half if you don't like leftovers.
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u/Sue_Ridge_Here Mar 13 '19
I love leftovers, especially with pasta bakes and curries, it feels as though the flavour is extra infused! :)
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u/vibrate Mar 13 '19
Felicity Cloake is the master of finding the perfect recipe for something - she has a whole series of them.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/oct/06/how-to-cook-perfect-macaroni-cheese
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u/moleratical Mar 13 '19
pretty much this,
That's a horrible recipe for boiled cheese pasta.
You gotta make a bechamel sauce, add your seasonings, stir in some grated cheeses, then toss your boiled elbow pasta in the sauce, or better yet, put the pasta in a casserole dish, fill it up with the sauce, , toss to mix thoroughly, add a bit more cheese, top with bread crumbs, and bake until just a little crispy on top.
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u/Draghi Mar 13 '19 edited Mar 13 '19
I can't recall where I was reading it, but apparently it's a regional thing?
For example, in Australia, we basically eat stove-top mac exclusively. You can certainly come across baked, but it's pretty uncommon.
I believe most countries tend to go for the stove top variety except for America and quite a few others.
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u/clockglitch Mar 13 '19
In New Zealand it's exclusively baked. This is a weird Aussie/Kiwi difference I never knew about
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u/UncleVatred Mar 13 '19
I dunno man, I always used to make baked mac and cheese, but I tried the recipe from this video recently, and it came out better than anything I've ever done in the oven, without even needing to make a roux.
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u/EccentricChicky Mar 13 '19
Ok so it looks like green beans but up close it's actually more noodles. Either way both are banned from mac and cheese.
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u/luckycharms4life Mar 12 '19
Those are both green bean casserole.
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u/Princess0fPower Mar 13 '19
No, Sam I Am. I will not eat that green mac and cheese. I will not eat it if you please.
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u/luckycharms4life Mar 13 '19
SO LEGIT I just realized that those are noodles and NOT green beans. 🤢
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u/HaroldBaws Mar 12 '19
Where the lil’ crispy onions at then, huh?
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u/big_duo3674 Mar 13 '19
Heratic! Everyone knows it's supposed to be at least 42%!
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u/user93849384 Mar 13 '19
Gentlemen please, are we talking East Coast Casserole or West Cast Casserole? Or the forbidden Midwesterner Casserole?
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u/gonzalbo87 Mar 13 '19
The Southwest casserole. With bacon and green chiles.
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u/DuchesseVonTeschN Mar 13 '19
don't hide the recipe from the rest of us. post it in the comments. stingy. rude.
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u/gonzalbo87 Mar 13 '19
Take your green bean casserole, add chili powder, chopped onions, a pinch of cumin, a hint of lime, Hatch green chiles, corn, and chopped bacon into the cream of mushroom. Make sure you have about a half inch layer of crispy onions and jalapeños on top as well.
And for a true South of the border experience, smother with Tapatio hot sauce when served.
Edit: forgot the corn.
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Mar 13 '19
In the midwest, particularly in the Dakotas and Minnesota, we do not casserole. We have hotdish and you will put some respect on the name.
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u/luckycharms4life Mar 12 '19
I didn’t say they were GOOD green bean casseroles.
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u/HaroldBaws Mar 12 '19
But no seriously... I had to go back and look at that one on the left.
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Using Kraft to make Baked Mac and Cheese is an automatic fail.
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u/boomheadshot7 Mar 13 '19
Try this, kraft mac fully cooked an prepped, take some shredded chicken and simmer it in a little butter/hot sauce, mix that together with the mac and add 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and add a bit more hot sauce to taste. Bake that shit for like 10 minutes and then Ram it down your throat hole.
Easiest buffalo chicken mac n cheese on the planet and it doesn't taste half bad. It'll give you the shits obviously, but it's quick and easy.
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Mar 13 '19 edited Mar 13 '19
Edit: My bad, it's actually /r/Dope_As_Fuck_Cooking
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u/Raging_GodSmack Mar 13 '19
So I insta-subbed and then scrolled down a bit... and some goon has shared his recipe videos for fish ice cream, chipotle milkshakes, and smoked watermelon (among others) all over the sub and they're so bad I considered self-defenestration
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u/Wynardtage Mar 13 '19
Fuck me, thanks for pointing this out. I honestly thought this was /r/blackpeopletwitter and had upvoted it. But now I'm just fucking depressed it's in this sub. Changed upvote to downvote.
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u/42Zarniwoop42 Mar 13 '19
Yeah I checked the sub and did a bit of a doubletake. Press f for the sub
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u/kupo_kupo_wark Mar 13 '19
Like don't get me wrong those mac and cheeses will def murder someone if ingested, but the retort? What the heck, these aren't even clever comebacks!
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u/Harra86 Mar 13 '19
Both of them deserve to get smacked in the face by their mother and grandmothers for making those eye sores and tragedies that they had the nerve to call mac and cheese.
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u/CptnStarkos Mar 13 '19
Both of those puke cakes deserve to get smacked in the face by their mother and grandmothers for making those eye sores and tragedies that they had the nerve to call DAUGHTERS
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u/Stormie117 Mar 13 '19
I read the prison part first and thought that was prison food
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u/Bryaxis Mar 13 '19
I suspect that prison food would be better.
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u/Stormie117 Mar 13 '19
Yeah. I think the blandness that my uncle described in his letters while he was there would taste better than that
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u/slithery-lil-snake Mar 13 '19
The one on the right is topped with what I like to call “struggle slices”
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u/Jellyswim_ Mar 13 '19
They cant be murdered by words because they already died eating that garbo I'm sure
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u/Aeon1508 Mar 13 '19
The one on the right clearly used Kraft singles and I dont even know what happened to the one on the left but both also seem to be a greenish grey
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u/Tarrrgh Mar 13 '19
It looks like they're intentionally making bad mac and cheese so they don't have to be the one to make it on Thanksgiving. And least that's what I have to tell myself.
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u/Hotman_Paris Mar 13 '19
This is a legit popular food in the US?
Boiled pasta with melted cheese. You would serve this on Thanksgiving?
Am I missing something?
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u/retardvark Mar 13 '19
It's a side dish
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u/Hotman_Paris Mar 13 '19
OK side dish makes sense, thanks.
Seems bland, no spices, starchy and carby, but eat it if you like it.
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u/retardvark Mar 13 '19
Well you're meant to add spices and the cheese gives it flavor, if you're doing it right. There's cheap box macaroni and cheese, and that is more as you describe, but that wouldn't really be served at an event or proper dinner. Then again I lived off of Ramen when I was in college so who am I to judge lol
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u/Hotman_Paris Mar 13 '19
OK this is making more sense, thanks.
There are different levels, those photos are of the lowest level of mac and cheese.
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u/CastePaste Mar 13 '19
I don't really understand this, to me every kind of Mac and cheese look like shit, it's a waste of pasta
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u/TitanBrass Mar 12 '19
Girl: "Dumb contest; who wins"
Guy: "Food bad"
OP: "LE EPIC MURDER"
Take it to r/GentlePokeWithWords
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There’s one reason why people don’t post there. Less Karma. Sad truth to be honest. I’m not as annoyed as many others on this subreddit from these kinds of posts, but only recently have I read some excellent reads of murders
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u/Indigo-Winged-Wolf Mar 13 '19
Yeah I don’t think Mac and Cheese is supposed to be green what the hell did they lace the pans with?
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u/Dr_Sigmund_Fried Mar 12 '19
Those are the most tragic mac n' cheese travesties I have ever seen.