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Making mac and cheese from scratch is not at all difficult, and a lot of grocery stores even sell discount cheese ends intended to be used in mac and cheese. (I
by astura 6y ago
Making mac and cheese from scratch is not at all difficult, and a lot of grocery stores even sell discount cheese ends intended to be used in mac and cheese. (I use them for other stuff more often though)
However, nothing beats the incredibly addictive, comforting taste of boxed mac and cheese - yes I crave that artificial taste, it's incredible. Plus you can make it with ingredients most people have on hand literally 24/7 - only butter and milk, you don't have to plan ahead and I only need to dirty a single pan.
Plus it's CHEAP, like, really, really cheap.
Beyond that, boxed mac and cheese is more popular in Canada (where they call it "KD" - short for "Kraft Dinner") than the US - it's not exactly "har, har, americans dumb."
- Symbiote 6y agoI've never looked at the "Mac & Cheese" (though I think I've seen in a shop for American expats). I assumed you just poured water over it, or something. Are you saying you still need butter and milk to make it? In which case, the real thing only requires having cheese (which keeps a fairly long time), flour and pasta (both keep indefinitely) in addition.
- astura 6y agoI am very well aware, I've made the "real thing" at least 100 times. I very rarely have enough cheese in my house for mac and cheese, especially the right kind of cheese. If I want to make it from scratch I have to plan ahead. However, I always, always, always have butter and (oat) milk in the house though, 24/7, so boxed mac and cheese is always an option. I still strongly prefer the taste of boxed, it's simply amazing in an indescribable way.