Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

[beargonefishing]

Sometimes there are no winners, only pain.

 

[Texasmade]

Both of those look ******* terrible. Kraft macaroni and cheese out of the box looks way better than that.

 

[edinatlanta]

Both of those look ******* terrible. Kraft macaroni and cheese out of the box looks way better than that.

Im not a mac and cheese guy but **** those are just bad

 

[vdubiv]

Both of those look ******* terrible. Kraft macaroni and cheese out of the box looks way better than that.

the one on the left almost looks like an attempt to make the box stuff more fancy

 

[Piobaire]

A well made mac&cheese can be very good. I have a recipe that includes topping it with panko that's been crisped with olive oil and butter. So good.

And then there's the typical M&C made by the Honey Boo Boo crowd and we get the above.

 

[Lizard23]

The best mac and cheese is cacio e pepe.

 

[vdubiv]

The best mac and cheese is cacio e pepe.

This is also a "mac and cheese" dish that is amazing when well executed by terrible when not.

 

[imatlas]

How do you mess up cacio e pepe

 

[beargonefishing]

A local steakhouse has a truffle mac and cheese that is incredible.

 

[vdubiv]

How do you mess up cacio e pepe

Have you ever tried to make it? It's deceptively harder to make than one would think.

 

[edinatlanta]

Have you ever tried to make it? It's deceptively harder to make than one would think.

Not a lotta home chefs got a wheel of parmesean sitting around

 

[Lizard23]

Cacio e pepe is made with pecorino.

 

[edinatlanta]

Cacio e pepe is made with pecorino.

What's the one where you put it in a wheel of parm? Either way I had C e P like 4 times in Rome.

 

[Lizard23]

What's the one where you put it in a wheel of parm? Either way I had C e P like 4 times in Rome.

I believe that technique (usually with some flambe going on as well) is called “della forma” and is not specific to any one dish as far as I know.

 

[imatlas]

I made “bad” cacio e pepe all the time and it’s still delicious. That’s all I meant.