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What cheese are good for mac and cheese? I'm thinking of using sharp cheddar, mozzarella and cream cheese.

>> No.15122221

>>15122211
Gouda and Cheddar work well. Especially smoked gouda or cheddar (not smoked both though, just one).

Cheddar (maybe mozzarella too) is kind of required for a good mac due to how it melts.

>> No.15122228

Blue cheese with bechamel sauce.

>> No.15122236

I always add a little Velveeta because I like the texture it adds and the extra emulsifiers help keep the sauce from breaking.

>> No.15122247

I would add a smol pinch of sodium hexametaphosphate (available on Amazon) so that your cheese sauce emulsifies perfectly with no graininess or separation.

That way, you don't have to worry about how well the cheeses you use melt, either.

>> No.15122256

>>15122236
Velveeta means you are stuck using shitty quality cheese. You can buy emulsifying salts, such as sodium hexametaphosphate, and then use actual nice cheese.

The cheese used in velveeta is bargain basement industrial shit.

>> No.15122261

>>15122256
Well I like it.

>> No.15122269

>>15122261
Just buy sodium hexametaphoshate and thank me later.

>> No.15122282

>>15122211
One for melting, one for flavor. I usually go with cheddar and montery jack or whatever I have on hand.

>> No.15122330

>something sharp
>something creamy
>something salty
Swiss > cheddar > parmesan. Gouda > havarti > romano. It's all about balance. And offset your cheeses with other flavors like spicy mustard, nutmeg, chili flakes, etc.

>> No.15122331

I always use cream cheese and cheddar with evaporated milk, then when it's mixed in with the mac, I cook it in the oven with some shredded parmesiano reggiano sprinkled on the top. Make sure you use the real shit and not the shit you find in tubes.

Makes god tier mac and cheese

>> No.15122342

>>15122236
Thisssss

>> No.15122349

>>15122211
Mix of sharp cheddar and American.

>> No.15122390

>>15122236
This. It's just not going to taste right if there isn't at least some amerishart cheese mixed in.

>> No.15122426

In order of goodness

Any Amy's
Kraft
Winco white cheddar
Winco reglar
Any other shit brand

>> No.15122463

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2AR5Oviezvg

>> No.15122468

>>15122426
Those arent cheeses

>> No.15122476

Muenster

>> No.15122523

>>15122211
Unironically use velveeta for the creamy cheese. Then add something sharp for flavor. Velveeta makes the best texture for cheese sauce, so all you gotta do is add flavor

>> No.15122530

>>15122523
He's right you know.

>> No.15122539
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>>15122530
Noodles, velveeta and ketchup is a gift from the gods

>> No.15122545

Gruyere

>> No.15122570

>>15122539
Nah.

>> No.15123099

>>15122228
>>15122221
Bechamel is a must. Blue cheese is different. I would do a nice hard cheddar, gouda, and dill havarti

Also spiral pasta al dente

>> No.15123147

Jesus fuck, you retards don't even know what a mornay sauce is.

>> No.15123360

>>15122211
>make a rue
>dairy product
>bring up to temp
>dump whatever u want in
>pour over pasta while its hot

>> No.15123370

>>15122211
white cheddar (for the bite) fontina for creaminess and a lil Parmesan for the nuttiness

>> No.15123373

>>15122269
Everyone cook their tastes and don't be a gordon ramsey double donkey nigger.

>> No.15123381

>>15122331
This dude might be on to something.

>> No.15123418
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>>15122261

it's fine for mac and cheese
that other poster is a lonely poseur who lives with his Mom and bitches at her when she uses Velveeta in his mackie cheese

>> No.15123977

>>15122211
I like sharp cheddar and asiago, I need to find a better cheddar though, I know the flavor can be better.

>> No.15124143

>>15122211
>serving macaroni and cheese at Thanksgiving
Are you black? No? Then this is cultural appropriation, cracker

>> No.15124156

>>15122211
Those are all great, i'd recommend Havarti and Gouda aswell.

>> No.15124199

>>15122211
I hate baked mac and cheese. If your cheese isn't distributed evenly inside, and is creamy it's shit. Then again, I've only ever had baked mac and cheese made by white people. They NEVER put any cheese on the inside.

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>>15124199

okay I checked the dubs, but I like stove top macaroni and cheese better than the casserole type
unless somebody else makes it
then I eat it like a boss

>> No.15124232

>>15122256
>velveeta is shit but here buy the same thing as velveeta

>> No.15124253
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>>15124232
what's that Aldi faux Velveeta?
Happy Town Cheeze?

>> No.15124263

>>15124199
Fuck you nigger lover. Theres a reason niggers are the most obese group in America.

>> No.15124282

>>15122211
There is nothing worse than tart-verging-on-sour mac and cheese. Ditch the cream cheese and replace it with real Parmesan or a smoked Gouda. I've used Monterrey Jack with great success before. Use flour to thicken it.

>> No.15124309

>oh look another thread with Velveeta shills
Given that a lot of /ck/ posters are white trash Ameripigs who grew up thinking that TGI Friday's and Applebee's were good dining and still stuff their gullets with sludge to this day, it all makes perfect sense. Have fun and be creative with any of the suggestions given here that were not faux cheese.

>> No.15124349

>>15122261
based

>> No.15124378

>>15122331
Pretty much what i do besides the baking
How long you bake it for?

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>>15123360

>> No.15124392

>>15123418
>it's fine for mac and cheese
Personally I think it's terrible for mac n cheese but great for making a queso dip for tortilla chips.

>> No.15124397

>>15122539
thats some nigger food

>> No.15124400

>>15122330
So basically every cheese is good for mac and cheese. Thanks genius.

>> No.15124403

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkhvy9rQHaQ

>> No.15124406

>>15123360
>rue
you have to grow a fuckin herb????

>> No.15124450

>>15124263
Why do you associate macaroni and cheese with niggers you retard. There are over 300 ethnicities and cultures in this world and all you think about are niggers.

>>15124220
What is stove top macaroni????

>> No.15124469

>>15122211
I don't think the mozzarella fits the bill here. I'm sure it would still be fine but why not use a more flavorful cheese when you're already using cream cheese to add moisture. You can also use a can of evaporated milk to add both creaminess and moisture.

Maybe grate in some aged gouda to get an extra tang and flavor.

>> No.15124500

>>15124406
Get off /ck/

>> No.15124602

>>15124500
He'es right, you'r a reatfrd and can't spell

it's called roux*

>> No.15124605

>>15122211
Unironically american

>> No.15124709

>>15124602
I'm not the guy who misspelled roux. I know he misspelled it. But its still obvious what he was talking about

>> No.15124899

>>15122426
based winco goer

>> No.15125893

>>15122211
you're good with just cheddar. if you want a bit of funk, i like putting in a little bit of goat, blue cheese, or gruyere in the sauce depending on what i have on hand.

>> No.15126239
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>>15122211
The best cheese is Mac and Cheese doncha know.

>> No.15126786

>>15122211
Gruyere + Cheddar (Dijon mustard paprika and garlic) add that to a bachemel

>> No.15126834

>>15122211
Mozzarella for meltyness, parmesan for flavor. Good parmesan though, not that crumbly shit that comes in a jar. Mozarella can be cheap as lonmg as it melts, it's not there for the flavor.

>> No.15126874

>>15123370
this is actually what I do

>> No.15127151

>>15124400
Yeah go ahead and make some stilton and feta mac and cheese, fucker

>> No.15128485

Pozzedarella

>> No.15129172

>>15124709
Doesn't matter. The point of the internet is to make people rue the day they came here.

>> No.15129340

>>15122211
Try using muenster cheese I love it, it has all the melting quality's of American cheese, but the complexity of a nice fermented cheese

>> No.15129368

>>15129340
muenster is lower tier than american/velveeta and on par with colby-jack

>> No.15129617
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15129617

Grated parmesan (not the powdered shit), sharp cheddar, mozzarella, you literally need nothing else.

>> No.15129655

>>15122211
Brie and gouda might be a good combo.

>> No.15129664

>>15124602
>yOu MiSsPeLlEd A wOrD

>> No.15129669
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>>15122211
Any, just lots

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>>15122211
>2020
>putting actual cheese in your recipes

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>> No.15129684

>>15122256
I'm sorry Velveeta was the last thing you ate before Jamal diddled your bootyhole as a child

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>>15129686
Cottage cheese is actually great

>> No.15129690

>>15122211
You should use a hard cheese such as parmesan or pecorino romano on top, makes a delicious crust

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>>15122211
Macaroni is overrated, switch to spaghetti

>> No.15129765

>>15122211
So what you are asking is personal preferences from the unqualified peanut gallery?
Well there you go, a bunch of stupid opinions from early 20's "tried it for the first time and it was okay so it must be THE WAY" retards. Along with a good handful of trolls. And a few knowledgeable cooks with good advice who will be utterly overshadowed by the idiotic masses.
Mac and cheese threads here accomplish nothing. Hang around for a bit the see this repeat over and over again, as it has for more than a decade on /ck/.
You cant ask questions like this and expect a "correct" response, or even a consensus that leans in a definitive direction. Anyone who disagrees gets called a retard, ur doing it rong u faggit, and so on.
Why should I even suggest what I like, and think is right, because I'm just going to get called a faggot no matter what.

>> No.15129775

>>15129765
You have to go back

>> No.15129776

>>15129684
Mutt's Law.

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>>15129172
Ha!

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>>15129731
Fuck me, I might make that right now.

>> No.15131926

>>15122236
Agreed. I'll use some velveeta, and mix it with real cheeses like gruyere, cheddar, and parmesan.

>> No.15132635

>>15124400
Np babe

>> No.15132744

>>15124199
Nonwhite confirmed.
If your experience is true then you've met some terrible cooks.

>> No.15132765

>>15122211
retard here
can I use margarine instead of butter?

>> No.15132772

>>15132765
sure!

>> No.15132774

I did American white, white cheddar, champagne cheddar, and asiago melted into a bechamel last night and it absolutely slayed

>> No.15132796

>>15129669
Great to order as your Last Meal, since it literally will be whether you get fried in the electric chair or not.

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15132814

Consider Fontine or Raclette instead of mozz.

>> No.15133192

why the fuck are you eating mac and cheese over the age of 12 you absolute manchild

>> No.15133197

>>15133192
You know it was a casserole before it was a boxed Kraft product right