I agree, MellowRoast.For me, a good cheddar is a must-none of the bagged stuff but a sharp one I need to grate myself!

You got that right.  Just hand me a box grater and I’ll go to town with it.  Can’t handle that doggone cellulose powder.

It may be blasphemy but I like the Bob Evans brand in the refrigerated section of the supermarket. Also love the Bob Evans mashed potatoes from the same section.

though I haven’t had the pleasure of superdog’s,
it makes a great dish.
   Think chili 5 way but with the cheese deliciously melted.

When we were growing up.mom never called it macaroni and cheese…it was always “baked macaroni”!!!

i prefer baked, but stovetop is nice.
A friend of mine from Worchester, MA, tells me that her recipe is style used in that area of the world.
 
Pasta plus lots of cheddar cheese, and some milk and butter..dump it all into a buttered glass dish, mix, then add more cheese on top and bake it. Is this true, or just her preference?

I  found much better control of doneness and crustiness doing elbow mac mix with cheese sauce, than baking the whole thing in the oven. Also, I found that reheating this mac and  cheese is a lot better than the bake ones. If you like a crust on top, you can always put that in the oven with the boiler on to acheive that. I am sure both ways it is delicious, and it is a matter of preference. 

I think that’s an excellent idea.

Foodbme,
Thanks for posting.  The only things we did differently were to cook the onions first and use Gruyere cheese in the topping.

Think I’m going to try a blow torch on the top of mine.

real macaroni and cheese has to be baked- not just thrown in a pan, but mixed with some other good stuff.  it doesn’t taste the same any other way. im a macaroni snob- i think i have the best recipe too!

OK Macaroni Snob—post that recipe on here and let the rest of us Mac & Cheese Lovers in on it.

I agree, MellowRoast.For me, a good cheddar is a must-none of the bagged stuff but a sharp one I need to grate myself!

I have never had  top pf the stove macaroni and cheese.  I  love it  baked and  would never change.   I  do  admit to making  the  Blue box  stuff for  my  youngest  grandaughter.  She calls  mine    Macaroni and cheese  and  she calls the  blue box  stuff  “mac and cheese”.  She knows her stuff!                                                   

Baked or boiled it’s all still good![:p]
I prefer baked cause I like the Crust on top![:p][8D]

real macaroni and cheese has to be baked- not just thrown in a pan, but mixed with some other good stuff.  it doesn’t taste the same any other way. im a macaroni snob- i think i have the best recipe too!

Baked, nice and thick, not runny.  With good cheddar.