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The Great Mac & Cheese Discussion

  1. Trev The Architect Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Kraft Dinner. The Australians have some sort of Mac & Cheese by Kraft, but they've completely f'd the flavour and pasta.

    Yeah, that's all I've got.
     
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  2. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Hell, we can send you some.:thumbsup:
     
  3. Trev The Architect Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    There's usually options like:
    http://www.usafoods.com.au and http://ocanada.com.au

    For some reason they can't get stock. I'm actually wondering if Australian Quarantine isn't letting the packages through for some reason. This one is amazingly good:
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  4. ulackfocus Mar 25, 2013

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    Gruyère and sharp white cheddar. It takes mac & cheese from a kiddie dish to damn near fine dining. Throw some ham chunks in there too for the carnivores.

    It's the ONLY cheese to use on top of onion soup too.
     
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  5. Trev The Architect Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    I'm a purist. Box directions meticulously followed, pasta al-dente. ;)
    Don't get me started on the guys adding Ketchup to their KD with over-cooked pasta.
     
  6. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    I was going to send you this one :thumbsup:

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  7. Trev The Architect Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    These are actually pretty good. The oddly shaped pasta provides excellent cheese sauce retention.
     
  8. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Mmmm, cheese.
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  9. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Oh sure, turn one of the best thread hijackings ever into a new topic.
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  10. Trev The Architect Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    I realized there was tons of people watching that thread, so decided to save them from the flow of cheese.
     
  11. kendrick Mar 25, 2013

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    Why hang out in canada? Cicindela, I take it you've never been to Montreal... Toronto is also very nice, I'm just partial to the Quebecois. IMO MTL is home to some of the most beautiful women in North America.

    Back to cheese... While Kraft Dinner may be the original, I hope everyone has the chance to try my personal favorite, Annie's. annies mac and cheese.jpg
     
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  12. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Mar 25, 2013

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    This is how Aussies keep health care costs down! You probably have no idea how intimately connected this discussion is to the thread discussing the relative merits of the health care systems in Oz, UK and US. Mac-and-Cheese is the staple poison of obese Americans of all ages, but mostly kids. If we could just ship it all to Australia and get every American to eat a half pound of lettuce each day instead, our health care worries would be over.
     
  13. Alpha Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector Mar 25, 2013

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    Pasta - you want real mans food :thumbsup:
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    A pie in a tin, customs could have some fun with a controlled explosion :)
     
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  14. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Kendrick, thanks to Trev's editing :D , you have it out context.
    Trev posted this:
    Trev is from Canada .

    So therefore I posted: Who needs needs Canada,eh?
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    And yes, I have been all over lovely Canada.
     
  15. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Mar 25, 2013

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    oh, and add blue cheese, dill and french mustard.
     
  16. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    This is an essential corrective. My main objection to mac & cheese (to many, many dishes in fact) has always been the absence of pig meat.
     
  17. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Mar 25, 2013

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    Chag sameach

    whoops, wrong thread ::facepalm2::
     
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  18. Bwana1 Mar 25, 2013

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    Yes, yes....the other white meat.
     
  19. MyVintageOmega Mar 25, 2013

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    And birds love it to...........
     
  20. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 25, 2013

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    Yea, I used to have a Mac and cheese problem. Kraft made this stuff called "Easy-Mac" and I was an addict for probably 2 years. Kicked the habit around 2008, since then every day's been a struggle but I've been clean over 5 years.
     
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