Mac and Cheese. Baked, Creamy, or Both? #Poll

[ORDER_66]

I make mine with a roux then put egg yolks in my sauce then bake. I made it once with the breading on top. It was trash.

Why was it trash tho?

 

[Cuban Pete]

Baked or go home.

Dont even make that shyt otherwise baking is for mac and lasagna, all the noodles and shells get the stove top

 

[Tres Leches]

baked of course

 

[hatealot]

Baked.

 

[Caca-faat]

Why was it trash tho?

Tbh I’m not sure. If I’m gonna be scientific; I would say that the melting of the cheese on top increases umami and the caramelisation kick starts the Maillard reaction. The contrast with the slight bitterness of caramelisation and the tanginess of the cheese is sublime as those two flavours while opposite on the taste spectrum actually work really well together. You don’t have that with the bread crumb version. That extra unctuousness isn’t there.

 

[Oatmeal]

Creamy mac?!?! you minus whale be eating shells w/ cheese. I was with my cousin years ago had some counterfeit mac and cheese like that at a restaurant and accidentally let out an audible "This must be YT people macaroni & cheese" when the waitress was refilling my glass.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Anybody answering creamy immediately gets a

followed by an @BmoreGorilla

 

[old pig]

baked.

 

[Womb Raider]

Baked because I’m not a cac

 

[Pseudonym]

I eat macaroni , baked. Not “Mac and cheese”.

 

[ORDER_66]

Tbh I’m not sure. If I’m gonna be scientific; I would say that the melting of the cheese on top increases umami and the caramelisation kick starts the Maillard reaction. The contrast with the slight bitterness of caramelisation and the tanginess of the cheese is sublime as those two flavours while opposite on the taste spectrum actually work really well together. You don’t have that with the bread crumb version. That extra unctuousness isn’t there.

My cousin made crunchy BAKED mac and cheese and she got the idea right.... i dont know how she did it but she did...plate was dope. but that was for thanksgiving... so it was a one time deal.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

If you know what you are doing, your baked mac will be creamy

 

[Son Goku]

Macaroni.

 

[Luke Cage]

Baked only,

 

[Jahbarri]

Second baked pic you showed is ideal for me. Carribean way we call it macaroni pie