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Breadcrumbs Don't Belong In Mac n Cheese, amirite?
by Anonymous1 week ago
Maybe i'm in the minority, But I personally think bread crumbs can offer some nice heterogeneity In a dish that otherwise feels the same in every bite.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Breadcrumbs, diced bacon or pancetta, chopped coriander, plenty of black pepper Damn, now I'm hungry
by Anonymous1 week ago
Brisket or bbq pork.
by Anonymous1 week ago
That's a casserole
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't think you know what a casserole is
by Anonymous1 week ago
It seems like you're in the majority...but I'm with OP. Pasta and cheese is perfection on its own.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I feel like there are better ways to do this. Add a veggie or a meat. My family does chicken and spinach. Or you can do chopped bacon, ham bits, broccoli, something that brings a little more to the dish. Adding bread to a pasta seems redundant to me, as well as flavorless. Even if you season the bread, you get the seasoning but the bread doesn't actually add anything flavor wise.
by Short-Apartment1 week ago
If you're adding stuff to it, it's not mac n cheese. It's a casserole. That's like adding meat to a grilled cheese. It's not a grilled cheese then. It's a melt.
by Anonymous1 week ago
It'll make my Mac straight?
by Anonymous1 week ago
That doesn't help when it's a texture issue
by Anonymous1 week ago
When you bake ut the cheese gets crusty, and you don't need breadcrumbs.
by durganozella1 week ago
It's not the same
by Anonymous1 week ago
You're right. It's better.
by Anonymous1 week ago
A cheese only crust is good but, generally, is going to be closer to "plastic" than not. Which, again, is good. But a crumb crust is crunchy and crispy in completely different ways. Its the difference between a sligthly burned pizza and a casserole.
by Anonymous1 week ago
They're ON Mac and Cheese, not IN it.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I actually went back and forth with on vs in tbh. Regardless, I don't want sand texture involved
by Anonymous1 week ago
wait, that's even a thing??
by Swiftines1 week ago
Unfortunately π
by Anonymous1 week ago
I'm with you I'll eat it, but all I want are noodles covered in cheesy goodness
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't want crunchy. I want gooey.
by Anonymous1 week ago
You do you darling!
by Unhappy_Code1 week ago
No. It tastes like nothing. Gross.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Ick
by Anonymous1 week ago
Sounds like you aren't eating seasoned ones. Adding in a little spice can help make things livelier as well.
by Cassieklein1 week ago
No. It's the texture. It doesn't belong.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Go off sis
by Cassieklein1 week ago
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by Anonymous1 week ago
It keeps it from being one note and slimey
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't mind one note. Consistency is key. Literally and figuratively
by Anonymous1 week ago
Use crushed up ritz crackers in stead of bread crumbs
by Anonymous1 week ago
My mom used to do that when I was a kid. So good!
by Anonymous1 week ago
Have experienced. Did not like. Better than breadcrumbs, but only marginally so
by Anonymous1 week ago
I completely agree. Breadcrumbs have NO place near mac and cheese.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't want anything in my mac n cheese...especially breadcrumbs. Yuck!
by Novel-Parsnip1 week ago
Mix in some melted butter then toast that panko
by Ok_Climate15671 week ago
Garlic butter.
by Practical-Scratch1 week ago
That's a casserole, not mac n cheese
by Anonymous1 week ago
It was mac and cheese, it just had a barbecue twist
by Practical-Scratch1 week ago
No
by Anonymous1 week ago
THANK YOU
by Anonymous1 week ago
Amen
by Responsible-Sun1 week ago
Mac n cheese is a comfort food for me, I like it cause it's completely safe. It's just mac and cheese thats it. Once people started making crusts and stuff I hate it
by ybradtke1 week ago
Exactly this
by Anonymous1 week ago
I think this might just be user error
by Anonymous1 week ago
No OP is personally responsible for my actions
by Anonymous1 week ago
Ah of course
by Anonymous1 week ago
My friendβ¦ππππ
by Anonymous1 week ago
Hard agree
by Curtisziemann1 week ago
Agreed. It tastes like the Mac has a beard
by Anonymous1 week ago
This is a hilarious descriptor
by Anonymous1 week ago
Absolutely agree, OP. I hate breadcrumbs on my Mac and cheese. I want it to be gooey and cheesy, I don't want a crunch.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I am so happy someone said this!! Its not mac n cheese if there are breadcrumbs!!
by Anonymous1 week ago
I hate them too
by Anonymous1 week ago
Your mistake is putting them in the mac and cheese. They go on the mac and cheese
by Anonymous1 week ago
They don't belong anywhere near it. In or on.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yup. Baked bread crumbs and a huge squirt of ketchup
by Anonymous1 week ago
Byeeeeee lol .
by Anonymous1 week ago
That depends on Quality of breadcrumbs
by Anonymous1 week ago
It doesn't. The texture is terrible and upsetting
by Anonymous1 week ago
They end up mixed in while it's being eaten. I don't want them anywhere.
by Anonymous1 week ago
It's alright Anakin, sometimes the sand helps.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Discover panko and allow them into your life
by Anonymous1 week ago
I am familiar with panko. I will accept it on my fish or chicken. Keep it away from my macaroni and cheese
by Anonymous1 week ago
I had that saying "Mac" is the standard now. It's almost as disgusting as the burned bread crumbs bad home cooks use to make their meal "special."
by Anonymous1 week ago
Now? It's been the standard since I was a child and I'm pushing 40
by Anonymous1 week ago
I know.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Neither does powdered cheese. A real Mac and cheese needs a bechamel sauce.
by isaac071 week ago
That's a separate issue π
by Anonymous1 week ago
The seasoning is not the issue. The texture is. I can't stand that texture in this context.
by Anonymous1 week ago
As a person with some texture sensitivities, some of which want me to crawl out of my skin, I get it.
by cecelia881 week ago
That is why the crust on baked mac and cheese needs to be a mixture of crushed potato chips, and more cheese.
by Anonymous1 week ago
That's almost worse
by Anonymous1 week ago
They're ok, but combining three savory items makes me only have a bite then I'm full
by Anonymous1 week ago
That's fair. It's a super heavy dish
by Anonymous1 week ago
Are the breadcrumbs in the room with us rn?
by Anonymous1 week ago
Who TF does this?
by Anonymous1 week ago
Panko breadcrumbs are the way to go, normal breadcrumbs are gross
by Own-Complaint1 week ago
Still no
by Anonymous1 week ago
I will literally never like it.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't send food back because I don't order things I know I won't like in the first place
by Anonymous1 week ago
You can have it. I will encourage you to take it because I won't eat it
by Anonymous1 week ago
You probably like wet sandwiches
by stiedemanntaryn1 week ago
Joke's on you. I don't care for most sandwiches
by Anonymous1 week ago
I do not
by Anonymous1 week ago
Breadcrumbs can be good, but ONLY when part of a crust layer. It must combine with the cheese and become one; it must not be left as individual crumbs.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I'll choose mac n cheese over a ton of other things, so can't agree
by Anonymous1 week ago
To each their own pal. As long as you enjoy it, keep on enjoying it
by elinorestark1 week ago
I dunno, it def had a moment circa 2013, but they were putting lobster in it
by Anonymous1 week ago
Agree every time I try it because someone says it is good and they know how to make a good mac n cheese, just disappointment comes my way
by Anonymous1 week ago
I don't care that you don't like it, but I'm curious what makes it disappointing for you? Is it a flavor issue? Texture? I'm always searching for the perfect mac n cheese, alfredo, and bbq pork ribs.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Flavor, I like cheese but I feel like It's to much cheese.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Totally valid. That's typically my disappointment, too. So many flavorless ones.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I didnt know this was even a thing, wtf
by Difficult-Army55651 week ago
Textural and flavor diversity is a good thing. It helps complement and enhance the creamy cheese instead of leaving the whole thing one note.
by FunStage1 week ago
Not in macaroni and cheese it's not. I'm not someone that craves contrast of textures in food. Often times it is texture that makes a food inedible for me, not flavor.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Ok I guess that's why this an unpopular opinion. Can I ask, why you don't like texture? Do you dislike fried foods?
by FunStage1 week ago
I enjoy fried foods! Fried fish is a favorite of mine. But fried foods are supposed to be crunchy. Pasta and its sauce should not be. It's not a contrast to me. It just ruins the dish. I want smooth and gooey, not crunchy.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Do you ever take a fried food and dip it in a creamy sauce?
by FunStage1 week ago
Rarely. I do tartar sauce for fish, but a good tartar sauce has pickles in it. And I eat battered fish, not breaded.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Oh, you reminded me of something. When I was a kid I would order mozzarella sticks, pull of the breading, dip the naked cheese in marinara, and eat it that way. I don't like breaded things very much. I like things battered if they're fried, but I will remove most breading. Crumby textures are upsetting to me in many cases
by Anonymous1 week ago
Breadcrumbs in mac n cheese I have to try this!
by Anonymous1 week ago
Someone has never gotten sand in their mouth lol
by Automatic_Carrot1 week ago
I most certainly have. How do you think I got the comparison?
by Anonymous1 week ago
For Kraft dinner, I agree breadcrumbs do nothing but homemade mad and cheese from the oven benefits from breadcrumbs.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I'm using no breadcrumbs. Because I hate them. If I were to use Martha's recipe I would omit the step of making them. The issue isn't flavor. It's texture. I don't know why this is such a hard concept.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Because different breadcrumbs have different textures π. That's like saying I don't like bread.
by Which-Ad29861 week ago
The end texture is still crunchy. I don't want any sort of crunchy
by Anonymous1 week ago
I made the mistake of disagreeing with someone whose tastebuds are stuck at 5 y/o. Enjoy your slop.
by Which-Ad29861 week ago
Yes they do.
by Benton861 week ago
Ok yes I agree. The texture is off putting and they add 0 taste.
by sydni901 week ago
"The texture is off putting" Yeah, who likes the texture of toasted crunchiness.
by FunStage1 week ago
Toasted, seasoned bread is like gravel?
by FunStage1 week ago
In this context, yes. I don't want it. I want smooth and gooey, not crunchy.
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by Anonymous1 week ago
Meh. Mac n Cheese is a disgusting mess, either way.
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