I almost puked while preparing this from the smell alone. Went to the trash after two bites.

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    Hot take: this shit is delicious. And I hate both Flaming Hot Cheetos and Takis.

    It tastes wholly unnatural and looks more radioactive than my aunt from Hanford but daggum if it doesn’t taste wonderfully spicy and cheesy (in a velveeta kind of way)

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    It’s like the FDA doesn’t even exist anymore.

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        I’m not sure where to put these on a venn diagram between unsafe and tastes bad.

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          “Safe” merely means it doesn’t contain any prohibited chemicals or unsafe levels of unavoidable contaminants (such as mercury in seafood). It’s by no means a dietary endorsement.

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    My cousin loves this shit and idk how. It’s so fucking gross. The dude mixes imitation crab in with it and says it’s incredible. 🤢

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    Wait, is that Cheetos-flavored Mac and cheese, or Mac-and-cheese-flavored Cheetos?

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    Thank God it’s not just me! My wife eats just about a box of these per week. I tried it and thought that a bottle of acid diarrheaed in my mouth

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    Yeah those are pretty bad. The spiral pasta though can be used with other Mac and cheese instead if you have an extra box of this stuff. I find the Annie’s brand to be the ultimate box Mac and cheese since it seems like they use actual cheese lol and not whatever garbage they have in the Cheetos flavoring packet.

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    The weird thing is, there is no other mac n cheese available in my country, or flaming hot Cheetos.

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    I made this once. Had everyone in my house try it. Multiple people gagged.

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      More for me! Not a fan of the flaming hot flavour in general, but i really like the Jalepeno cheddar

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        My son loved the idea, and went back to Cabot Mac and cheese the next time. To each their own. Sometimes a snack is whatever you can convince them to eat that day.

        Fed is better than not fed.

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      @[email protected]

      My cousin loves this shit and idk how. It’s so fucking gross.

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      Oh my fucking God…they are like shitty Cheeto soup

      If you make it as-is then yeah, I’m sure it’s pretty mediocre, but similar to ramen, if you use some simple food hacks, then this stuff is friggin’ delicious. Here’s some tips:

      • First of all if it’s soupy, then you’ve added WAY too much water. It’s not supposed to be like that.
      • Second, it’s generally a bad idea to microwave or pour boiling water in to mixes like this because: 1) the stuff usually doesn’t cook very well, and 2) whatever’s in the container will usually leech in to the food. This probably isn’t too bad for this Cheeto’s stuff (cup is made with cardboard and maybe plastic / wax coating), but is dreadful for the instant ramen mixes, which usually use styrofoam.
      • So, it’s best to start with some veggies in a pot before adding the ingredients. Stuff like onions, thinly-sliced cabbage, maybe a tomato make a huge difference. Since you’re already likely a spice-head if you’re trying this out, add some extra red pepper flakes and maybe some curry powder, too. After that all cooks for a while, THEN add the noodles. Could throw an egg in there, too.
      • Cook until noodles are soft, drain any excess water if necessary, then stir in the flavoring and some extra grated parm or similar.
      • What you get is a deliciously spicy alt to mac & cheese which features thinner, tastier noodles and all kind of extra flavors. Perfect cold weather snack IMO.

      @[email protected]

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        If you’re going to go through all of that for Cheetos Mac n cheese you’re far better off just cooking actual food.

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          Not true.
          As with loaded ramen, it takes very little effort to make this kind of meal.

          Yeah, it might seem complicated for a first-timer, but if you simply experiment a couple times, you’ll hit on a personalised, tasty hot snack that you can pretty much make in your sleep.

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            Making a real meal doesn’t take much effort also. Your talking about preparing boxed mac and cheese as if it’s real cooking.

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              That’s meaningless without an example, and just dodges the point of what I’m saying.

              A “real meal” could be almost anything. Last night for example I was in the mood for french fries. So I spiralised a large potato, soaked it in two cold water baths (IYKYK), pressed, drained, brushed with oil, then spent about three 10min intervals air-frying and carefully turning & separating, repeat. Finally seasoning them and enjoying them.

              Guess how much more effort that took than doing the loaded mac & cheese?

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          It takes less effort and ingredients to make agio de olio for example.

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        Water?! I’ve never made mac and cheese without milk, occasionally cream if it’s all i got.

        Then again i can’t stand tomatoe soup made with water and not milk either.

        Guess its just what you learned to expect from being a kid

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        Dude. If you add veggies, spices and parmesan to pasta, that’s a meal. You don’t need a packet of Cheeto flavouring. It will only make it worse.

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    I need those. I hope they make it into the German market.

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      Didn’t they yet? I bought this at a Lidl in Poland.

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      The hottest spice I’ve ever tasted whenever I’ve been in Germany has been salt. Everything has been so mild, I’m pretty sure this will never be sold there.

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        But this shit wasn’t spicy at all. It just tasted like vomit.

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    I tried these once and it gave me diarrhea

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      Sucks to be you then. I’ve had many of these with no problems