4 Levels of Mac and Cheese: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different levels - an amateur, a home cook and a professional chef - to make their versions of macaroni and cheese. And then we brought in a food scientist to review their work. Which mac & cheese was the best?


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4 Levels of Mac and Cheese: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

[thepicklechamp]

level 0 chef: “and today we grab out our microwave”

[meesapineapple]

Level 2 chef looks like the type of guy to read terms and conditions

[FnafFan]

Level 0 chef: Alright we'll add 1/4 cup of milk to our Kraft Mac n cheese.

[tejasmorey]

Surprised the expert chef didn’t make his own pasta

[rw]

“You don’t have to add these in any particular order....We’re gonna go alphabetical” I’m dead

[thomasalder]

Anyone frustrated with this series in that they don't have each of the level chefs taste the other chef's recipes?

[Alwaysonhots-bulu]

The level two guy is the type of dude to go to Dominican restaurant with his kids and say "are you kids ready to vamonos?"

[melissauriarte]

No one will probably see this comment to how late I am lol. I have made the level 3 chef recipe because I was curious and a bit stubborn to except that the flavors all go together. However, it has been the best Mac and Cheese I have ever made(according to myself and my family who are very picky themselves). The taste is so outrageously flavorful that it works. Please, I know many, many, people have complained about it, but how about you give it try first and then see how you feel about it? For those considering themselves a level 2(like myself) and loveeee to cook, don’t throw this amazing recipe away!!

Thank you Michael!:-))

[zoev]

The macaroni got more spirally as the levels went up lol

[millierose]

This was the most confident and professional level 1 chef yet, like, she KNEW what she was doing. Honestly, I stan.

[TheLEAprechaun]

I could've easily been convinced that Anthony is the level 3 chef, learned so much from him!

[grey_raine]

Everyone is choosing to completely omit the fact that the Level 3 chef also added smoked bacon and pepper to his crumb topping, instead choosing to only focus on the sweet things he added to it.

Honestly, he was probably going for a savory spicy-sweetness with that crumb topping.

[limon-bnvd]

To be fair

The level 1 chef is the only chef that used *macaroni*

[ixlxrd]

Bet that Level 2 guy's bedtime is 9:00pm, but he lives that thug life and goes to sleep at 9:01pm.

[Cheese_is_Greater]

I am a level 6 chef. I thought the ingredients into existance and added flavor by touching it. I grated the cheese with my elbow to give it extra flavor and instantaneously boiled it with air in an air pan.

[josephhelms]

I love how even with the very different levels of expertise, each one of them clearly has a lot of love and passion for the work they did.

[adamdodda]

Level 1 chef didn't seem level 1
Level 2 is unable to blink
Level 3 is high asf

[keithstouchiii]

I am a level 4 chef. I taught the noodles to cook themselves, and I boil water with my mind.

[sactiger]

There's much to be said for simplicity - sometimes, you can do too much. A good Mac and Cheese doesn't need much to be good. For me, Ada's would be the one I'd choose. Nice job, Ada!! :)

[nickyvukovic]

Level 2 Chef: "I'm italian"
Also Level 2 Chef: "Mascarpounnn"