Gourmet mac and cheese- any favorite cheese combinations?

[Phoenikia]

No roux in this recipe

Macaroni Au Gratin

[Phoenikia]

[Phoenikia]

I used an Italian 4 cheese blend last night in a Italianish take on Trini Mac Pie, with Italian seasonings, and the Trinidadian method and proportions.

[Rooster]

I like making mac and cheese with butternut squash puree and a sharp cheddar.

[ipsedixit]

As someone who used to make mac and cheese for a living, there are four things I always did to achieve a superlative version of mac and cheese

1. Use a bit of heavy or whipping cream
2. Use a béchamel or roux
3. Freshly grate your cheeses
4. Always finish it off under the broiler

[Saregama]

@ipsedixit

make mac and cheese for a living

Elaborate please

[ipsedixit]

@Saregama

Elaborate please

I worked as a short order cook for a national restaurant chain during college.

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@ipsedixit

Use a béchamel or roux

Gourmet mac and cheese- any favorite cheese combinations?

Here is the the Chowhound thread. It included two new ideas for me This one from NYT uses cottage cheese, no making a bechamel sauce or pre-boiling the noodles! https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/recipe-creamy-macaroni-and-cheese.html And this prelude to John Thorn’s recipe "As I looked over recipes for homemade macaroni and cheese, I determined that there were two distinct styles of preparation. The more common variety is béchamel-based, where macaroni is blanketed with a cheese-f…