Big Daddy Mac Mix

Tastes great! Mixes in pretty well and tastes better than kraft, and that's coming from a very picky person. Seems fresh, seal was great, and easy to use.

For a while now I've been using Hoosier Hill's cheddar cheese powder if I want to make a cheese sauce for whatever noodles I want (usually ramen). It's not really designed for the purpose, though, and doesn't quite produce the classic Kraft flavor profile I'm looking for, although it's darn good. Last year Kraft introduced a shaker of their own signature orange powder, and it was amazing, but it was also short-lived. So I thought I'd finally give this a try. This review is based on the strength of one use, but suffice it to say I'm thrilled with it. I made two packages of ramen without the flavor packet (that's way too much ramen for one person by the way—learn from my delicious mistake!), and I scaled down the recipe on the Big Daddy box to 3/4: so that's 1/4 cup powder, 3 tbsp. butter, and 1/4 cup of milk. I did save a little of the water, but not a lot. This was perfect for covering two packs of ramen, so for one pack, just use 2 tbsp. powder, 1 1/2 tbsp. butter, and 2 tbsp. of milk. This had a very classic blue-box flavor for me, even more than I'm used to getting from Kraft anymore. In a way it reminded me of that certain indefinable something my grandmother's mac & cheese had. She was making the same blue box, but hers was somehow better despite having all the same ingredients. It tasted just right and was scrumptious, and didn't have a big clumping problem like I get with the cheddar powder. However, I expect the lack of clumping was because this was a fresh package and that will change in the future; if so, sifting works just fine. So I'm excited to use this on other pastas as well whenever the mood strikes me to have that great blue-box experience but with a different noodle. And ramen cooks really fast, so I'm sure I'll still use it mostly for that. Update: I've used this quite a few more times now and I have discovered it can clump a bit if you try mixing it the same way you would a normal Kraft mac & cheese box. The powder seems to do better when you're mixing it into a warm liquid. If you mix the sauce in the same pot as the pasta, I suggest scooping pasta to the side, putting the cheese powder down, adding the butter and milk, and letting it hang out a minute or two while the milk warms up a little. Also I've discovered this doesn't work well for large pasta, unless you do something to thicken it; it's really best with small noodles. I still love the flavor and it hasn't clumped up yet in the container like the cheddar powder normally does. Update 2: Three years later, I've reordered this product multiple times. This is a staple in my pantry. I use it for ramen & cheese a lot, but sometimes I'll also add it to other cheese sauces to pump up the flavor and add extra emulsification power. It's also great on potato chips: throw some chips in a plastic zip bag with a bit of this powder, and shake it up for cheesy chips. This is more versatile than the plain cheddar cheese powder, I always make sure to have plenty on hand.

Decent “Kraft cheese” replacement. Used with protein pasta. The flavor is pretty close but does have a different tang than Kraft. It’s not my favorite but my family seems to enjoy it. Like that it’s dye free. Nice packaging.

I'm almost too old for Easy Mac buuut who cares. I add this to Easy Mac at the moment. I initially purchased this for a cheese themed party and of my 10 item order that was to be a next day delivery NONE of it arrived next day. In fact 1 item was Oos so they canceled 5 items and everything else shipped late.... this arrived 2 days after said event and though I tried to cancel them, that didn't work. I didn't bother reaching out to find out what they could do because it was all food and non returnable. So i decided id just keep it and try to make the most of it. I add it to my easy mac which is lacking that cheesy flavor and hope to make my own mac with noodles and milk, butter, etc in the near future when I'm not surviving off girl dinner. I really like the flavor and size of the container. Idk How long it will last but i look forward to trying other flavors they have!!!

Purchased to add more flavor when making my poor man’s hamburger helper (browned ground beef mixed with Kraft Mac and cheese). I really couldn’t tell the difference between this and the Kraft powder, which is a good thing in my eyes. Basically, the same color, taste, etc. I’ll buy this again!

Agree with others. Too salty and tastes nothing like Kraft.

A little expensive but SO GOOD. Tastes just like the old school Kraft version!

Best cheese out there. Tastes great like Kraft. Just wish it came in a bigger jug.