14 May, 2009
Episode 97: Mac Cheese Frodown Part 5: Stouffer’s
Posted by: Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master
This is it ladies and gents: the thrilling conclusion to the week long Mac Cheese Frodown at Freezerburns. Today’s contender is the favorite, Stouffer’s Macaroni and Cheese. Can it live up to the hype? And after I review the Stouffer’s offering I come back with all 5 products from the week and declare a winner. Who will win the Mac Cheese Frodown?
Nutritional Facts:
Net Wt: 20oz
Serving Size: 1 cup
Servings per Container: 2 1/2
Calories: 350
Calories from Fat: 150
Total Fat: 17g
Saturated Fat: 7g
Cholesterol: 25mg
Sodium: 920mg
Total Carbs: 34g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 15g
Price: $2.59
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View Comments to "Episode 97: Mac Cheese Frodown Part 5: Stouffer’s"
1 | Madison
May 14th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I just picked up a couple of these for my boyfriend–I hope they don’t disappoint!
2 | Tod
May 14th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
“It’s defin …. wow um… Okay!”
lol
“HAHA someone cut the cheddar” LOL
It is interesting how you noted that stouffers is a sharp cheddar.
Nice review!! Really nice.
Gee 10 minutes in the microwave suprised me for the stouffers. Greg, I am kind of suprised that Stouffers won I thought Boston had it!
3 | Skye
May 14th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Does anybody watch Good Eats on Food Network? Cause I was watching the mac and cheese episode and apparently macaroni just refers to a noodle made with semolina flour and no eggs, and nothing to do with shape.
4 | Jim
May 14th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
OMG
5 | Meg
May 14th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Tod is really burnt!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 | Stefanie
May 14th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Oh no, Greg! The “latest posts” box needs to move back to the top. Pleasepleaseplease. I would imagine that most of your readers are simply browsing as opposed to looking for something specific (I know that’s how I got hooked – I just started clicking around on the most recent posts), and having the latest posts waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the page makes that more difficult. Fix, please!
7 | Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master
May 15th, 2009 at 1:20 am
@skye yes, you ARE correct. The rotini is technically Macaroni.
@Stefanie, Thanks for the feedback. Its moved back…because you are awesome.
8 | Bear Silber
May 15th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Wow, Stouffer’s it is….shoulda figured….but how it came about was fantastic. Incredible week, incredible Frodown….it truly was epic. That must have been quite labor intensive. You’ve certainly given us a great insight into the nuances of all them Mac an’ Cheeses (Mac and….cheeseeeessssesss).
I like the cockiness of Stoufer’s with the two bowls of M&C, like you’re gonna love it SO much you’ll be feeding it to all your family & friends. Which reminds me…the bowl on Amy’s box was just a lugged soup bowl…not a tureen.
I like the safety first for your girl hands
It’s important you know….gotta keep ‘em that way.
Speaking of Boston….how about the Magic last night, huh? Come on game 7!!! That’ll make for a fun Sunday.
You can always put the Bachelor Bite’s touch on any of the M&Cs to make them that much better:
http://bachelorbitesblog.com/?p=5
P.S. Love the new additions and adjustments to the site. Makes it super easy to find stuff. Can I offer a little critques? Maybe add “previous/next post” links on each post. And possibly tweak the comments so that line breaks show up. Thanks for the terrific reviews, this was one for the ages and I’m sure is concidering numero uno now especially if you lump them all together.
9 | Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master
May 15th, 2009 at 4:05 am
@Bear: Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely be testing out both of those suggestions. Stay tuned…
10 | Tod
May 15th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Hi Greg, that’s what I said a week ago that rotini is technically macoroni. It is sort of confusing. I always thought growing up the way you did regarding that. Check out my vid on youtube if you have the chance. I compare chicken of the sea tuna to kroger tuna in a can.
11 | Meg
May 15th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hey, who is impersonating me!! This is my first comment on the review. YOU scum, be a man and do your own name!
Anyway, Greg, the best review you’ve done to date! Very, very through. And I think you made everyone happy. Stouffer’s is KING, maybe you’ll be featured on their website
Quick question, did you actually save all the meals from the past few days or nuke up new ones?
12 | Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master
May 15th, 2009 at 6:17 am
@Meg, its the power of video. I actually can now reveal that I taped (and ate) all 5 episodes in one night!
13 | Tod
May 15th, 2009 at 6:21 am
@meg I was wondering the same thing if he nuked up new ones or used the same ones. If I had to guess, I believe that he probably went out and re purchased all of the boxes that he used in his original demonstrations and re cooked them all.
14 | Meg
May 15th, 2009 at 6:25 am
WOW, ate all 5 mac and cheese dinners in one evening!! I assumed (hope) the family helped. Too much of a good thing can cause you to swear off of it for a long, long time. I wondered if you ever ate a non frozen meal…now I know
15 | Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master
May 15th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Well, let me be clear: I tested all 5 in one night. As you can see from the final segment, they all had quite a bit left. I just ate what you saw me eat on camera basically.
All in all, I probably ate the equivalent of half of one of those boxes.
16 | Jim
May 15th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Yes , you must check out Tod`s tuna review. You may have some competition here Greg!
17 | Meg
May 15th, 2009 at 10:34 am
ACKKKK!! Greg, you let all that beautiful mac and cheese go to waste?!?! Next time you have an epic Fro-down, you must invite us all over or get a big hungry dog to take care of any leftovers
18 | Tom
May 15th, 2009 at 10:43 am
OK. Now that you’ve gotten that out of the way you should do a ghetto mac cheese frodown. You could put Michelina’s and Budget Gourmet against Swanson and whatever others you may able to find for under $1.50. But first remember, whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.
19 | Jim
May 15th, 2009 at 11:42 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgfXlwdmWGU&feature=channel
20 | Todd
May 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I did try the Amy’s mac and cheese last night, yes i agree with what Greg had said about it.
Well done with the reviews, and over a period of time i will try the Boston market, and the Stouffer’s.
Thanks Greg
P.S. Its just luck that I have a Trader Joe’s close to where I work, but I agree with your decision of not putting it in your review, its just a store that is not that common.
But the four cheese cheddar,swiss, havarti,and gouda mac and cheese sounds mouth watering!! I’m going to try that one tonight due to popular review
21 | Ryan
May 16th, 2009 at 3:36 am
Great week Greg. The Stouffer’s finale was appropriate. I used to decimate boxes of Stouffer’s Mac and Cheese back in High School…I would overcook it to create the crusty edges…epic.
22 | Amy
May 16th, 2009 at 8:06 am
i always pop the stouffer’s mac and cheese in the toaster oven to crisp up the top and edges. love the crispiness with the gooey insides. i don’t know if i’ve simply eaten this one so many times or what, but the stouffer’s mac and cheese surpasses the “fancy” ones that i’ve tried at restaurants. stouffer’s makes a quality product.
23 | ratbuddy
May 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am
I’m gonna have to start a petition somewhere to remove Bear’s comment posting privileges. Bastard seems to read/comment on every damn food blog I do.
24 | Bear Silber
May 16th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
@ratbuddy …..and what’s wrong with that? Apparently you have good taste in blogs then
25 | Jim
May 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Bear Rocks in my book.
26 | Jim
May 16th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
how did you get the King reference so quick, are you a fan of his?
27 | Bear Silber
May 17th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Haha, thanks Jim!
…but no not a super fan of his…I’m more or a bio reader….or non-fiction (Freakonomics, Outliers, Fast Food Nation, etc…), when I read fiction it’s usually Brown or Tolkien over and over.
I’m just good like that
28 | Tod
May 17th, 2009 at 7:19 am
I was just at the grocery store the other day and as I was walking down the freezer aisles I could not stop thinking about Greg the Frozen Food Master! I glanced over and saw the mac and cheese and it reminded of the throdowns.
29 | mike31677
August 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
i never had the boston mac and cheese but ive had a bunch of the stouffers and ya it has such a nice sharpness of the cheddar i used to soak up the rest of the cheese with bread lol but great reviews greg THE FROZEN FOOD MASTER
30 | t0mas
August 21st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Stouffers all the way. I've head the Boston Market mac cheese in the restaurant that is almost exactly the same as that. No way would it compare, too cheesy not creamy enough. I could only eat it with chicken and rice or something else because it's way too salty. I could eat Stouffers mac n cheese and nothing else for 3 meals a day and be satisfied. It's that good in my opinion.
31 | t0mas
August 21st, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Stouffers all the way. I've head the Boston Market mac cheese in the restaurant that is almost exactly the same as that. No way would it compare, too cheesy not creamy enough. I could only eat it with chicken and rice or something else because it's way too salty. I could eat Stouffers mac n cheese and nothing else for 3 meals a day and be satisfied. It's that good in my opinion.
32 | Rimsa
June 6th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
If you think 10 minutes is long, president's choice macaroni and cheese takes 21 minutes in the microwave
I wish you had reviewed that one though, it's the greatest.
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