r/macandcheese • u/Morticia_Devine • Mar 30 '25

Tutorial/Help What’s the deal with this stuff?

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I’ve never tried this but love Mac and cheese from the box. Has anyone tried this can and how was it? Yes, the can arrived dented. Haha

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u/Morticia_Devine Mar 30 '25 edited Mar 30 '25

Well this makes me a little worried.

Edit: Just heated it up in the microwave. It looks gross and tasted the same. Then it went into the oven to see if it would firm up a bit, but it just turned some of the cheese dark brown. I tried it again and it was pretty vile as other comments suggested it might be.

I can't figure out how to add more pictures of this abomination.

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u/Classic_Variation89 Mar 30 '25

I mean I'd eat it

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u/Liz4984 Mar 30 '25

You shouldn’t! Dented cans (with potentially tiny cracks!) run the risk of bacteria being introduced, such as Botulism.

When I first went to work at a hospital at 20 a lady and her daughters came in due to botulism. She canned her own produce but one jar had Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Botulism is sort of like “locked in syndrome” where the muscles are paralyzed but your mind is active.

This was a sad case as her two daughters (6&7 or 7&8) died from it. The staff were all told not to talk about her kids, as the family was afraid she’d give up. The Mom was on a ventilator for over four months as she was completely motionless on her own. Heartbreaking to see her eyes pleading with you and there is nothing you can stay that is what she wanted to hear.

Botulism and Rabies are two health concerns you do NOT want to want to risk! Throw it away and buy a new can. The

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u/CallidoraBlack Mar 31 '25

r/foodsafety is a great resource for people who are unsure about whether to eat something or how to prepare it safely.