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Don't ever eat kraft dinner again!
- Thread starter Burrman
- Start date
Best way to know if you got a bad box of Kraft is to shake the box, if it rattles throw it out.
Except you framed it as all Kraft Mac and Cheese has bugs and had an exaggerated story. Some food products get bugs in them, the vast majority of Kraft boxed food does not have bugs in it, it is not an epidemic.
Any grain product can easily become infested if there's an infestation somewhere along the supply chain (and there often is). The bugs can easily chew through cardboard boxes and plastic bags, so it's always a good idea to store pasta, flour, cereal, etc in rigid plastic containers.
I used to work at a pet store, and we were shipped so many bags of infested food. I can't imagine what some of those warehouses must be like...
I used to work at a pet store, and we were shipped so many bags of infested food. I can't imagine what some of those warehouses must be like...
Its the best when you boil some chopped up hot dogs and cook the noodles in the hotdog water. Mm mm
For OP's convenience, here's a better, low-cost version of Kraft Dinner they can make without having to worry about what else they're getting.
Cook macaroni in boiling milk, salt and water 7-8 minutes. Don't drain. Add butter and cheese and stir until combined.
*Easily customized with different cheeses or pastas. Add spices like white pepper, dry mustard or nutmeg. Add toppings like bacon and jalapenos if you're so inclined.
The only thing you're paying for with Kraft dinner is the dry cheese mix. Save yourself some money can just use this method where you at least can have better control of what you're putting into your body.
- 2 cups Whole Milk
- 2 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 box Macaroni
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups shredded cheddar*
Cook macaroni in boiling milk, salt and water 7-8 minutes. Don't drain. Add butter and cheese and stir until combined.
*Easily customized with different cheeses or pastas. Add spices like white pepper, dry mustard or nutmeg. Add toppings like bacon and jalapenos if you're so inclined.
The only thing you're paying for with Kraft dinner is the dry cheese mix. Save yourself some money can just use this method where you at least can have better control of what you're putting into your body.
Eh, fuck it, KD tastes good (especially with some added goat cheese) and bugs are good for you. Everything's boiled anyway.
That said, I've never seen this before and usually dump out a bit of the dry pasta before hand because I can't eat a whole box and it makes the rest extra cheesy.
That said, I've never seen this before and usually dump out a bit of the dry pasta before hand because I can't eat a whole box and it makes the rest extra cheesy.
I hope you take the advice given to you and report the issue to Kraft. Foodstuff recalls are incredibly common and require reports from consumers like you.
OP where are you located in western Canada and did you buy that 12 pack when it was on that cheap sale? No frills sometimes acquires old or near expiry overstock to sell as sale items. I think we got a 12 pack from There recently so I'll have to double check next time i eat some.
Tons of noodles come in boxes not just kraft. Boxes are glued shut so For anything to get in the box would need to be damaged or chewed through.
Tons of noodles come in boxes not just kraft. Boxes are glued shut so For anything to get in the box would need to be damaged or chewed through.
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I'm in Toronto and honestly didn't even check the date before I threw it out. But it wasn't at my home for more then 2 days.
Just double check before you put them in the pot. I don't know how common it is but I did notice a lot of ppl on the internet had this issue
Eh don't get discouraged seriously the thread is pretty funny and most people just arguing about kd it's nothing against you . Bugs in food is pretty damn common but it's also funny . You should add pics and tweet Kraft itd be bonus time
This wouldn't help OP if he buys the box of pasta from the same store.
Bugs don't care what logo in on the box. They'll get into them all.
The first youtube vid is seven freaking years old lmao.
I don't think so.
Edit: Nvm.
This fine artisanal cheese and noodle dinner is exquisite. Compliments to the chef, dear woman.
Well the good news is usually boxes or bags of pasta you can see into them if there's something nefarious going on.
Kraft Dinner you're left guessing up until you open the box.
No, you posted this thread acting like this was a major problem with Kraft branded foods. People said no, it wasn't, because it isn't.
Yeah I'm not seeing this "all over" the internet, either. Do some boxes have bugs? Probably. Do some boxes of all kinds of pasta have bugs? Probably.
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Then expect push back when other rational people don't think it is.
Learn to cook some better food for your kids, my dude.
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My kid eats great. And push back is expected. But it feels like I got angry kd defence force coming at me with torches just for my thread
I prepared one of those cheesy skillet meals the other day (cheeseburger mac if I recall) and it was fine. I also will use their "shells and cheese" and add kielbasa or ground turkey, and it has always been OK. Maybe some recent production run got tainted, and given distribution, happened to reach people throughout the country.
Honestly, those grubs looks tastier to me than the noodles. If those are what you're seein, I say eat em.
I can say with 100% certainty that this happened to me once when I was younger....I would guess in 1999 or so. Cooked it and took a few bites before I realized. Thr tiny black bugs were inside the tubes it wasn't obvious at first.
I still eat it though. Haven't had a repeat.
I still eat it though. Haven't had a repeat.
Aw man. I just bought like a 5 pack and now I'm gonna have to go all CSI before I eat one from now on. I wonder how many grubs I've eaten now...
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I had it happen once. Bowl of Cap'n Crunch. Half way through I look into the bowl and weevils are moving all about. It didn't even really disgust me for some reason. I just picked the bowl up and dumped it.
Had this happen to me once when I was a kid, though to be fair the box was fairly old, as my family did not eat KD very often. I used to eat Easy Mac a lot in college, and never had it happen again. Seems like it just bad luck, could just as likely have come from the store shelves or other old flour/noodles in the pantry.
Never had bugs in my Kraft Dinner, and I buy that shit by the 12-pack box, but I have had them appear in a coupleCherry Blossoms and I've never been able to touch one since. I still get cravings for those but I just.. can't.
