Customer Reviews

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe Dinner, Sharp Cheddar, 14-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)

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Amazon sells four Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe dinners. They're all pretty good. Each uses packets of cheese sauce, not packets of powder, so the cheese is never clumpy and distributes itself evenly. My husband, teenage daughter and I cooked up all four and did our own taste test. Here's what we found:

The Original Cheddar flavor (Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe Dinner, 14-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8)) is good. Plenty creamy, it tastes like a homemade version of the Kraft standard (i.e., Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Scooby Doo Shapes, 5.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 24)).

This one, the Sharp Cheddar flavor, is slightly tastier, and has a subtle smoky aftertaste.

The light meal (Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner - Light, 14 oz) is pretty good, but when you try it side-by-side with the original flavor you can tell it's not as rich. Still, if you only buy this one you'll be happy. If you're counting calories go for it.

The Four Cheese meal (Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe Dinner, Four Cheese Sauce, 14-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)) is, in our opinion, the best. With the most cheese flavor, it combines American, cheddar, colby and parmesan, and tastes similar to what you'd find at a decent restaurant. The parmesan flavor is especially noticeable.

These Deluxe dinners cost about twice as much as the basic Kraft boxes, but in each case you can really taste the difference.

My sister told me she liked this Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe. Guess that should have caused me to not try it as she is really addicted to salt.

Wow! It is really awful. I followed directions and tasted it. YUCK!!! Horrible and WAY OVER SALTED. Then I checked ingredients and found it has 900 MG sodium per each serving. GROSS! The entire thing got dumped. Trash the only place for it.

I just made this for dinner and the cheese is WAY too salty. It also has a bit of a weird aftertaste I just can't get over. I even tried adding milk/butter to make it less intense but it was still gross. Also, the macaroni in it doesn't soak up the sauce well.

No one in my family likes the taste of the cheese in this particular Deluxe brand of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. We thought it would taste like or better than the original but it does not. It has a very strange taste that we found inedible. Better to buy one box first before buying this 12-pack only to find out you don't like it.

Amazon grocery was fast and easy as usual and the mac & cheese is great, we can't get our five year old to stop eating it...price wise its a fairly good deal in comparison to the grocery store...

Re:Four Cheese sauce had a little recipe on the box, so I tried it........and loved it, Mmm good.
Add some Italian sausage and sweet peppers, onions, and I was in Heaven.
I do a lot of cooking (supervising) and this was just outstanding.

When I am keeping my grandkids, they either want pancakes, peanut butter and jelly, or Mac & Cheese. No-they are not a bit fussy :) This fits the bill perfectly and I have more time to play with them instead of trying to make it from "scratch."

My kids love this snack. They can prepare it without problem.
It should be healthier than other common snacks. Less worry.
The macaroni is thinner than other Kraft packages, which is a plus.

Being Kraft how could it be bad? Very delicious and easy to prepare . . . just squeeze out the cheese like toothpaste. No need to add butter or milk, so quite convenient and fast. The cheese product itself tastes a lot like Velveeta when eaten straight, so don't let the word 'sharp cheddar' make you think it's anything near bitter. And why would you eat it straight? Because there's always that little bit left you can't quite squeeze out, to lap up like licking the spoon, and yum!

If you don't love this stuff your from Mars and not Human.
Some don't like this cheese, some like the old style powder,
but I prefer the delux. Just my choice.