Here’s a curveball: never cover mac and cheese with foil if you’re using a glass dish. Glass can crack under sudden temperature changes. You’ll end up with cheese soup on your oven floor and a crying toddler.
Also, if you’re adding a breadcrumb or panko topping, foil will turn it into mush. Save the foil for the leftovers. Real heroes let their crumbs get toasty and golden.
The Cheese Experiment
I once tested this with three identical batches. One fully covered, one uncovered, and one half-covered. The half-covered version was the winner by a landslide—buttery, stringy, and crunchy. My dog approved.
My roommate called it “peak human achievement.” I called it dinner. We both called it gone within 12 minutes.
