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if you're making the boxed stuff with a sauce packet, the directions are dog shit
prepare the sauce packet in a separate pan w/ a bit more milk and butter than the recipe calls for and reduce it until it thickens. then add it to the macaroni
or just use heavy cream and real cheese and make an actual cheese sauce. heavy cream won't scorch so you can be a bit more aggressive with the heat, but you have to stir constantly until it's reduced to your liking. and it's got to be served hot because real cheese wont stay liquid at room temps