Cheese Sauce

[NoMercy]

How do you make yours?

I make a roux and gradually add milk, then cheese. If it's for a lasagne I'll add an egg yolk and a tap of mustard.

I just wondered about other ways to make it.

[ethandron]

Life's too short to make your own cheese sauce when there are so many very good ones you can buy ready made.

[NoMercy]

But they don't taste the same, eth. If I make cauli Cheese, for instance, I like to add a little blue cheese.

[anneasquith]

Ditto ethandron , :-)

[rockyracoon]

I make it the same way as you. If I'm making a macaroni cheese then I add a good squirt of the Primula with ham spread. Lush.

[Togo]

Same as you Mercy, bit of Parmesan if I want it extra cheesy for Cauli Cheese. If it is to go with fish or fish pie I add some of the fish stock.

[diddlydo]

I was served pasta with a ready made tub or "fresh" cheese sauce at someone's house - it was revolting.

[DTCwordfan]

can't beat home made, so much 'fresher' on the taste buds.

go for it with the chipotle, NoM.....

[dannyk13]

The advantage of making your own sauce is that you can choose what cheese to use.

[Mamyalynne]

As ever home made is the best but I always allow for days when unable to stand too long or feeling weary and that's when short cuts can come in handy.

I stumbled across frozen cheese sauce a while ago, comes in segments and you use just the amount you need, with added seasoning and a bit more strong cheese on top it was grand.

When cooking for one sometimes easy is good and can be tasty.

[Togo]

Just an aside, when I do a Bechamel for Lasagne I never add cheese. Just Bay leaves and a half raw onion as it comes to the simmer. In the Winter if I am being posh, I heat the milk first with a clove studded half onion for festive cheer. I also like good Tuna chunks stirred into a bolognese sauce just before dishing out. Spaghetti Tonno lovely.