Face-Off: Stouffer’s vs. Nathan’s Mac & Cheese (Ep 55)

The Froze Bros return to the ice with their second Face-Off, and this time they're dropping the gloves over mac & cheese. On one side: Stouffer's, the veteran player of frozen comfort food since the 1950s. On the other: Nathan's Famous, the upstart from Coney Island making their mac & cheese bowl debut in 2024. Will real cheese sauce score the goal? Can a newcomer outplay the established veteran? The Bros dig deep into what makes each mac & cheese tick. Along the way, they discover the history of Nathan's as a hot dog stand turned frozen food player, and debate whether these noodles are shells, elbows, or the mysterious “shelbows.” Plus: Valentine's Day treats from the freezer, Smucker's lawsuit against a former employee for allegedly stealing the secret of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a live frozen margarita-making segment using Minute Maid frozen orange juice concentrate (the product being discontinued after nearly 80 years), and why there's not a whole lot some salty meat can't fix. It's the Face-Off you didn't know you needed. Music by Substrates Sign up for The Froze Bros weekly newsletter at www.thefrozebros.com for more foolishness from each episode. Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about this episode's food at www.goodnes.com/stouffers/products/macaroni-cheese-for-one and poppopfoods.com/mac-cheese-bowl-classic