0 2tbspbutter 2tbspflour 1.25chot milk (how hot? hot enough to say "ow!" when you stick your finger in it, but not boiling or at the separation poi 0.5ccheddar 0salt and pepper 0salt and pepper melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour till you have a paste. let it bubble, but not brown. add hot milk. stand there like a douchebag stirring the fucking shit while your family enjoys some brainless tv, till it boils. it will thicken as this happens. if you get chucks, use a wisk to beat them up. once the sauce boils, add the cheese and reduce the heat, so the cheese doesn't seize. i always use extra cheese. and i never have enough salt. i always think i put in enough, but it's never enough. so taste it. sprinkle in a dash of cayenne. cover with waxed paper while you prepare the macaroni, so it doesn't get a gross skin on the top.