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50 Of The Funniest Kitchen Fails Ever
Some people are born with a great talent for cooking; others, well, they're glad about the invention of pre-made meals. Even those who are clearly not meant to be five-star home chefs try their hand at cooking at least once in a while. While their attempts make them wish for pizza delivery, their cooking fails surely to make us laugh.
So you are a disaster in the kitchen? Well, don't worry, because you're probably not as bad as you think. Check out this hilarious list of hilarious cooking fails, for example. Compiled by Bored Panda, it's sure to make you feel much better about your own home cooking inadequacies. Some of these kitchen fails are minor, some are major, and some are downright dangerous; from messed up cakes to Pinterest recipe disasters, we've gathered them all. Don't forget to vote for the funniest, and feel free to add to the list with your own culinary nightmares!
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#1
Bread's Curse
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#2
So A Friend Of My Girlfriend Made A Cake For Her Daughters Birthday Party. One Of The Kids Started Crying Because It Was So Ugly
#3
Pressure Cooker Nightmare
What Are the Common Mistakes to Avoid in the Kitchen?
While we all agree that these cooking fails in our article are beyond hilarious, sometimes (well, most of the time), we’d wish to avoid them when preparing a nice dinner for ourselves. Surely, these funny cooking fails are also partly magic and are not influenced by any reasonable actions, but we found some tips on how to avoid the common mistakes in the kitchen that might be useful to you:
Read the recipe thoroughly. This might sound like something Captain Obvious would advise, but admit it: There probably have been instances when you neglected to read the full instructions and ended up with a bona fide cooking fails.
Don’t overcrowd the pan. Striving to cook everything all at once might seem like a stellar idea, but overcrowding might lead to some pieces burning and others staying pretty much raw.
Try to find the balance in seasonings. Underseasoning might be the lesser evil here since you can season a bit more once you’re done, but overseasoning might ruin the beautiful taste you were hoping for. Again, reading the recipe might help here!
Avoid opening the oven door too often. We get it—it’s beautiful to watch a cake bake or the cheese on the pizza melt and bubble. However, opening the oven door too often might cause the temperature inside to fluctuate, which might affect the cooking process. This, in turn, might be responsible for some pretty hilarious cooking fails.
Of course, there are plenty more useful things to know before you start cooking your delectable meal, but these are a good starting point. For now, though, let’s go back to our selection of cooking fails and memes to satiate our need for laughter!
#4
Oh God, Please Kill Me
#5
My Eggs With Rice This Morning
#6
I Forgot I Was Making Caramel At Work. It's A Tad Overcooked
Anna Brandigi 9 years ago
I love how you aren't even concerned about the fact that you HARNESSED THE F*CKING SUN
#7
Baker Lost Something. Wonder If He Noticed Or Not
#8
Monkey Business
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
They're only one.... they'll never notice. Next year we try making cookies instead
#9
Wife Came Home To This
#10
Pizza Fail
#11
Tried To Make Chocolate-covered Bananas
#12
This Is What Defeat Looks Like
#13
Meatloaf Baby From Your Nightmares
#14
Brownie Out Of A Cup - Level: Hiroshima
#15
Got Drunk, Got Hungry, Fell Asleep
#16
We Ran Out Of Cooking Chocolate For The Cake For Mother's Day, We Improvised, I Felt Like A Monster
#17
The Snowman Came Out A Little Differently Then Expected
#18
Slight Kitchen Mishap
#19
Nuclear Lunch Detected
#20
A Friend Of Mine Made This. The Eyes Slid Mid-Way Through Cooking The Thing
#22
Maybe We Should Buy A Rice Cooker
#23
Sushi Chef Level: Beginner
#24
Cthulhu Pie Crust. Nailed It
#25
This Is Why I Don't Cook
#26
Happy Birthday
#27
My Lasaga
#28
I Thought It Was Glass
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
You shouldn't even be in the kitchen if you can't tell glass from plastic lol
#29
How I Know My Girlfriend Was Cooking Today
#30
A Great Way To Start The Day
#31
Cooking Level: Broke But Creative
#32
Cookie Monster Cupcakes Gone Wrong
#33
First Time Trying To Fry Buffalo Wings. I Think It Went Pretty Well
#34
Cutting Skills
#35
It's An Electric Kettle, ELECTRIC
#36
My Wife Steamed Hotdogs
#37
Pro Tip: When Cooking, Don't Remove All The Spice Lids At The Same Time
#38
This Is Fine
#40
Spinach Baby
#41
Melted Minon
#42
Poor Ariel
#43
One Of My Roommates Tried To Make Pasta One Night
#44
My Son Refused To Eat It And Said, 'Why Is The Plane Broken?'
#45
I Got A Bread Maker For Christmas. This Is How My First Loaf Came Out
#46
Hopefully These Deviled Egg Chicks Have Had Better Days
#47
Expectations Vs. Reality
#48
Note To Self... Don't Cook When Drunk
#49
Artisan Creates Bold Re-Imagining Of Classic Book Cover
#50
I Cooked The Sh*t Out Of These Sweet Potatoes
#51
Cooking In College
#52
Panda Zombie Cupcake
#53
Friend's Mom Made A Chocolate Cake
#54
I'm A Currently A Culinary Student, And Last Night I Asked A Lady Friend To Help Me With Dinner. All I Asked Her To Do Was Peel Half The Potatoes In The Bag
#55
Intent: Yin Yang Bread. Result: Boob Job Gone Wrong
#56
Strawberry Snowmen Fail
#57
I Guess I Should've Used A Butter Knife
#58
A Friend Tried To Make M&M Hot Chocolate By Melting M&Ms In Hot Water
#59
I Should Probably Read The Labels On Things
#60
After A Long Shift At Work, I'm So Blessed To Be Able To Come Home To My Wife's Baking Talents
#61
Shark Cupcake Fail
#62
My Little Pony Disaster
#63
Mickey Mouse Pancake
#64
Zombie Penguin Cupcakes
#65
Ghost Cupcake
#66
Boyfriend Had Big Deadline. I Tried To Help. I Failed
#67
Rainbow Jello Attempt
#69
Christmas Cookies For Naughty Kids
#70
In Case There Is Any Doubt - It's Pasta
#71
I Think That's Supposed To Be A Cat
#72
He Didn't Know He Was Supposed To Remove The Cookie Cutters Before Baking
#73
Girlfriend Sent Me A Pic Of Her Family's Dinner- Rainbow Mac And Cheese
#74
Chocolate Kiwi Nightmares
#75
Angry Bird Cake Pop Poops
#76
Note To Self : Don't Leave Utensils In The Beef Strudel
#77
So My Friend Put His Pizza In The Oven. But Forgot The Cuttingboard
#78
Life Hack My Fu***ng Ass
#79
What Happens When I Try To Cook
#80
The Guacamole Was Too Yellow, So I Added Food Coloring To Enhance The Presentation
#81
So I Asked My Girlfriend To Cook Macaroni And Cheese Last Night
#82
Banana Ghosts
Christina Lyons 9 years ago
tip for future fruit dipping, freeze it first before dipping in melted chocolate.
#83
Cookie Dough
#84
Mozzarella Disaster
#85
Beerbread Tried To Escape The Oven
#86
I Suck At Cooking. How Is This Even Possible
Marta Ciba-Sieczko 9 years ago
The lid was bigger than the pan and glass was touching the metal rim. I know cause I once did the same.
#87
When You're Cooking And Accidentally Pea All Over The Floor
#88
Chocolate, Metal Top, Microwave....
#89
Rainbow Cake In A Jar Fail
#90
Don't Judge
#91
Bunny Rolls Except The Bunnies
#92
I Tried To Make Rice… This Happened
Nurmalihah Ramadhanti 9 years ago
lol. as an Indonesian I know many kind of rice crackers. if it salty we call it Rengginang, if it sweet we call it Teng-teng or another one is Berondong.
#93
Doctor Who Tardis Cake
#94
So I Tried Cooking Dinner Last Night
#95
Nightmare Before Christmas
#96
Bad Luck
#97
Boyfriend Tried Cooking, Came Home To This
#98
Why I'll Never Become A Cooking Pro
#99
This Cake Fail
#100
Trainwreck Cake
#102
Go Home Chef, You Are Drunk
#103
Roommate Got Drunk Last Night And I Woke Up To This In The Kitchen This Morning
#104
Cookie Bowls
#105
Perfect Cupcake
JillVille Child Care 9 years ago
A "prolapsed rainbow" ? Still edible, my kids would gobble these up! Are the liners rainbow too??? Love it!
#106
Oops
#107
My Friends First Attempt At Making Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch. She's 23. Looks Like A Monkey Sh*t In A Pan
#108
Graduation Cake Went Wrong
#109
How To Cook Eggs In College Dorms
#110
We Accidentally Dropped Dry Ice In The Sink
#111
My Wife's Attempt At A Scooby Doo Cake
Les Izmore 9 years ago
It actually doesn't look terrible. Most edible looking thing on this thread
#112
My Mom's Cooking Is The Bomb
#114
My Pinterest Fail Mothers Day Cake For My Momma... His Face Totally Slid Off
#115
Tried To Make "Self Freezing Slushies". Heard A Loud 'bang' In The Kitchen And Came To Find This
#116
Sad Little Ninjas
#117
Upside Down Pizza Failure
#118
Walked Into The Kitchen At Work Today And Saw This
Nicholas Wride 9 years ago
That cafe looks so grotty it must have been shut down after having both Salmonella and E-Colli Outbreaks simultaneously!
#119
I Made Some Caramel But Didn't Know What To Do With It So I Made A Cake To Put The Caramel On But The Cake Was Too Warm And The Caramel Melted Off And Also Caramel And Cake Don't Go Together At All
#120
Rice Krispie Reindeer Fail
#121
I Can’t Even Use A Microwave Properly
#123
Drunk Me Thought I Was Onto Something
#124
My Drunk Roommate Left Food Cooking In Oven Overnight
#125
Hamburgers At My Dad's House
#126
Deconstructed English Breakfast, Served On A Bed Of Linoleum. With Sock On The Side
#127
It's Risky To Travel With Smoothies, Because They Continue To Ferment When Not Refrigerated
#129
Frozen Birthday Cake
#130
We Failed Relatively Hard
Renée Ries 9 years ago
Next time, apply the icing and the decoration after the cookies are baked and have cooled down SMH
#131
These Chicken Nuggets Chilling In The Oven
#132
Spooky Skeleton Egg
#133
My Sweet Potato Soufflé After I Set The Marshmallows On Fire
#134
Had A Plan To Start Cooking At Home More. I Think It's Going Well
#135
How To Get Out Of Cooking Dinner
#136
Muffin Fail
#137
Beaver Cupcake
#138
Halloween Cookie Goals
Final score:
26points
#139
Anned Refried Bean Stack Avec Tacobell Fire Reduction, Fresh Summer Dwarf Basil Greens
#140
My 21 Year Old Boyfriend Made His First Pot Of Coffee This Morning
#141
I Made A Bet With My Boyfriend That I Can Grill. I Am Failure
#143
Well Crap... That Didn't Go As Planned
#144
S’mores Cookies
#145
Global Warming Punch
#147
Today We Are Going Out For Dinner
#148
Long Hair And Mixers Mix Well
#149
Cake-Like Dish Made From Pasta Left In The Pot Overnight
Ely Tanaka 8 years ago
You can actually turn it into a good meal. Add some sauce and mozarella, and put it into the oven.
#150
Tried My Hand At 3D Printing A Cookie Cutter. The Cutter Came Out Much Better Than The Cookies
#151
Homemade Soup In A Bread Bowl
#152
The Front Of Our Oven Shattered This Morning After Cooking At 400 Degrees For Only 15 Minutes
#153
Roommate Made This Mysterious "Casserole" Last Night
#154
I Have Never Known Anger Like This
#155
Spider Man Candy Apples
#156
Hairless Chewbacca Pancake
#157
A Wiggly Bowl Of Worm Fail
#158
Pinwheel Cookies Attempt
#159
Never Use The Heart-Shaped Cookie Press Shape, Unless It’s For A Bachelorette Party
#160
Mom Tried To Make Peeps S'mores Dip
#161
Have No Idea What I'm Doing
#162
Cooking Level: Not Getting The Security Deposit Back
Hilkka Viitala 9 years ago
The hazards of renting, and even if you have never used the damned thing once.
#163
It's Still A Rainbow Heart
#164
Corn Dog Mini Muffins Went Wrong
#165
Witchy Fingers
#166
How On Earth Did This Happen
#167
Eggs With A Side Of Broken Plate, Served On Floor
#168
Cake Tasted Spectacular, But Was A Huge Fail In The Looks Department
Jörg Zingler 9 years ago
In German thats called "Baumkuchen" (treecake) It is called the king of all cakes here.
#169
I May Need To Rethink My Spaghetti Squash Cooking Method
#170
Baking Disaster
#171
Reanimated Cheese Pumpkins
#173
Happy Easter Everyone! I Hope Your Eggs Don't Turn Out Like Mine
#174
Pikachu Cupcakes
#175
Lego Cake
#176
So I Tried My Hand At Cooking Today
#177
Who Wants Some Chai-Spiced Honey Almond Cookies? Anyone?
#178
Hogwarts Not-So-Vertical Layer Cake
Fiona Barnes 9 years ago
This is why you wait for the cake to cool before doing anything with it!
#179
Nightmares Of Muffins
#180
What I Tried To Make Vs. What Actually Happened
#181
How Not To Make Waffle Cookies
#183
Put Dried Oak Chips Directly On The Elements Of Your Electric Oven To Give Chicken And Other Meats A Delicious Smokey Flavor While They Cook
#184
Scrambled Pancakes. They Are Impossible To Flip No Matter How Non-Stick The Pan
#185
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Fail
#186
So The Baking Paper Caught On Fire In The Oven
#187
Raw Ground Beef, Infused With Frozen Champagne And Shards
JillVille Child Care 9 years ago
Interesting combination you've chosen this evening. And what did you prepare for the side dish? How's dessert looking? Just as crunchy?
#188
Cooking Level: College
#189
Nailed It
#190
Leaving The Spoon In The Nutribullet When You Turn It On
#191
Supposed To Be Easter Flower Cookies
#192
Checkerboard Cake Troubles
#193
My Flatmate, The Champion Of Cooking
#194
My Boyfriend Isn't Allowed To Make Cupcakes Anymore
#195
Rainbow Cake
#196
Drunk Cooking
Renée Ries 9 years ago
It looks like a bowl of worms ... I can almost see them wriggle ... Eeeewwww!
#197
My Dad's Cooking Skills Are Truly Shown For My Mom's Birthday
#198
The Battle Of Donut Hole Snowmen
#199
This Is My Absolute Failed Attempt At Nori Rolls
#200
Sorry, We Do Not Have A Microwave Available To Guests
#201
4th Of July Flag Cake Fail
Caroline Chaney 9 years ago
I think they did a god job compared to the other cakes, this is also a hard cake to make
#203
Chocolate Cake
Shannon McKee 9 years ago
Anyone who tries to bake a cake in a microwave is pretty much asking for this.
#204
So My Friend Did A Real Dumb Thing Today
#205
I Tried To Steam Eggs In The Microwave
#206
Scrambled Pancakes Beautifully Burnt To A Crisp
#208
My Wife Was Cooking Bacon In The Microwave When
#209
Quick And Easy Way To Make Noodles For All You College Students
Regina Kearns 9 years ago
seriously, how are young adults supposed to learn to cook without simple equipment?
#210
Pancake Fail Pooh. Keeps Reminding Me Of Shukaku
Final score:
11points
Willie D'Kay 9 years ago
My son keeps demanding car shaped pancakes every time. This ish is hard!
#211
So...the Kids Made Some Awesome Cake Pops....
Final score:
11points
#212
Man Created Takeaways For A Reason
#213
"you Are So Brave To Bring That" Cake
#214
Dinner Is Ready
STRANGER THINGS fan 6 years ago
Is this what you people do? Take a photo and then put out the fire?
#217
Drunk Me Tried Making Ravioli Last Night
#219
Melting Snowmen Oreo Balls
#220
Cooking Disaster
Charlie Kenward 9 years ago
they arent done yet, you need to use a spoon to break the burned layer away.
#221
Curried Carrot Soup Meets Vitamix Malfunction
#223
When You're Making Breakfast At 2am A Little Drunk
#224
And Then This Happened
Tiffany Zhu 9 years ago
Yeah...when you feel like you forgot something, and then the answer splats in your face. XD
#225
All Of The Things I Cooked On My Stove Tonight
#228
Onesie Cake With A Very Full Diaper
#230
I Had A Crack At The Owl Egg Today For Breakfast... Expectation Vs Reality
#231
I Was Making Pizza
#232
Green Waffles Explosion
Willie D'Kay 9 years ago
Better than blue waffles. Sorry but I know that's what a bunch of you were thinking!
#233
Blueberry Cheesecake Popsicles
#234
My Cooking Skills Turned Out Too Hot For My Oven
Hilkka Viitala 9 years ago
This is not a kitchen but clearly an engineering test site, you have to lose some before you get some...
#235
Not Looking Forward To Cleaning That Up
#237
My Kcup Exploded For Some Reason.
Final score:
8points
#238
Poopy Pretzels Anyone?
Final score:
8points
#239
A Surprise Salad For My Husband's Birthday Party Which Turned Out To Be A Shocker
Final score:
8points
#240
Drank Wine... Made This... (thought I) Nailed It!
Final score:
8points
#241
Shape Is Good But....
Final score:
8points
#242
I Had One Job... Hold The Cupcakes...
Final score:
8points
#244
Cooking Skills Level: Expert
#245
Friend On Facebook Was Extremely Proud Of How Creative She Was This Morning
Karii Phillips 9 years ago
I do this all the time for my kids. It makes the food fun and they're more inclined to eat it
#246
It Isn't Like I Had Anything Better To Do
#247
I'll Just Sit Down For A Few Mins To Check Email. And I'm Starving Again
#248
What My School Advertised As "Mac And Cheese" Tonight In The Dining Hall
#249
Cheesey Peas
#250
Rainbow Waffle
#251
Crummy Cookie Cake
#252
Brussel Sprouts Disaster
#254
RIP Toaster
#255
Was So Excited For Nachos And Cheese. Grated Butter, For Like A Minute. That Is Butter
Final score:
7points
#256
Slow Cook It On A Grill They Said, It's Easy They Said
Final score:
7points
#257
Don't Put Plastic Microwaveable Containers In The Oven.
Final score:
7points
#258
My Hot Dogs.
Final score:
7points
#260
I Was Cooking Dinner When Suddenly This Happened
Theresa Wilson 9 years ago
Could have been worse. That might have been the toilet on the top floor.
#262
Falafel Disaster
#263
Gummy Bear Avalanche Cake
#264
Glass Cookware Explosion In My Sink
#265
I Guess There Is Still Room For Improvement
#267
My Mom Tried To Bring Me Soup Because My Son Was Sick
Final score:
6points
#268
Hibachi Anyone?
#269
I Made A Shooter Sandwich And Got Lazy Waiting For It To Flatten Under Boxes For Hours. Placed It Under A Board And Drove Over It With My Car To Speed Up The Process. It Didn't Go As Planned
#270
Bad Cake Day
Final score:
5points
Cynthia Clee 9 years ago
By the looks of the oven bottom I think you have had a few disasters before
#272
Cheesy Quesadilla
Tiffany Zhu 9 years ago
woooow! At least it didn't burn or explode. But it is hilarious!!! Please, put it in the oven (safely, that is)
#273
Definitely, Not Chickpeas Day
Final score:
4points
#274
Perfect Pizza
Final score:
4points
#275
Easter Bunny. Or Not.
Final score:
4points
#276
Um... Croissants. The Result Of Interpreting "freezer" As "fridge". Shame. Shame.
Final score:
4points
#278
Tried To Make A Floating Candy Cake
Final score:
3points
#279
Sad Chocolate Chips Cookies Attempt
Final score:
3points
#280
Microwave The Spaghetti Squash, They Said...
Final score:
3points
Lisa Marie Havener 9 years ago
Directions people, directions. They are there for a reason. Just saying...
#281
Reindeer Crispie Cake Fail.
Final score:
3points
#282
Pyrex Explosion..dinner Is Served
Final score:
3points
#284
I Wanted To Finally Impress My Mom With My Baking Skills, Besides I Am More Of A Dog Person Anyways
Final score:
2points
Ann Brookens 9 years ago
This exact picture is somewhere closer to the beginning, with a different caption.
#286
How To Understand When Food Is Ready? According To My Boyfriend, When It Explodes!
Final score:
2points
#287
Nailed It!
Final score:
2points
#288
New England Style Clam Chowder
#289
Whatsapp ? Dry Grape Cake 😆
Final score:
1point
#290
Accidently Left Grill On N Set Oven On Fire
Final score:
1point
#291
Strawberry Cake Balls Looking Oddly Perky. :/
Final score:
1point
#293
When The Dips (diligently Inspiring Positive Spirit) Team Relies On Pinterest For Their Company-wide Thanksgiving Meal Place Settings.
Final score:
1point
#294
When You Forget That Your Oven Is Doubling As Storage Space For The Electric Grill
Final score:
1point
Tiffany Zhu 9 years ago
at least I'm glad you took a picture AFTER you took care of the actual burning part.
#297
Used Glass Cuttingboard To Protect Back Burner, Then Turned It On Instead Of The Oven!! Yes, I Was In The Room At The Time.
Final score:
1point
#298
Mom Tried To Make Santa's Cookies... She Ended Up Making Satan's Cookies
Final score:
1point
#299
Snapchat Anyone???!
Final score:
0points
#301
I Tried To Make It Pretty.
Final score:
0points
Tiffany Zhu 9 years ago
it is pretty compared to what happened when I tried to bake a month ago... there was strawberry filling and that SPLATTERED everywhere
#303
Pinterest Fail
Final score:
0points
Tiffany Zhu 9 years ago
lol i know what's wrong - add some white frosting on the sides of the cupcake, and then stick the candy into the frosting.
#305
Camping Cooking Gone Wrong..#neverallowedtocookbreakfastinthecamperagain
Final score:
0points
#306
The Cauliflower Brownie Turned Out Little Crappy...
Final score:
0points
Lisa Marie Havener 9 years ago
Cauliflower and brownie should never become one thing anyway. Good luck with that, lol.
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SarahScouse 9 years ago
I love how many of these there are, makes me feel so much better about my kitchen fails!
Daria B 9 years ago
For me it's the opposite. They make me sad because I know how much time and effort you put into.... A failure..... TT_TT
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Happy Ghost 9 years ago
I don't really cook myself. The biggest fail that ever happened to me was when I made eggs with sugar instead of salt
SarahScouse 9 years ago
I love how many of these there are, makes me feel so much better about my kitchen fails!
Daria B 9 years ago
For me it's the opposite. They make me sad because I know how much time and effort you put into.... A failure..... TT_TT
Load More Replies... Happy Ghost 9 years ago
I don't really cook myself. The biggest fail that ever happened to me was when I made eggs with sugar instead of salt
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