There's nothing like looking at a nice fresh dinner made with love to get our appetites going. But as we all know, creating such meals is no easy feat — learning to cook well enough takes time and a great deal of effort. So while some manage to prepare dishes they can post on their Instagram feed, others end up with something far from expected.
Whether it’s hilarious cooking fails, terrible meals people had the audacity to serve, or pictures of simply cursed food, people have a soft spot for witnessing kitchen disasters. Thanks to this Reddit community, we can easily boost our confidence and have a nice laugh by seeing the bad, the ugly, and the most unappetizing meals out there.
So get ready, because we're about to take a deep dive into some of the worst images this online group had to offer, all for your amusement. Make sure to scroll down below and upvote the ones that made you cringe the most. Also, if you’re hungry for some more lousy and trashy food, don’t forget to check out Part 1 of this post right here!
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Damn Damn Damn
Peas And Mayonnaise Pizza
I would go to war against this. It looks horrible and I bet it stinks too.
To learn more about how these kitchen disasters happen and what people could do to avoid them, we reached out to Ellen Manning, freelance journalist, writer, and founder of the Eat With Ellen blog. "I'm no expert, but from experience, I'd say the biggest cooking mistakes amateurs make are not planning and preparing properly, and not allowing enough time," she told Bored Panda.
"Even the very best chefs make sure everything is prepared in advance, and they know how much time they need to execute certain dishes," Ellen explained. Whether you feel daunted by the whole process or believe you simply lack the skill to create beautiful meals, there are plenty of easy-to-follow cooking tips that can up your culinary game right away.
"If you're less confident, it's even more important to do this and to build in a bit of extra time so you're not rushing and getting stressed. I've ruined many a meal because I tried to rush, didn't read the recipe in advance and get everything ready, then ended up trying to do too much in too little time, which inevitably causes mistakes," the blogger revealed.
I Noticed A Piece Of Broccoli On My Plate That I Thought Looked Like An Opossum Face So I Used It To Make A Little Food Opossum
Food Before Time
Types Of Cones
Luckily, it’s easy to avoid kitchen blunders such as you see in this list if you simply make a plan and stick to it. "Take time to read the recipe, to check you've got the right ingredients, and to plan what you need and what you'll need to do," Ellen suggested. "This is even more important if you're cooking several dishes at the same time. There's many an adage that says 'perfect planning prevents poor performance' — or words to that effect — and it's no different in the kitchen."
So if you want to prevent slip-ups, mishaps, and setting your kitchen on fire, or generally want to know some small steps to help you improve your cooking, Ellen has you covered. "If you're making a complicated dish, get everything chopped up, measured out, and weighed in advance. This will help," she advised.
"Also, try to clear up as you go along (or get someone else to do it). Tidy workspace, tidy mind, and all that. It will keep you organized and calm if you're not working in chaos."
It May Look Kinda [bad] But I’m Still Grateful As It’s All From My Local Food Bank
Local Bakery Made These, All Profits Will Go To Colon Cancer Research.
I’d eat it. I love brownies. I love icing. Plus it’s all for a good cause too so nothing wrong to see here.
Spider Man Saving His Own Cake
That is the power of Spiderman holding the cake from falling anymore💪🏻
Let’s not forget that sight, smell, and even sound of food also contribute to how we perceive a certain food. That’s why serving and eating from an attractive plate is also extremely important.
When asked how we can make our food look more appetizing, Ellen told us that a lot of this could come down to preference. "But as everyone says, you eat with your eyes as well as your mouth, so how your dish looks matters as much as how it tastes."
Me And My Girlfriend Hit One Year Together. We’re Both Broke. So Nugs And Fries To Celebrate!
I Got Trashed, Made Orange Chicken Dino Nuggets
My Attempt At Baking A Brownie Turned Out Like A Before And After Picture Of Meth Addiction
Found A "Cook Book" That My Brother Wrote When He Was 7 Years Old, And Am Re-Creating The Recipes. Here's "Licorice Egg"
"Arranging food in a way that's pleasing to the eye is key — think of it as the main part of the dish being the centerpiece, with other elements around it designed to help it stand out, and to complement it in terms of color."
"It's important to think of appearance in three dimensions, not just two, so consider using height (that's why you see so many dishes with elements stacked up on each other). That said, sometimes less is more, so try not to make your plate too 'busy'. You don't want people to be put off by a plate of chaos."
Broke Till Payday. Hot Dog And Pickle Grilled Cheese
I mean it’s fine. I’d personally take the pickle out but I see no problem with this otherwise. 🤷♀️
The “Pizza Americana” I Ordered In Slovakia
My Daughter's Hotdog Made From Starburst
So when you finally prepare a delicious and appealing plate, you immediately know what to do next — take your phone out and snap a photo. According to Ellen, there are many different ways to take food pictures, and she had a few handy tips to share with you.
"45 degree [angle] always works well but lots of people love a 'flat lay' — when you take a picture from above the plate," she said and added that often it's all about trial and error. "Try different angles, or having different elements as the focus of your shot. You might think it would be the steak, but sometimes the best picture might be focused on the chips, with the steak behind them. Play around and see what works. But remember — while food photos are great, so is eating a hot meal!"
Spaghetti With The Proper Amount Of Powdered Cheese Product
Dumplings From The Hell's Gate
Bagel Bite And Chicken Nugget Slider
Ah, Breakfast
Blörö - The Famous Finnish Breakfast Consisting Of Hot Coffee, Vodka, And A Cigarette
The Chicken Sandwich I Got From Mr Beast Burger Today
Our Airbnb Had A Brick Oven. We Tried Making Pizza
This Regular Pepperoni My Brother Ordered
I Tried To Make Bread Using Only Flour And Water
Should’ve made flatbreads or tortillas if those were your only ingredients. As it is you’ve made a house brick.
I Want To Thank Taco Bell For Saving The Best Part Of The Tomatoes For My Taco Specifically.
I Like To Eat Bread With Mashed Potatoes And People Tell Me That's Not Normal
It's like hot beef sandwiches but just w/o the meat! They're super good!
Load More Replies...It's even better if you stick a few fries in the mash.
Load More Replies...Doesn't matter if it's normal or not. Eat what you want, how you want it.
Sweet corn and cucumber mixed with the potatoes was always my fav!
Load More Replies...My sister skips the bread. Just spoons mash from the pot into her mouth and calls it dinner.
I used to do that regularly when I was at uni. Sometimes with cheese or cayenne mixed in too.
Load More Replies...Add some butter and peas! Try it, that's my weird thing, though usually i don't have bread.. I'll try it.
I mean, it's fine. I love taking a bite of dinner rolls when I'm eating mashed potatoes. This can't be much different.
When i was a little girl abread with sliced boiled potatos salt mayo and those green long herbs taste a bit like onion, was a very normal in Danish "smørrebrød" 😅
Carbs over your carbs... you can add some spaghetti, too.
Not something I enjoy, but something I've seen a surprising number of times. I think it's more normal than the OP is being given credit for.
you used to be able to buy a Pot Noodle product that was mashed potato with with herbs or chives in that you made the same way as a pot noodle (cant remember what it was called) but I used to love to make sandwiches with it with thick butter that would melt. was about thirty years ago.
Add a little gravy, maybe some meat, and you've got a Midwestern staple from years gone by
I like cottage pie in a sandwich. That’s beef mince and mashed potato
Omg this is my favorite except try it with a side of bbq to dip in. It is delicious!
One of my Dad's favorite comfort foods was mashed potatoes with hamburger/onion gravy and it was eaten with crescent rolls. I would make it for him every time my stepmother went out of town.
Nah. This is fine. Gravy would make it a bit more acceprable though. Good for thought 😏
My mother made sandwiches for us with left over mashed potatoes w/mayo and onions. I never thought twice about it being weird until I was an adult. It tasted good.
My husband eats potato sandwiches but it's usually with leftover fried potatoes, mayo and mustard. He'd probably eat this too!
I do this at Thanksgiving all the time - throw some stuffing and gravy on top of those potatoes, too!
You, sir, are fully in touch with my life. When and where did we meet? I like to place the dark meat in touch with the bread, than build up to the gravy. Now I want Thanksgiving back, in March. Sigh.
Load More Replies...This is normal and it tastes great. I personally love eating a good spaghetti sandwich now and again
I bake a batch of poultry stuffing in a loaf pan and eat slices on Rye bread with lots of mayo!
I adore mash on bread ... and potato salad on a bread roll ... gimme!!
Make potato bread. Its basically leftover mash with flour added until you get a kneedable dough. Roll it out about 2mm thick then cook on a hot pan or griddle a couple minutes on each side. Its freaking gorgeous. A bit of butter yum, add a fried egg and sausage yum, add beans yum. Just yum.
But I eat mashed potatoes on bread!!! I butter the bread first then add the tatos.
My husband makes mashed potato sandwiches every time I make mashed potatoes.
How does he know me? I love mash Sammies!
Load More Replies...When I was in South Korea there was a bakery which put mashed potatoes and cheese in a little French roll. It was really really good. I got it every time I visited Pusan. It was still warm from the oven. Yum.
I love this. I’m American. I like to swipe my bread through my mashed potatoes or place it on the bread w a fork and bite that piece. I don’t actually create the whole dish like above but k end up eating my bread and butter w mashed potatoes. To die for and just such a horrible health decision lol but it’s my favorite.
Everything in moderation, EP. I've lived this for over 50 years (I'm 62), can't have mash taters without bread and gravy. Putin probably hates his bread touching the taters, he seems the type. Put the gravy on the mash. Fold the bread. Dip and eat, repeat. Real butter good as well. America might not have "cuisine", but we know what tastes good.
Load More Replies...Best meal in Basic Training was a sandwich made of fish sticks, ketchup, and mashed potatoes.
You can tell those people to GO TO. HELL. . . . .bread with mashed potatoes is a visceral sensory memory for me that IMMEDIATELY floods my brain with feel good memories of my childhood . .. . mashed potato on Dark German bread or in a white bread sandwich: childhood bliss. You keep doing MP on bread and don't let anyone tell you what the right thing to eat is.
Yes. Pumpernickel rye, butter, and hot mashed taters. Mmmm.
Load More Replies...One of my top comfort foods is just a big plate of proper home made mash covered in gravy and I'll gladly have it on bread, rolls, wraps and yes even a toasties.
You get it- I hope you aren't fat like I; after so many years, one realizes that loving life is more important than extending life. I just didn't die soon enough- yay! More mash gravy sammichs for me!
Load More Replies...Throw some gravy on that bad boy and no one will ever know your secret.
What you do in the privacy of your own living space is up to you man
There’s a grilled cheese restaurant in Ohio that has garlicky spinach, mashed potatoes, chicken, and of course cheese in grilled cheese formation. It’s glorious. Having it for my birthday in a couple weeks. I do not live in Ohio. Worth the trip!
I think I'd like it. Made a recipe of hot dog with mashed sweet potatoes I saw online. It was great.
I like mashed potato and tomato ketchup sandwiches and if I'm feeling posh I swap the ketchup with onion gravy
Wow my soulmate, loved this since I was a kid. Even better with cheese on top and grilled ))
Toast the bread and then smother in gravy, and then I'll join you.
So if I have a dish with mashed potatoes and some bread on the side and while I eat it, the mashed potatoes and the bread mix in mouth and that is okay, but this isn't?
Carbs and more carbs. Looks good to me! You just need gravy to dip it in.
Chip Butties (french fries in a hot dog bun) are popular in the UK.
Outstanding. Melt cheese in and put marmite / vegemite on the bread for carbo loading days!
Is this a friend from Down Under? Exactly what is Vegemite?
Load More Replies...That's how I like them. Mashed potato on bread with a hearty beef stew over the top.
Only if the mashed potatoes are fried. Preferably with some brown sauce
We used to love having mashed potato on bread - if we had any leftover mashed potato at the end of the meal!
My niece eats mashed potato sandwiches... She said it's no different to a chip butty!
Drizzle with olive oil or melted butter, add some shredded cheese, and run under the broiler
Hey, my brother and I ate spaghetti and potato hip sandwiches after school all the time !
is there butter between the two? in NoLA there are french fry po-boys, and they are delicious. : )
I like to add fried potatoes inside my mashed potatoes for an added crunch😁
I eat mashed potatoes and gravy with salad on top so who am I to judge?
beef and other manhattans have bread under the mash potatoes, lots 9f recipes do
I used to dip my rolls i got in the cafeteria at school in the gravey after eating the mashed potatoes so I'm not going to judge 😅
YOU get to define your own "normal," f them for trying to imprint what they "think" is normal on your personal sensibilities! Not even from the UK and I'm aware of a chip butty which is basically a potato sandwich. Also, (for 1 example) I personally used to add crisps or Flavored potato (or corn) chips to sandwiches when I was just a young 'un and was told it "wasn't normal..." I personally loved it, it changed monotonous food up, added flavor and crunchy texture, tasted AMAZING (especially barbecue potato chips in a pb&j) and probably was the start of my love for experimenting with cooking & baking as a passion and those same people are constantly asking me to make my food for them or to teach them how to cook like me. There's no such thing as "normal," it doesn't exist, so you get to define your own version of it or even better, tear down what they like in life with the same commentary. Have fun "doing you!"
My family makes a bowl shaped biscuit filled with mash potatoes, topped with shredded cheddar cheese and minced onion. It is amazing.
I make dinner rolls shaped into a bowl, fill with mash potatoes then top with shredded cheddar cheese and minced onion throw back in oven to melt cheese. Very filling but so delicious!
Well I do that too xD. Not as a standalone meal like that but if I get mashed potatoes at some point I just can't bear the texture anymore so I use bread to finish my plate
Add onions, heavy cream and a few spices and you got "potato cheese". A traditional Austrian dish and a staple in cold dinners.
And now more nostalgia from my youth. I was a distance runner then, and carb loading works. I've made this hundreds of times. Seasoned properly, and in the broiler for the time it takes to brown the potatoes and it's brilliant. For bonus points, insert bacon, lunch meat, bratwurst, or simply hot dogs. I hated running, but was very good at mid distance (10k, half marathon), and I loved winning. So I did. I've seen this on my plate so many times it's a cliche... throw on the powdered "Parmesan", I'm in 8th grade again, microwaving the "cheese" for instant gratification. I know those who gravy these, but I wanted fast and carb. Picture these with light browning and a pool of real butter in each hollow. Mmmm.
Al Dente
A Tempting Slice From The 1970s Cookbook
$50 Slow Roasted Prime Rib
Under A Tight Deadline, I Had To Stop Everything To Post My Wife's Dinner
$59 Worth Of BBQ
The Arrogance Of Man Rears Its Ugly Head Once More As We Continue To Sin Against Heaven And God
Behold! The Worlds Largest Nigiri Sushi
Two Years Ago I Blessed The Internet With The Spam Shot Glass. This Year I Got To Go Camping Again And Got The Chance To Recreate The Iconic Meat Orifice, As Well As Create A New Drink Container Which I Humbly Dubbed The Spam Flask
My School’s $7 Take On Avocado Toast
In Connecticut, Breweries Require Food With Drink. This Is Their "Charcuterie Board"
Sandwich My Dad Likes To Eat, Raw Ground Beef With Raw Onions And White Pepper On Hard Bread
My Kids School Lunch Today. Pancake Sausage Burger With Cheese
I Love When Fast Food Chicken Has A Nice, Seared Crust And A Juicy, Rare Center
This Was $20
Haribo Salad - 8 Different Bags Tossed Together
Tried To Make Strawberry Mochi Without A Recipe And Now They Look Like Boiled Kirbys
Legit Laughed Out Loud When I Was Served This "Deconstructed Caesar Salad"
What I Ordered vs. What They Sent Me
Ice Cream Cake I Made For My Husband’s Birthday
$15 "Grilled" Veggie Sub
So My Sister Just Got A Job At Mcdonalds. I Pull Up In The Drive Thru Order One Mcchicken But Tell Her To Hook Me Up Pls And Shes All Like I Gotchu Homie. I Get Handed A Super Heavy Bag Drive Home All Exicted And Wtf Is This Man. No Mcchicken Either
I Ordered A 12 Inch Pizza. They Told Me It Shrinks During The Baking Process. Til That Dough Shrinks Yo
Pizza dough that shrinks while cooking 😂 😂 why even make that up pizza restaurant person ?!?!
Which One Of You Mother F-Ers Works In The Hummus Development Industry
Depression Nachos
I Tried My Grandmother's Donut Recipe And I Have To Admit, It Kinda Stinks
My Inverted Take On Sliced Meat And Mashed Potatoes, Sliced Potatoes And Mashed Meat.
What You Get For Breakfast In A Hungarian Hospital
Heres My Banana Peanut Butter Triwich
I'd unhinge my jaw for that. Or peel off a bread and triple decker it, but I go nuts for PB and nanner.
So This Exists
It Was Actually Pretty Tasty
Why, Devon. Why.
Fables Of The Student Kitchen, This Week: Microwaved Rice And Shredded Cheese
This looks like good drunk, nothing else in the house, something I would have made in my 20’s food !
Just Bought An $800 Set Of Pans. Christening Them With A Classic
Yeah Kraft Mac and Cheese isn't real cheese, but damn it hits DIFFERENT. I love me some homemade mac and cheese but I still appreciate some good boxed mac and cheese- tastes like childhood.
Choose Wisely
Is This S**tty Or Amazing?
I’m 31 Years Old…
Parents Always Said I’m Just Picky. What Do You Think
Tried To Make A Cake. Not Sure What Went Wrong.
This Is What I Eat When I’m Sad. I Make My Own Reese’s
I've been doing this for years. I take a Hershey chocolate bar and smear it with peanut butter, chunky or smooth. It's so much better than a reeces
The Horrific Tradition My Family Calls “Easter Loaf” (Served Cold)
Just Filed For Bankruptcy, No Money To My Name… So I Introduce To You, Sriracha Noodle Tacos
Friend Told Me To Post My Favourite Snack Here: Thick Slices Of Raw Garlic On Brown Toasted Bread With Cream Cheese
My School Ran Out Of Chicken For Orange Chicken, So They Used Chicken Nuggets Instead
Pretty much same difference. I want orange beef because they don't use breading.
My Son Has Numerous Sensory Issues With Food. But Today He Made This Monstrosity. The Noodle Nutella Toast.
Cupcake Left Locked In My Managers Office For A Year After Our Site Shut Down Due To Covid
Cake has aged but the icing will survive a nuclear apocalypse.
Chocolate Chip Cookies But Without The Chocolate Chip Cause My Sister Ate The Chocolate Chips Are You Kidding Me
Ordered Chicken Nuggets In A Hotel In Saudi Arabia
The One Cool Ranch Dorito To Rule Them All.
Ordered Doordash From A Local Burrito Place. Got Our Order, As Well As About 2 Lb Raw Beef.
My Son Wanted Too Try This So I Made It For Him Tonight. I Feel Like A Bad Mother, Even Though It Is Made With "Authentic Cheesiness" Wtf Even Is That Color?!
Everything Snapchat Was Proud To Show Me I’d Cooked In 2020
The first picture is beautiful. I’ll take that anytime of the day
I Left My Melatonin Gummies In My Car And They Melted Together, So To Fall Asleep I Just Bite A Chunk Out
“Chicken Sandwich” I Ordered From A Dairy Queen In A Small Town. Not At All What I Was Expecting!
Was Feeling Lazy
Local Pizza Joint Had An Option For A Double Pepperoni Pizza, Idk What I Expected
So you can have a double pepperoni pizza and a margherita one. Then put the extra pepperoni one margerhita and here it is! You have two pepperoni pizzas
Mac N’ Nuggies
Ramen House. Happy Holidays.
My Partner Doesn’t Like Meat Or Cheese (Likes Corn). Here’s Her Take On A Vegan Gluten Free Pizza (Cooked)
Sandwich Uses Camouflage To Avoid Being Consumed
And yet the meat looks uncooked. Did you set the temperature to 4,000°?
Cooked In The Bag, Because I Am Not Dishes
This Amazing Pizza From A Local Joint
Thought I’d Try Applebee’s One Last Time, It Just Keeps Getting Worse
This looks like they ordered it from a 7-11 and brought it to your table.
The Cheese They Put On Our School Hamburgers
I Made A Loaf Of Bread Using Mountain Dew Baja Blast Instead Of Water
Forgot The Yeast..
Found This On Me_irl
Margherita Pizza
I Ordered A Burger
Lazy And Cheap But Filling
I Think This Belongs Here
Sandwich A Local Bar Is Offering For 420
Told The Waiter At The Resort To Surprise Me… (Caesar Salad Topped Hotdog With Cheetos On A Tortilla)
My Husband Like To Eat 8 Hotdogs For Dinner
The Steak My Brother Cooked Me
“Nachos” $9 And It Comes With A Dried Cucumber Slice. I Love NYC
Mom And I Made Lasagna From Scratch For Over 3 Hours And Then A Lightbulb Fell On All Of It
Doctor Wants Me To Be Gluten Free But He’ll Never Stop Me From Having Nugs
there's probably wheat starch in the ground chicken too, my guy.
Rate My Schools Baked Potato Lunch
reminds me of the abominations i was served during my stay at a mental hospital...
I interned on a psych ward, among other places. Made me realize that one of the best things about an inpatient psych stay was that it convinced a person simply that they never wanted to do that again. And the place I was at was def one of the 'nicer' places.
Load More Replies...I kinda wanna throw up. This is horrendous! (At least 3/4 of them are bad)
¾? I would say 99% are down right inedible. The prime rib would be (sort of) safe to eat.
Load More Replies...Number 37. Is actually a german delicacie called Mett. It is save to eat no worry's. As People say. Don't yuck my yum.
*Gordon Ramsay voice* WHERE'S THE FU**ING LAMB SAUCE
I made the terrible mistake of reading this while trying to eat lunch
This is why I make my own food. Everyone else would try to poison me with inedible crap
reminds me of the abominations i was served during my stay at a mental hospital...
I interned on a psych ward, among other places. Made me realize that one of the best things about an inpatient psych stay was that it convinced a person simply that they never wanted to do that again. And the place I was at was def one of the 'nicer' places.
Load More Replies...I kinda wanna throw up. This is horrendous! (At least 3/4 of them are bad)
¾? I would say 99% are down right inedible. The prime rib would be (sort of) safe to eat.
Load More Replies...Number 37. Is actually a german delicacie called Mett. It is save to eat no worry's. As People say. Don't yuck my yum.
*Gordon Ramsay voice* WHERE'S THE FU**ING LAMB SAUCE
I made the terrible mistake of reading this while trying to eat lunch
This is why I make my own food. Everyone else would try to poison me with inedible crap