50 Times People Failed In The Kitchen So Badly, They Just Had To Share Pics Online (New Pics)
Cooking—it’s that optional thing that we do when we don’t want to look like lazy good-for-nothings eating cheese and salami straight out of the pack and munching on raw vegetables instead of making a salad. Even cavemen and barbarians were able to cook things well. But even with the help of modern technology, we sometimes end up absolutely butchering our meals and making mega cooking fails.
Prepare your stomachs, dear Readers, for Bored Panda has baked up a feast of the most incredible cooking fails for you to enjoy. Upvote your fave pics and leave a comment about the times you messed up while cooking. Psst. We’ve got more epic cooking fails for you to taste right here, here, and here. Remember to chew well and take your time. Patience and focus have a lot to do with success in the kitchen (and in life, but that’s another story). If you’re distracted or running around like a headless chicken then odds are, you’ll make a ton of mistakes. Before you know it, your spaghetti’s on fire. Or worse—it’s fallen straight inside your shoes. Don’t believe us? Scroll on down.
Pie artist and baking and cooking pro Jessica Clark-Bojin was kind enough to give Bored Panda a few great tips and tricks to help all of us out in the kitchen and prevent massive disasters from happening. "Kitchen 'mistakes' can range from the catastrophic, 'I forgot the pot roast in the oven and now the kitchen is on fire' to the more benign, 'I accidentally put paprika in the cookies instead of cinnamon', but in most instances, they stem from the same thing: distraction and a lack of preparation." Read on for her delicious insights into avoiding kitchen mistakes.
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We Tried To Make "Ladybug Rolls"
Tonight Was Foreign Culture Night In My House So I Decided To Cook A Traditional Dish From Pompeii
Sausage Rolls
Jessica pointed out that anyone who wants to improve in the kitchen should start by taking some time to think about and picture in their mind all the steps before diving in and starting to bake or cook. That way, you can avoid slip ups, blunders, and setting your entire kitchen aflame.
"Make sure you have all the ingredients you need before you start baking. Work 'mis-en-place' and have all the bowls, spoons, tools, etc. cleaned and out on the counter ready for you. Measure out dry ingredients in advance, and (if called for) portion out wet ingredients and chill in the fridge. Clean up pots and pans while your mixture bakes," Jessica shared.
I Was Making Home Made Chicken Stock. After Simmering For Hours, The Recipe Said To Pour It Through A Strainer. God Damn It
As someone who has done this more than once... it is.
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Yes, but you still have a strainer full of yummies. I know, I know - but you lost your good stock so brace yourself, get the best store bought stock can find and have a decent/lovely soup. This sort of thing on happens once, so you’re aces from now on! : )
Not all's lost. There's some nice meat on the bones, remove and blitz up with the veg. Boil a couple of potatoes and blitz up again with other veg, including the potato water. Voila, Soup!
Strain vs. drain - you are not the first victim. But you have my sympathy, it would have been delicious.
I did something similar only I was straining hot stuff through a plastic strainer.
I've done that before after a 12 hour slow cooked tomato soup. I have added drain into bowl on the recipe lol
*ctrl+alt+delete, but probably more practical to turn it off and leave it that way.
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I'd just want to sit down & cry. All that great stock............gone!
A young kitchen porter who I employed many years ago whilst working as Head Chef in an upmarket hotel in Oxford, threw away 5 gallons of Veal bone stock that had been on the go for 3 days - it was left on a work surface in the stock pot to cool with the bones taken out but hadn't been skimmed and he thought it was there for washing ..... thank god for Oxo !!!
This was me. With the last can of chicken broth. On Thanksgiving. After all the stores were closed.
I´m faaaaaaar from being a chef so let me get this right...The stock went down the drain, not in a bowl...???
It's been a while since I've laughed this loud for this long. Looks exactly like something I would do!
I dumped a can of stock in the sink then just stood there like wtf... lol
Just take the chicken off the bones, the meat is fine but it just didn’t turn out right for you on the bone
I have done this! It's devastating! Now what I do is set up my strainer inside of a pot while the stock is cooking to make sure I never do it again. PRO TIP for chicken stock: Along with the cut up chicken, add 4 chicken feet per quart - the amount of flavor and collagen added is amazing. I get mine from an Asian grocer in my area. Bonus is that they're already peeled, so all I have to do is clip off the ends of the toes. It's kinda gross the first time, but the result is so superior! Some people use only chicken feet for their soup, but the flavor is a little too much for me. Also, chicken feet are very cheap - about $1 per pound in my area.
lmao I laughed way too hard at this, mainly because I would've done the same and then cried ugly real tears.
Take the time to google "The Darwin Awards". They have NOTHING to do with cooking and everything to do with dying as a single person (over the age of 18 I think for the age) who died in an utterly unusual manner of their making.
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Ahh Peter, we all know you're a dumb-ass. You don't need to repeat it for us.
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Yikes
My Friend Made A “Hedgehog” For Her 14-Year-Old Son’s Birthday
According to the pie expert, it's hard to make mistakes if you follow these steps. Or, at the very least, following them will mean that you'll catch any mistakes before they become really big issues. "Taking the few extra minutes to prep will give you a lovely stress-free baking experience!"
Jessica also shared that everyone in her family cooks, but they all have different dietary preferences. So tasting food can be a challenge. "We have family members who are vegetarian, vegan, celiac (and just plain fussy) and it’s not always possible for the cook to taste what they are making for everyone else. But you can always bring in a pinch-taster and get a second opinion!"
Husband Tried To Make A Dolphin For My Cocktail. It's The Cutest Eel I've Ever Seen
My Sister Made Some French Fries
Creepy Pancake
Other professionals echo Jessica's advice, too. Katie Workman from the Associated Press writes that we should all read through recipes all the way through ahead of time so that we can get all the ingredients that we need. What’s more, we’ll be well prepared for any time-consuming surprises in advance.
You should also get all of your ingredients ready before you start cooking. After all, if you’re supposed to be sauteing your veggies but you’re still chopping your bell peppers while your mushrooms are already frying, you might end up with a weird mix of under and over-cooked food.
Finally, keep in mind that seasoning makes all the difference to the taste of the dish. So add a pinch of salt and pepper here and there from time to time. During prep. In the middle of cooking. Right before serving. Try to find the balance between overseasoning and utter blandness. Oh, and remember to sharpen your knives!
Someone Left A Bread Pudding In The Back Of The Oven For 5 Days. So Here Is My New Pet Rock, Charlie
My Apple Broke The Apple Cutter And Now I Have A Weapon
Friend Sent Me This. Composition: "Dad Tried To Make Wine"
My Night After Work
Found The Spoon, Honey
Go To Make Pasta, The First Pot Slips And I Pour It All On The Ground. Make A Second Pot And The Handle Straight Up Breaks And My Pasta Goes Everywhere. Didn't Eat; Had A Lil Cry
Not to mention that firstly I came home late from work and drop my open sandwich in the parking lot.
Boiled An Egg This Morning And I Think Something Went Horribly Wrong
I'll Never Be Someone's Bride
Thought You Guys Might Like This Pie I Baked
So My Wife Grilled Corn Tonight. For 2 1/2 Hours
This Sums Up My Day. Why Isn't My Stock Simmering... It's Been Over An Hour
I Baked Some Strawberry Cakes In Cat-Shaped Pans, Then Iced Them. They Came Out Looking Like Burn Victims
5 Minutes Before Closing After A 12-Hour Shift
I Tried To Bake
This Cake
I Was Told You Guys Might Appreciate This. Made A Pie Today. Dropped A Pie Today
Bake Bread They Said. An Overnight Rise Will Taste So Good They Said. Put In The Fridge They Said. It's So A Rewarding Hobby They Said
Happy Thanksgiving From My Little Sister's First Ever Turkey
Guess I Cut It A Little Too Hard
Broiled Sids
Apparently Using A Syringe To Inject The Filling Of A Jelly Bun Doesn't Work That Well
My Sister Made My Brother A Birthday Cake
My Submission For Dumbest Way To Injure Yourself: I Burnt My Hand Taking Tomato Soup Out Of The Microwave. The Toast I Was Making Popped Up And It Scared Me
Tried Cooking A Sweet Potato In My New Air Fryer Today
What you have there is a coal. Put that under some meat and have a bbq
Attempted To Make Flower Pancakes For My Wife As A Mother's Day Surprise But They Ended Up Looking Like Corona Cakes
This Is What Defeat Looks Like
Me: This Tin Should Be Big Enough. Banana Bread: Freedom
Making Some Spaghetti
I Tried To Make A Cake With A Lobster Shaped Dish
When All I Want To Do Is Make Spaghetti, But All Signs Point To It Not Happening
Well I Tried
Birthday Cake Attempt This Weekend
I Was Making Thai Basil Chicken Then I Turned Around For A Minute And My Brother Put Blue Food Dye In It. He’s 19
Forgot To Set A Timer Boiling Eggs. The Sound Of Them Exploding Reminded Me
Still Looking For An Answer On How This Happens
What My Brother Was Trying To Make vs. What He Actually Made
A Beast Cheesecake
Asked My Boyfriend To Bake The Croissants For Our Dinner
Black Bean "Burrito" My Roommate Made With Rice Paper. He Was Out Of Tortillas And Said "I Didn't Think It Would Look Like That"
My Mom Wanted A Cherry Pie. After Making One From Scratch I Dropped It On My Way To Deliver To Her Porch
My Own Invention: Eggplant With A Side Of Melted Knife
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I've come to the conclusion that people either don't have smoke detectors, were blind drunk or have never heard of setting a timer? How else would you forget pizzas in ovens for 11 hours? They also seem to be lacking a sense of smell if they can't identify burning food or plastic. I'm not a great cook, but even I can cook a pizza without burning it or melting a chopping board!
I concur. I think that some have imbibed, or possibly partook in certain other pharmaceuticals. I for one know that I was pi ssed when I left my oven on overnight.
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Which are alread reposts of reposts. I figure they're using Google API.
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This reminds me of the time when I and friends were cooking blueberries over the oven and when she picked up the pot, it spilt and there was a blueberry massacre.
i once forgot to put the extra flour in cookies for high elevations.... they were flat and buuuuuurned and they were to close together i had more dough, t which we added a little to much, still good though, and one time i took a plate of spaghetti out of the microwave and it slid off, i cried.
What is it about disastrous food that is so funny? I've laughed harder at this sort of thing than at anything else.
How do you even do this? I guess some people shouldn't be allowed within 100 feet of a kitchen.
Why you see a cake from a artist on pinterest and you think you can re create? Now you know why companies hire people with experience.
I will admit to burning grits, and I have burned one of those mug-cake cupcakes from the inside. I'm not allowed in my mother's kitchen again. Oh, and that reminds me. My stepmom told my dad to, when getting the turkey for thanksgiving ready, put an onion into it from it's backside. This man thought she meant a whole, uncut onion. The sound it made when she made him get it out was... less than appetizing.
Being an accident prone cook myself, these pictures gave me the best laugh I have had in ages. See, there are worse cooks than me.
I feel that there are a lot of people here who should have a dog. Always being careful not to let them eat chocolate or onions or garlic or....actually maybe not.
There's some good apps for cooking - let you predefine multiple timers, set them as widgets and run them multiple times simultaneously. Great for chefs who use timers. Also handy for anyone. I used one while learning massage that allowed you to set a sequences of timers, which would also work well for cooking.
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Some people simply should not cook or bake. It’s unfortunate how much I identify with these poor people. I did laugh at a few, but others brought back unwanted memories.
Some of the projects look too hard for beginners, I would start making a simple cake and see what happens.
I've come to the conclusion that people either don't have smoke detectors, were blind drunk or have never heard of setting a timer? How else would you forget pizzas in ovens for 11 hours? They also seem to be lacking a sense of smell if they can't identify burning food or plastic. I'm not a great cook, but even I can cook a pizza without burning it or melting a chopping board!
I concur. I think that some have imbibed, or possibly partook in certain other pharmaceuticals. I for one know that I was pi ssed when I left my oven on overnight.
Load More Replies... Which are alread reposts of reposts. I figure they're using Google API.
Load More Replies... This reminds me of the time when I and friends were cooking blueberries over the oven and when she picked up the pot, it spilt and there was a blueberry massacre.
i once forgot to put the extra flour in cookies for high elevations.... they were flat and buuuuuurned and they were to close together i had more dough, t which we added a little to much, still good though, and one time i took a plate of spaghetti out of the microwave and it slid off, i cried.
What is it about disastrous food that is so funny? I've laughed harder at this sort of thing than at anything else.
How do you even do this? I guess some people shouldn't be allowed within 100 feet of a kitchen.
Why you see a cake from a artist on pinterest and you think you can re create? Now you know why companies hire people with experience.
I will admit to burning grits, and I have burned one of those mug-cake cupcakes from the inside. I'm not allowed in my mother's kitchen again. Oh, and that reminds me. My stepmom told my dad to, when getting the turkey for thanksgiving ready, put an onion into it from it's backside. This man thought she meant a whole, uncut onion. The sound it made when she made him get it out was... less than appetizing.
Being an accident prone cook myself, these pictures gave me the best laugh I have had in ages. See, there are worse cooks than me.
I feel that there are a lot of people here who should have a dog. Always being careful not to let them eat chocolate or onions or garlic or....actually maybe not.
There's some good apps for cooking - let you predefine multiple timers, set them as widgets and run them multiple times simultaneously. Great for chefs who use timers. Also handy for anyone. I used one while learning massage that allowed you to set a sequences of timers, which would also work well for cooking.
Load More Replies... Some people simply should not cook or bake. It’s unfortunate how much I identify with these poor people. I did laugh at a few, but others brought back unwanted memories.
Some of the projects look too hard for beginners, I would start making a simple cake and see what happens.
