Have you ever unleashed your inner chef after binge-watching cooking shows? Charged with the new found knowledge, you get ready to whip up a culinary masterpiece. But instead of a delicious chicken vindaloo, the dish turns out to be a total disaster.
But hey, before you rate your dish a 1 out of 10, give yourself some brownie points for trying. After all, you don’t learn unless you try. So we at Bored Panda have collected some cooking misadventures that will make you chuckle and serve up a lesson or two on what not to do in the kitchen.
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A Lightbulb Moment
I guess it would be foolish of me to ask why you had a light bulb sitting on your shelf?
I was thinking that same thing. Call me silly, but my light bulbs are in a drawer.
Load More Replies...I Spent An Entire Day Baking Challah Bread, Only To Have It Stolen
For Thanksgiving we had a spiral ham. One roommate had to work. He was furious. It was very dramatic. We tried to push dinner early for him but the ham wasn't ready. We promised to wait on the ham. But the dogs got to it. We found it on the floor, half eaten. With dude's wife's blessing, we washed it off, cut the chew marks off, lied that we couldn't help ourselves and had to try the ham, and fed it to the working roommate. He never knew.
I Ran Out Of Food Coloring While Making Cookies And Now The Dough Looks Like A Transplantable Organ
In pathology we'd call that a fleshy, ill-defined, mass with a empty cavitation
I bake a lot of cookies and never got this color. Something is wrong with your recipe and it's not food coloring; I don't use that.
Everyone bakes their own way, it don't means they're doing it wrong. Besides, running out of food coloring while making the cookies imply OP put food coloring and just didn't have enough to get the color wanted
Load More Replies...Kitchen disasters can be quite entertaining as they make for memorable stories. Whether it's a failed attempt at cooking a gourmet meal or that time the smoke alarm went off because of burnt brownies, such mishaps add humor to our culinary adventures.
But behind every spoilt dish lies a lesson waiting to be learned. Perhaps it's understanding the importance of reading a recipe or knowing the right temperature to bake delicate pastries. In order to become better cooks, we must keep practicing and expanding our knowledge about the ingredients and the techniques used.
My Favorite Genre Of Social Media Post Is âPeople Screwing Up Food To A Diabolical Extreme And Then Going âOopsies!â As If Itâs Nothingâ
what insane heat have you got your stovetop on that this is even possible? it's literally cremated, and a cremation retort is literally over 800 degrees (or 1500 for you americans using farenheit) and no oven should be that hot!
Oh this is why the chicken don't cross the street. " Hey, John don't cross the street, you'll be nothing but bones dude."
Fiance Accidentally Left A Pot Of Simple Syrup On The Stove To Burn And Made An Asteroid
... and this is the lung of a smoker. (the healthy non-smoker lung is the cookie dough above without sufficient food coloring.)
I did this while making candied flowers. The smoke was impressive. ADHD is super-fun.
The partner may well be absolutely wonderful in all other areas, but hopeless in the kitchen.
Load More Replies...My Mixer Took Its Own Life
kitchen aid stand mixers are heavy, more like rip poor floors-
Load More Replies...Did any of you get to go to the Kitchen Aid concert? There was a good mix of bands but you kneaded a lot of dough to get in.
It said it was tired of this life. It said it gave you warning signs.
If that was some kind of food and itâs dog safe- I hope it was yummy! đ¶đ€
Back in the day, grandmas passed down handwritten notes filled with family recipes, detailing every ingredient and step needed to recreate their special dishes. They did this because without exact instructions, it would be incredibly difficult for moms and dads to make those heavenly delicacies.
Not knowing the exact steps can sometimes spoil the dish as you might mess up the proportions, leading to a bland or overly seasoned dish. Or you might forget crucial steps, such as allowing the meat to rest before slicing, resulting in weird texture and flavor. That is why keeping the recipe handy before entering the kitchen is a good practice.
My Rat Cookies Definitely Didn't Turn Out Terribly Awry
Well, one of my pet rats was ALMOST the size of the cookies in the outcome at the end of his lifespan; he was a big, fat lazy boy who loved sleep.
I had two rats. One was thin and atheletic, other big and lazy.
Load More Replies...You could draw little beagle faces on them in icing. They look like they have adorable floppy ears.
They could pass for hamster cookies, and either way they look delicious
CHILL THE COOKIE DOUGH. This is a common but very stupid mistake. Also that has way too much butter. Thatâs why theyâre so flat.
Stole Sausages While Cooking A BBQ
Our Grey ran to where we had the meat on a plate and he managed to grab a packet of sausages. Saw my girlfriend trying to grab them from him as I sat back and took a photo.
One of my cats once raided a neighbour's BBQ party while they were inside fetching more stuff. She ignored the meat - her thing was "catching" bread and she stole all their garlic bread and brought it to our place (over a 6-foot fence). We could hear them next door. "Isaac! Where did you put the garlic bread? I told you to put it on the table!". "But I did, Mum! I put it next to the salad!"
Omg, it's not even that early but for some reason that dog looked like a baby elephant to me. And my brain was like baby elephants like sausage, never knew. Wait. That's a dog. Derp.
To be fair, greyhounds, like most sighthounds, are extremely dolichocephalic - can see how a sighthound's muzzle would look a bit like a trunk XD
Load More Replies...I Forgot To Put Water In My EZ Mac. Stepped Away To Change The Laundry While It Cooked For 3 Minutes
When I came back, the microwave was on fire and definitely gave me 6 different types of cancer.
I didnt put enough water in my easy mac in my dorm in college. Stank up the entire building. I definitely pretended it wasn't me.
I did this in my trailer, and had to replace the whole unit. Ruined the door seal.
My cousin once set microwave on fire when he tried to cook instant soup with noodles. He didn't forgot to add water, but some dry noodles stayed above the water. Smell in his kitchen still remind him of that accident
I went to a summer camp, and one of the girls forgot to put water in their Mac and cheese. The whole building smelt like smoke for the rest of the day lol
I hope all the OPs have Renters/Homeowners insurance.... Makes me nervous đ„đ
Different types of cookware conduct heat differently. Using the wrong utensils can have negative effects on the food. For instance, if you use the wrong pan, it can result in uneven heat distribution, causing certain veggies to cook too quickly or slowly compared to others.
Certain recipes even require nonstick utensils to prevent ingredients from sticking to the bottom. Using regular cookware can result in ingredients adhering to the surface, burning them or making them difficult to remove without damage. So, you might have to serve guests amoeba-shaped pancakes.
Do You Think My Lunch Is Done?
Please tell me they didn't heat it up ON the stove!!! As in, not plug it in...but fire under the insta pot....
That was my first thought, and the "hot surface" light is lit, so it's probably what happened.
Load More Replies...When even the face on the pot is spewing it out in disgust, I think you can say it's time to order food in.
My Boyfriend Made Croissants This Way
I am sure the is a picture of baked croissants on the package and maybe some nice little sketches with descriptions how to prepare them...
You would need to read instructions. Real men don't need instructions.
Load More Replies...OP, you need an upgrade. At least on croissant. Possibly on the BF as well.
Those are crescent rolls, not croissants... The difference is mind blowing if you've had both. I like both, but I won't ever get them confused!
I'd like to ask him if he ever saw what croissant looks like. XD
Housemate Heated Up Meatball Spaghetti In A Microwave And Left It There For 3 Weeks
I don't think they heated it up, but just put it there instead of putting it in the 'fridge.
Load More Replies...Does⊠does nobody use the microwave in that house all that often?!
Just turn it on - the fork will take care of the fire
Load More Replies...Another pro tip to remember is that some cookware materials, such as cast iron or copper, give the food a unique flavor. Never cook acidic foods in reactive cookware like aluminum, as it may alter the taste of the dish and cause discoloration.
For instance, if you cook marinara sauce in aluminum cookware, the acidic tomatoes will react, resulting in a metallic taste. Similarly, marinating meats in citrusy lemon juice will tenderize the meat, but during cooking, it can turn grayish in color.
Rex "Helping" With The Baking
Yes, worry less about a picture and getting Rex off quick! lol
Load More Replies...Or complaining about the quality of the new litter tray
Load More Replies...Forgot I Was Heating Oil For French Fries
And that's why I use the oven for frying. Just spray with oil on the fries before putting them in the oven. I also set timers.
How Not To Cook Spaghetti Squash
My fam and I always cut them in half, oil and season b4 baking.
Load More Replies...Just googled what it is and I'm wondering why we don't have spaghetti squash here in Australia?
I always think I should try to learn to cook more with different kinds of squash. Then I see this and think, meh, never mind.
They are actually very tasty, assuming you don't turn them into veggie bombs đ
Load More Replies...Apart from all these, it’s important to follow food safety guidelines. Improper handling, storage and cooking of food can lead to illnesses caused by bacteria or viruses. Some of the common culprits include undercooked meat, keeping perishable items at room temperature and cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods.
Made My Mom A Birthday Cake From Scratch, Only To Trip When I Got To The House
I'm sure that's a shortened, censored way of saying what was actually said.
Load More Replies...In "Tortilla Soup", one of my favorite movies, that's kind of what they did with messed-up dessert! They called it "Belle Melange", lol.
Load More Replies...I Baked You Cookies
So many uses - water filter, fridge or shoe deodoriser, indigestion cure...
Load More Replies...Is something wrong, babe? You've barely touched your carbon chip cookies
Someone Posted A Croissant On Fire A Year Ago, Here's My Unfortunate Contribution
Exactly. You came to this owen, saw what happened, took your phone, opened the camera app, took pictures, posted it⊠Where do you live now?
Reminds me of an amusing incident at an AirBnB in Asheville, NC. A woman tried to heat an egg roll in a microwave, and set it either too high or for too long (maybe both) so it started smoking so badly that it set off the smoke detector. This sent an automatic signal to the fire department. The poor woman was terminally embarrassed, but everybody let her know it was no big thing. I'm sure the firefighters had encountered similar scenarios before.
You can say that again! ;-) (Upvoted both times because what is wrong with people?)
Load More Replies..."Yoooour croissant is on fire Consuuuuuuuumed in the toaster oven pyyyyre"
Consuming spoiled food can lead to food poisoning, causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Also, inhaling smoke and fumes from burned food or overheated oils can irritate the respiratory system. It can even worsen existing conditions like asthma or allergies.
I Tried To Boil Some Eggs
Looks like you were boiling giant spider eggs, and their mom tried to protect them from you.
I wouldn't stick my head to close to it - not every hug is a friendly one...
It's just egg white that was on the surface of the water that stuck to the sides before the water receeded.
Load More Replies...I Was Really Looking Forward To This Homemade Quesadilla
Well, if you had played by the five-second rule instead of reaching for your phone to take a picture, you still could have eaten it!
Note: Don't do this. Just clean up the mess and make a new quesadilla.
Load More Replies...Iâm Gonna Say I Misread The Package As 350 Minutes Instead Of Degrees, Not That I Got High And Fell Asleep On The Couch
đ¶I was gonna eat some cookies too, but then I got highhh đ¶
Load More Replies...Love my new stove that you can set timer to cut off. It will beep at you 1000 times. " Hey I am off"...lol. But does cut off.
Dealing with a kitchen disaster requires quick thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Whether it's salvaging a burnt dish or finding a last-minute substitute for a missing ingredient, we must think on our feet to overcome the obstacle. Just keep trying, and if you fail, remember even the most seasoned chefs make mistakes. So, pandas, tell us about your most recent cooking adventure in the comments below! Was it a hit or a miss?
This Is Why I Don't Cook
That bit by the break looks ceramic. They were using a pan made for baking on a stovetop?
Apparent, cookware for stovetop is now being made of ceramic. Alternative to nonstick / teflon pans.
Load More Replies...I'm more impressed that the stove isn't damaged. I live in fear of breaking my glass top stove. Never thought about breaking the pan! Lol
I wish my glass stove would break - at least I could get a less evil replacement on the insurance. A *gas* stove might be tricky to swing these days, but I would absolutely try my best. Almost 5 years, and we still have a mutual loathing going on
Load More Replies...Usually it's either a hot pan on a cold surface or a cold pan on a hot surface.
Load More Replies...Did blacksmith from Tempest Fedeartion make that knife for you? XD (Little "That time I got reincarnated as a slime" anime reference.)
Accidentally Left Bagels In The Oven For Five Hours
Yes they do, that's what I thought they were! Mmmm, chocolate... donuts...
Load More Replies...The left black one on the top picture looks like a Donut with very dark chocolate
My Girlfriend Tried To Cook Lasagna For The First Time
Next time use a reusable tin/dish made from non-bendy metal or ceramic. Then it won't fold as you handle it with soft stuff inside ... and you can reuse it!
Love her anyway! Console her and take her out to a nice restaraunt! Hell, she tried!
I had that happen on the way to the stove, now I put a hand under it, mistakes are nature's way of teaching us!
My Sister Tried To Bake Brownies Using Her Own Recipe. She Said The Recipe Included Flour, Eggs, Skittles, Nutella, And Butter. All Random Amounts
tbf this looks a lot more edible than anything on this list. (Had she included the right kind of butter, it could BE an edible!)
Reminds me of Chidi from The Good Place when his brain broke and he put peeps in his chili. chidi-chil...e75696.jpg
I Think Theyâre Done
these look unusually hilarious. Coal-on-a-stick, thanks, Santa.
I thought they were eggplants on a stick.
Load More Replies...Always Check Your Oven Before Turning It On, Kids
Never understood why anyone would use a live device explicitly designed for extreme temperature generation as storage for things they don't want getting heated up on accident.
My mother puts dishes, kitchen tools, and kitchen towels into the oven to dry (with oven turned off). She has done this (for some bizarre reason) for my entire life. The number of times she has forgotten that she had stuff drying in there and turned on the oven the next day....... it's a lot. XD She's set towels on fire, melted plastic kitchen tools, destroyed so many dishes... it's kind of amazing that she hasn't burned down the house. ....yet. We have PLENTY of counter space (AND drying mats!!) for drying stuff, but she just really wants to dry things in the oven. :/
Load More Replies...When I put something in the oven like that, I remove the k**b and put it in the oven too.
People with large families and small kitchens have traditionally used the oven for storing pots and pans. I use a recipe that starts "remove any pans from oven" many people commented how practical that was.
ah, my dad's caused problems like this, now we check the oven EVERY time
A Liquorice Cake I Made For My Husband 3 Years Ago And Iâll Never Hear The End Of It
Star Trekkin, across the universe, always going forward cause we can't find reverse.
Load More Replies...I didn't even know licorice cake was a thing! It looks like pasta with vomit and chia seeds on top.
Beige Caulk, with chunks of banana, covered in novelty goo and bugs. I could use different descriptive language, but I'm going to have to stop. Because one day I might want the ability to eat food again.
It kinda looks like what came out of that borg from Alien when he got chopped in half. Or maybe that was Aliens. If I can't remember, it must be time for a rewatch!
Load More Replies...Wait, is the cake in the picture three years old? Or this is what it looked like the day she made it three years ago? Because I could totally believe this is a three year old cake!
Seriously, you NEED to read the Reddit comments - they're GOLD. I've got to the stage of still giggling weakly every now and then, while trying to stop my eyes streaming.
My Roommate Was Trying To Keep The Bacon Warm
Had A Big Party This Past Weekend. While I Was Greeting Guests I Forgot About The Ribs On The Grill. The Ribs Caught Fire And I Had To Put It Out With A Fire Extinguisher
I did that once. Started to grill everything and then remembered I needed something from the store. I asked my imaginary friends to go to the store, but they said, "No, we don't have any money. We're imaginary." "Fine, then just watch the grill while I go." I wasn't gone that long, but when I got back the food was on fire! After putting it out, I was like, "WTF? Are you guys all high?" Without an ounce of shame, they said, "We can't be high. Again, we don't exist outside of your head. We are Imaginary! Are you sure that you're not high?" The nerve! With imaginary friends like that, who needs demons?
My Microwave Lunch Jumped Up And Flipped
đ¶ âNow this is the story all about how my life was flipped-turned upside down..â đ¶
And tell you how I exploded in a microwave from Bel Air
Load More Replies...How long did you put it in for? Those Hormel meals only need 90 seconds at most.
There's This New Recipe For Black Curly Fries
I mean, we have a bird that sets fires. Some kind of hawk or eagle.
Load More Replies...I did that once with a pan of soup. When I woke up the pan was stuck to the heating elements. Left it like that for a while since the leftover "food" wasn't going to go bad and I didn't have the strength to pull the pan off. Some us were just not genetically cut out for cooking.
Just wondering, the ovens didn't have built-in timer? Like it will turn off when the timer reached zero?
Mine has a timer but you can use the oven without the timer
Load More Replies...I Made Eggnog Last Night From Scratch. I Woke Up To This Monstrosity
looks like they made stomach acid and bile.
Load More Replies...Please dispose of whatever that is in your nearest active volcano!
Put My No-Bake Cookies In The Oven To Cool Overnight. Forgot And Didnât Tell The Wife But I Sure Remembered When She Started Preheating The Oven For Breakfast Pizzas
Checked Reddit. OP said: "No bake cookie mixture had to be heated before oatmeal is added, then it cools and hardens as cookies. Put them on plastic plates to cool and then put them in the oven to cool to keep the dog from getting at them in the night."
Load More Replies...If they're "no-bake" why did they need to cool? And why would they cool better in the oven than on the counter?
And why didn't she check the oven before turning it on? Like EVERY COOK SHOULD.
No Bake Cookies are already cold. There had to be another reason for putting cold cookies in an oven on plastic plates.
Thatâs How Crooked My House Is
Well, bake another cake, flip it over, and glue the two together with icing. Voila! A normal looking cake!
Obviously, your Crooked Mouse needs to be pulling his weight. Cut his wages!
I Tried To Make Bread Using Only Flour And Water
Perfect dwarf bread. âThe dwarf bread was brought out for inspection. But it was miraculous, the dwarf bread. No one ever went hungry when they had some dwarf bread to avoid. You only had to look at it for a moment, and instantly you could think of dozens of things you'd rather eat.â
Flour, water and salt is the only thing you need. But a part of flour and water has to be sourdough :)
it is possible to make bread with only flour and milk, not so sure about flour and water. But I've managed to make fluffy bread with flour and milk (and cinnamon but that was flavouring) and iirc, native fry bread is basically flour and milk, but I've never tried bread with just water and flour yet xD edit: a bit of baking powder may have been used i cant remember but still. close enough.
All that's left to do is slice it thin and top it with meats, cheeses, and spreads. I love the texture of breads that don't rise.
Fell Asleep While Cooking A Pizza, Leaving It To Cook For Over 10 Hours
Looking on the bright side - That person burned a lot of calories that day
I have to say, Iâm so glad all these sleepy bakers are alive to tell about it. Iâm just surprised they didnât all burn down their houses.
Well... Today I Found Out That The Bottom Of My Blender Is Detachable
There are 3 pieces: base, pitcher and blades that twist onto bottom of the pitcher. Then those pieces together twist onto the base. I have no idea how the op cleaned it as all one piece
Load More Replies...Our bartender made a frozen margarita last weekend and totally forgot the top. Sprayed rita all over her front. I absolutely lost it.
I Used To Work At McDonald's. Came In For The Overnight Shift And No One Told Us Pies Were In The Oven. Checked 6 Hours Into The Shift And Found These
In restaurants they usually have huge industrial strength vent fans over the cooking areas that suck up smoke, heat and smells. So itâs definitely possible that nobody smelled it.
Load More Replies...The McDonald's I worked at didn't have ovens. The pies were cooked in a fryer.
I Was Out Of Milk For My Mashed Potatoes So I Used Chocolate Milk
Your veggies look so good! You were better off not using milk at all, just butter and salt and maybe drizzle olive oil on top (not mix).
Load More Replies...Not a master cook myself, but couldnât they have used butter or sour cream? Butter is common enough in most households, yes?
Yep or even a bit of the water the potatoes cooked in.
Load More Replies...I always keep Parmalot or canned milk on hand. They are both shelf stable and work in a pinch.
instead, just use only butter. mashed doesn't necessarily need milk.
Forgot To Clean The Rice Cooker, Opened It 2 Months Later To See This. Can I Salvage It?
Just Wanted A Coffee. Now I Have To Paint My Wall
Had a pressure cooker when I as a kid. Mum cooked carrots in it once, but didn't put the lid on properly. Pressure built up, and up, and up. The lid went through the ceiling and roof tiles, and landed in neighbour's garden. The carot puree spread evenly over the ceiling, walls, floor and furniture. The cooker still worked OK, but mum was never keen on using it again.
My Potato Exploded
So this is why you poke them with a fork. I was taught to do it but not why.
When a potato is cooked you are essentially trying cook it by turning the water inside to steam. The skin generally shrinks and creates a steam seal. If you poke it or as I was taught put a small slice in the skin it allows the steam to escape otherwise it's a potato bomb waiting to go off.
Load More Replies...Pfft, just something else to wash. Usually, a potato doesn't need it. (It does turn the bottom of the potato lovely and crispy, though)
Load More Replies...Everything can explode if sufficiently heated and contained
Load More Replies...I've baked potatoes in skin many times already. Never once have I seen this happen. XD
potato: kaboom? oven (or whatever you cooked em in probs microwave: yes rico kaboom
My Friend Said She Makes Perfect Steaks
You can tell by the outside that that is not going to be anywhere near "perfect".
I'm less worried about the steak than I am about the unholy mess squatting behind it.
Iâd rather have just a glass of water than anything on that plate.
Load More Replies...A Picture That Speaks A Thousand Words
IDK how dirty that sink is but you can easily rinse them off in hot water and they should be fine. I'm literally eating pasta right now that when I was straining fell into the kitchen sink and then I rinsed off.
At least they didn't slide straight down the drain. BTDT
Load More Replies...That's what my son calls them and he refuses to eat these noodles.
Load More Replies...Put them back in pot, fill with water again to rinse, and drain again into a colander?
Was Searching Google Maps For Coffee But Found This Abomination Instead
there is actually a breed of chicken that has black skin and flesh. its possibly that....?
Reminds me of kadaknath. Its an Indian breed of chicken and has an ABSOLUTELY black body, from flesh to feathers and all. 662a9af285d6f.jpg
Yep, there are actually several breeds of chicken that have black flesh. The Silkie chicken is the one that most people are familiar with. (Though, Silkies don't always have black feathers - but the meat/bones are black.)
Load More Replies...I heard about this one breed of chicken that is COMPLETELY black, flesh, feathers, beak, organs, everything. All it needs is a creepy hoodie
Smokerâs Lung? Nope. Alcoholicâs Liver? Nah. My Teriyaki Chicken? Yup
Look, it may not be pretty but i bet that one tastes very good, if a little dry.
I Was Really Craving These Frozen Dumplings And Cooked Up Our Last Few For My Husband And I. Got A Credit Card Fraud Notification And Had To Call My Bank. Promptly Forgot About The Dumplings
Identity theft is not a joke, Jim! Michael!!!!
Load More Replies...Nooo!! May the credit card thief have double the bad karma for what they caused!
Side note: found a fantastic Pot Sticker Dumpling recipe on BBC Recipes. The above is a sin, we should riot
Saw A Weird-Looking "Chicken Piece" And Took A Closer Look
Always check your oil before reusing it... This guy must've fallen in overnight because I (stupidly) didn't place a lid on the pot, and I tried to push him out of my kitchen window the night before.
One time my family went to a restaurant. We all got Pina coladas (no alcohol ofc) bc we never tried them before, and there was a fly in my grandmother's. So we get it replaced and my dad says "well now u can't drink it it doesn't have the extra protein"
The fact that she knew he was near the pot and an open window the night before, and that obviously there a large bugs roaming her home, and STILL don't put a lid on it, is just ick. Wouldn't risk eating a damn thing that came out of that house if my life depended on it! Lawdamercy!
I Have Never Made Burgers Before
Have 2 of them been censored by 'BP' or was it an attempt to save them?
Looks like cheese, maybe? Though why the heck you'd put rectangular LOG cuts of cheese instead of, you know, thin SLICES onto a burger patty is beyond me XD
Load More Replies...My tired brain thought those were sticks of butter, but nope, OP had the audacity to put cheese on this hot garbage. đ€Šââïž
I can't get too harsh here, since we were all beginner cooks once. Live and learn.
This should be punishibale with a mandatory 10 year sentence without parole.
This Is How My Roommate Cooks Bacon
He then proceeds to stir it with a metal fork. Is this punishable by law?
Two separate laws in fact. The Don't overcrowd the pan act of 1874, and the Use of metal utensils act of 1971
Snoop dogg cooks his bacon the same way but not with a metal fork on Teflon! He says it makes it cook more evenly and extra crispy.
It's My Daughter's Birthday And I've Made Her A Cake. It's Been Cooling Down In The Fridge. Let Me Just Check On It Real Quick
Don't frost a cake that is still warm, it will melt the frosting (as shown here). This is why directions tell you to cool it then do the frosting.
I ice them warm on purpose sometimes so the icing will melt. I did it accidentally the first time, but ended up liking the result, so if the cake were just for me, ice, ice, baby!
Load More Replies...Have Been Preparing Easter Dinner Since 10 AM
Frozen Yogurt Pops Anyone?
They looked decent at first then freezer burn started to set in. Now they are oozing sore pops.
Should have covered them with wax paper with a layer of plastic wrap over the top before in the freezer.
Leftover Stuffing Waffles
Good Thing I Went Into The Kitchen At 2 AM. My Cousin Came Home Drunk And Then Left This Cooking In The Oven
That Time My Friend And I Tried To Make Cookies And I Somehow Forgot To Add Flour
Unlucky Pie. So It Turns Out You Are Supposed To Poke A Hole Into The Tinned Frey Bentos Pie, I Didnât Know That And It Exploded. P.S. I Am Not Injured
No, you don't poke a 'hole' in the Fray Bentos pie - you remove the lid. Even with steak and kidney pud, you don't have a lid.....
I have never of them but I don't see a pie exploding like that, especially out of the oven.
You can't teach common sense đ€Šââïž đ€Šââïž đ€Šââïž
Tried To Make Tiramisu
No worries, it'll be tasty. You could freeze the custard and pretend you meant ice cream
Well... Tim Cooked Dinner Tonight. Heâs At The Store Buying New Ones As We Speak
They look alright in the middle, scrape the carbon off with a knife and you're laughing. Or choking, one of the two.
This is how my husband wants his sausages/hot dogs cooked. I think I need to take another life insurance policy out on him
My mom likes her steak/burgers burned beyond recognition as well. I was forced to consume them the same way until I begged my dad for a bite of his rare steak when I was 7 or so. Never went back to carbonized shoeleather XD
Load More Replies...My Husband Put A Plastic Cutting Board In The Oven And I Turned It On To Preheat
My mom uses the (unheated) oven to dry things, like kitchen utensils, kitchen tools, cutting boards, colanders, kitchen towels, etc. She has set many towels on fire and has melted many plastic kitchen tools over my lifetime when she forgets about whatever's inside and preheats the oven to cook something the next day. I don't know WHY she is obsessed with drying things in the oven when we have drying mats and a drying rack on the counters XD
Load More Replies...It says preheat. That's why there was nothing on it.
Load More Replies...Forgot To Add Water To The Pot While Steaming Vegetables
I think we're looking at a steel-cored aluminum pan on an induction cooktop. Without liquid to absorb the heat, the pan just heated up until the aluminum alloy failed.
Load More Replies...Attempted One Of Those Microwave Mug Cakes. Looks, Uh, Less Than Appetizing
Let's be charitable and say it looks like a really big chocolate frosted donut. If you squint.
Load More Replies...same think happened with mine. so i shoved a dollop of ice cream on it and ate it. it tasted fine. :)
My Kids Donât Like The Jello I Made
Looks like a specimen youâd find in a dark medical museum
was about to say it looks like something from the surgeon hall museum. (or the contents of the lung drain i had done a couple months back)
Load More Replies...So many questions. Why is this made in a jar? Why has it separated like that. Why did it make so little? Is that all jello powder at the bottom? What were you doing?
I Was Making My First Ever Roast Out Of The Crockpot My Girlfriend And I Have. After Shredding The Meat I Was So Proud Adding Salt Until This Happened
Take it as it is and put it into warm water. Once the salt disolves, pour the water out and pour in fresh one. Now boil it for a short while with extra potatoes. Potatoes quite literally absorb salt like you wouldn't believe. Should be fine to roast then.
That's so sad :( I hope it doesn't put you off making another delicious meal. But boiled potatoes in a roast? You need roasties, mate! There was a kid at primary school whose name I still remember 35 years later who ended up doing the same thing with his school lunch when the bottom of the salt shaker dropped off. He was known as Salty Wesley for the rest of his school career. Jolly wee boy. I wonder what happened to him.
The Year Mom Found Out The Thermometer Wasnât Oven-Safe
My Sister-In-Law Put My Electric Moka On The Stove
Came Home To A Smokey Apartment And A Boyfriend Asleep On The Couch. Not Even Sure What These Were
It's definitely popcorn chicken. I'm not saying i know from experience, but... yea.
Load More Replies...When Your 14-Year-Old Forgets To Add The Water Before Nuking Ramen Noodles And Seasoning For 3 Minutes
Buddy At Work "Doesn't Trust Microwaves" So He Reheated His Chicken Soup In The Toaster Oven
He probably is one of those conspiracy theorists/flat-earther types who thinks microwaves give off cancer-causing "rays" or something XD
Load More Replies...My Baked Potato That Was For Dinner, 30 Seconds After The Timer Went Off... The Day After I Cleaned The Oven
Our Airbnb Had A Brick Oven. We Tried Making Pizza
Iâve Been Trying To Tell My Husband Our Oven Runs Hot And He Should Cook Things At A Lower Temperature Or For Less Time. He Just Wouldnât Believe Me
I have a boyfriend like that, every time he cooks something, the element is on high,....I go behind him and turn it down...then I get "who turned my element down"... lol
My was ex husband was a professional chef, this is how he would cook at home. It took me longer than it should have to realize it was probably passive aggressive.
Load More Replies...If you take the oven k**b off and look on back side it has a small dial like thing that turns left or right. One way increases the temperature and the other decreases. You can check the web for your brand.
Load More Replies...I Wanted To Eat Homemade Chocolate Sponge Cake. Totally Forgot About The Baking Powder
can definitely be salvaged with some vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Load More Replies...You can still eat that and it should still taste good. Texture will be off.
Tried To Make Homemade Spring Rolls
If You Ever Feel Like You Messed Something Up While Baking, Remember That Someone Has Done Much Worse And Made A Much Bigger Mess
Apologies for the image quality - I took this with my phone. It's sort of like a baking horror picture.
OP on Reddit: "Raspberry 2 egg vanilla cake. ... apparently I didn't attack the lid properly, so as I went to put it into the oven, the bottom gave out, and it just sorta, died."
Load More Replies...Did it ever make it to the inside of the oven? Did you forget to turn it on?
I Got A Receipt Baked Into My Pizza
"Did You Check The Oven Before Turning It On?"
Iâm A Terrible Baker But I Wanted To Surprise My Wife With A Fresh Loaf Of Bread. Everything Was Looking Great Until I Cut Into It
My Girlfriend Tried To Add Some Sesame Seeds To An Apple Pie
Your girlfriend succeeded in adding sesame seed to an apple pie. Whether it is fine to eat is another question.
Black sesame seeds are black, this is certainly sesame.
Load More Replies...Tiramisu My Wife Made
In-Laws Invited Us Over For Lunch. This Is What Was Being Served
Beans and ham hock, I recognize this from my decidedly not affluent childhood.
Nope, but close. According to OP on Reddit, "We are looking at black beans, chicken, and boiled eggs (not seen here, but are "floating" just below the mucky surface)."
Load More Replies...According to OP on Reddit, "We are looking at black beans, chicken, and boiled eggs (not seen here, but are "floating" just below the mucky surface)."
Load More Replies...Tried To Impress My Wife With A Japanese Sponge Cake On Her Birthday... You're Supposed To Cut This In Half To Add A Strawberry And Whipped Cream Layer
OMG I would totally cut that in half and add a THICK layer of whipped cream and strawberry. That would be hilarious!
did OP use self raising flour? because it looks like they may not have.
Had No Milk - Tried To Substitute With Water And Butter - I Couldn't Help This Hamburger
Cornstarch can save this! Take some of the liquid into a separate container, mix in the cornstarch, then add it back to the rest and stir while heating it.
You used to be able to make HH with water only. That's why I took it camping with me. I don't know why they changed it, unless they're in cahoots with the dairy industry.
I Tried To Bake Bread
I love crumpets and can't get them anywhere here, so that honestly looks delicious.
The Lid On The Black Pepper Maybe Could Have Been On Tighter
I wrote on the other one how to deal with salt... don't know any helpful ways out of this mess. XD
A small spoon and don't breathe whilst you're doing it
Load More Replies...My Roommate Set Off The Fire Alarm By âCookingâ
Done that... Threw away the pan. Last time I boiled eggs, I used the stove-top kettle.
In My Defense, Iâm Really High
I Put Garlic Bread In My Oven
Man, I have done this. I don't know the power of my broiler, it makes no sense bc the oven itself is sh*t. Never buy a Samsung oven. Great phones, terrible ovens.
10 Years Ago I Tried To Make My First And Last Gingerbread House
idk... the property market's through the roof.... maybe it has potential as a fixer upper?
Load More Replies...The first and only time I tried making a gingerbread house end in me throwing it across my kitchen against the wal in a hail of obscenities and sobbing.
The construction standard looks better than my new build house!
And Here's My Boyfriend's Carbonara Attempt
From OP on Reddit: "If anybody has ever been wondering what my boyfriend used: 2x AH Pastasaus carbonara (Carbonara pasta sauce), 1x AH Macaroni spaghetti groente (macaroni spaghetti vegetables), 1x AH Scharrel kipgehakt (minced chicken meat), 1x AH Half-om-half gehakt (minced beef/pork meat). That's all the information I have received from my boyfriend." (AH seems to stand for "Albert Heijn", a supermarket chain in the Netherlands.)
Load More Replies...OP's bf used "macaroni spaghetti vegetables" which includes red onion. I think that's the purple-looking bits we see.
Load More Replies...Apparently OP's boyfriend did not even use any pasta. :( The closest thing he used (see one of my other comments above) was "macaroni spaghetti vegetables".
Load More Replies...Our Oven Broke While Baking Bread
That's An Extremely Unfortunate Color
If that would be a Rorschach test I would probably fail that
Load More Replies...Looks like what you'd see from under a glass table that Shrek was sitting on ....
Forgot I Left Chicken Grilling
Hot Dogs Left In The Roaster For 2.5 Hours At 450 Degrees
Looks like a comparison of the made up and the natural color bits of tRumpâs face đđ
How the hell did you get trump for this. For somebody who hates him so much you seem to see a lot of pictures be about him..
Load More Replies...Spent 1.5 Hours Cooking. Dropped A Bowl And Covered It In Glass Splinters
Ugh, I've done this. It's so depressing. All that hard work for nothing.
You Go To Preheat Your Oven For Your Frozen Pizza, And Open Up The Oven Door Only To Find This "Pizza" Inside. A "Unique Crispy, Bubbly, Golden Brown Crust" Is Right
I Made Some Popcorn. Didn't Turn Out As Expected
WTF? Looks like there's oil or water in the pan. No, they;re ot going to pop like that.
Also looks like they didn't shake the pan. If you're doing popcorn on the stove, you hold a lid on with one hand and *constantly* shake the pan back and forth over the heat to distribute the heat and expose all kernels' surfaces to the heat evenly. Mom used to turn out *amazing* popcorn on our old coal/wood burning stove with a cast iron skillet, popcorn, and vegetable oil. Toss with melted butter and grated cheddar cheese when done. I improvise with a hot-air popper, and use unsalted butter. The cheese usually has quite enough salt, thanks.
Load More Replies...Absolutely Failed At Cooking. Iâm No Longer Allowed To Use The Oven When Drunk (Everyone Was Safe, And No Harm Was Done)
I Ordered Pizza And They Forgot The Cheese
I would not eat this. I really wouldn't. The bottom looks absolutely awful, nothing like pizza, with or without cheese
I Was Cooking My Last Two Eggs, And My Automatic Pepper Grinder Opened And Spilled Everywhere
Meant To Do Just A Sprinkling Of Paprika. Oops
How Do I Cook Oatmeal In The Microwave Without It Exploding All Over The Place?
I made the smallest amount possible, cooked it in the tallest microwave-safe container I have, loosely covered the top, and pretty much everything escaped.
You watch it like a hawk. As soon as it starts to rise, take it out and stir it. Repeat about 6 times and enjoy.
This unfortunately is true. I usually nuke mine in 40 second increments and stir in between and also watch like a hawk.
Load More Replies...I gave up on microwaving oatmeal a long time ago. It's easier to just pour boiling water over it, cover, and wait 5 minutes.
Cook it on the hob - takes about the same amount of time. If you soak the oats overnight, it's very quick.
Get yourself an electric kettle (water boiler) instead. They are cheap and fast.
You might want to consider making overnight oats? Put the oats, milk and whatever additives you want, like fruit, cinnamon etc in a jar or something. Let everything soak into the oats overnight in the fridge. Then just microwave for like two minutes, stir, and figure out any additional cooking time.
I just add hot water to dry oatmeal and cover it so it can steam for a few minutes. May not work with all oatmeal but works fine for Quaker maple and brown sugar. :P
Tried To Bake My Mom Some Biscuits For Mother's Day, Forgot To Add Flour
How do you forget the flour? Most recipes say add dry ingredients to the flour.
My dad was in Sweden visiting a friend. He was making some kind of sweet, and his friend asked him if he was going to add in any sugar. He was puzzled because he thought that he had put in a lot of sugar. He then found out that he mixed up salt with sugar.
My ex came up with some broccoli recipe that was kind of sweet (like the way some Chinese food has sweet sauces) and said it was made using flour which i thought was odd. I asked him to show me how he made it. He pulled a big jar of powdered sugar off the shelf. I saw it on the counter, realized he'd made a mistake and switched it for the canister of flour. He put the flour back and grabbed the sugar again. I explained that he'd grabbed the wrong canister and that's when he said that's what he'd been using every time 🤦🏼♀️ He made this broccoli dish repeatedly and never realized he was using sugar.
Load More Replies...Remember: all good cooks have experienced failures in the past. I've told the story of my melting blueberry cake a few times by now. xD and I always remember that every year on the Bake Off, someone manages to mess up using a mixer by either breaking a glass bowl with it, or by managing to cause a flour/ingredient explosion. Every year. :')
I used to get the solid bars of laundry detergent and grate them up into a pan and put it on the warm setting in the oven to dry it out into powder. Worked great but one time I fogot and let it bake for several hours. The overwhelming *taste* of soap in the air is what alerted me. It had created a giant soap souffle that's was flowing into the oven coils. It took a week at least to get rid of the smell. Now I just buy regular soap instead of being extra about it.
The biggest mishap I had in the kitchen was when I accidentally put two tablespoons of baking soda instead of two teaspoons in my snickerdoodles. My dad liked them so whatever.
I recently made the best looking tuna casserole of my life. If only I had remembered to add the tuna…
I accidentally salt poisoned bf making stir fry because my dyslexic mind misread TSP and tbsp
I recently had a mishap regarding a stuffed cabbage meal in an oven safe plastic container. Sauce spilt through the sealed plastic wrapping that I was not supposed to remove or puncture. 3 minutes to final cook time, the smoke alarm went off. Food was fine, actually cold. I've only cooked this thing once before for Passover and the directions for cooking just say to put the plastic container in the oven for 375 degrees from 30-35 minutes. I put it on 30.
My dad was in Sweden visiting a friend. He was making some kind of sweet, and his friend asked him if he was going to add in any sugar. He was puzzled because he thought that he had put in a lot of sugar. He then found out that he mixed up salt with sugar.
My ex came up with some broccoli recipe that was kind of sweet (like the way some Chinese food has sweet sauces) and said it was made using flour which i thought was odd. I asked him to show me how he made it. He pulled a big jar of powdered sugar off the shelf. I saw it on the counter, realized he'd made a mistake and switched it for the canister of flour. He put the flour back and grabbed the sugar again. I explained that he'd grabbed the wrong canister and that's when he said that's what he'd been using every time 🤦🏼♀️ He made this broccoli dish repeatedly and never realized he was using sugar.
Load More Replies...Remember: all good cooks have experienced failures in the past. I've told the story of my melting blueberry cake a few times by now. xD and I always remember that every year on the Bake Off, someone manages to mess up using a mixer by either breaking a glass bowl with it, or by managing to cause a flour/ingredient explosion. Every year. :')
I used to get the solid bars of laundry detergent and grate them up into a pan and put it on the warm setting in the oven to dry it out into powder. Worked great but one time I fogot and let it bake for several hours. The overwhelming *taste* of soap in the air is what alerted me. It had created a giant soap souffle that's was flowing into the oven coils. It took a week at least to get rid of the smell. Now I just buy regular soap instead of being extra about it.
The biggest mishap I had in the kitchen was when I accidentally put two tablespoons of baking soda instead of two teaspoons in my snickerdoodles. My dad liked them so whatever.
I recently made the best looking tuna casserole of my life. If only I had remembered to add the tuna…
I accidentally salt poisoned bf making stir fry because my dyslexic mind misread TSP and tbsp
I recently had a mishap regarding a stuffed cabbage meal in an oven safe plastic container. Sauce spilt through the sealed plastic wrapping that I was not supposed to remove or puncture. 3 minutes to final cook time, the smoke alarm went off. Food was fine, actually cold. I've only cooked this thing once before for Passover and the directions for cooking just say to put the plastic container in the oven for 375 degrees from 30-35 minutes. I put it on 30.
