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No matter what Top Chef and MasterChef may show us, the truth is not everyone was born to cook. And it’s totally fine. We find our ways around it, from ordering in, eating out, finding happiness with a way more cooking-savvy partner, and opting for ready-mades and super easy meals a child could make.

The brave ones, however, dare to play games with their cooking talent, or rather the lack of it, and take their kitchen on a ride. Surprise, surprise! Often, cooking fails and mishaps follow, but hey, you never know if you never try. And if you never try, you never learn!

After all, it gives us the greatest gift of laughter because life is short, and if it takes a tray of burnt muffins to make us smile, so be it. Scroll down below and be sure to share our previous features with more cooking fails here and here.

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My 20-Year-Old Cousin Got His Own Apartment And It's Going Pretty Well

My 20-Year-Old Cousin Got His Own Apartment And It's Going Pretty Well

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Kylie Mountain
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, high school should have a class that's just 'adulting.' This is how to use and maintain the basic kitchen appliances, this is how to do a budget, this is how insurance works, this is how college loans work. Not every little thing, just the first few big things a new adult has to deal with.

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Husband's Turn To Cook... I Pop In The Kitchen For A Moment. He Says We're Out Of Breadcrumbs. No Problem, I Say, You Can Use Crackers As A Substitute

Husband's Turn To Cook... I Pop In The Kitchen For A Moment. He Says We're Out Of Breadcrumbs. No Problem, I Say, You Can Use Crackers As A Substitute

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#5

Tried To Make Purple Lemonade... Got Dirty Mop Ade Instead

Tried To Make Purple Lemonade... Got Dirty Mop Ade Instead

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#7

You Might Think “Oh, Cute, A Child Tried To Decorate Halloween Cookies!” Nope. This Was All Me. A Grown Man With A Career And No Artistic Ability

You Might Think “Oh, Cute, A Child Tried To Decorate Halloween Cookies!” Nope. This Was All Me. A Grown Man With A Career And No Artistic Ability

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#8

I'm Supposed To Bring A Snack To Share At A Work Meeting, I'm Thinking The Beef Broth Gelatin With Hot Dogs And Eggs Should Do It

I'm Supposed To Bring A Snack To Share At A Work Meeting, I'm Thinking The Beef Broth Gelatin With Hot Dogs And Eggs Should Do It

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#10

Today I Learned That A Coffee Pot Can Explode

Today I Learned That A Coffee Pot Can Explode

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Tambot
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some of the mess is the explosion, some of it might just be mess... where the cutlery hangs...eek

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Mario Strada
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother managed to make a pressure pot explode. Thankfully, she wasn't in the kitchen because it looked like someone called an airstrike on her kitchen.

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Grace Noyes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in the 60s, my mom had a pressure cooker explode stew all over her stomach and chest. 2nd degree burns.

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Margaret Hooper
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No wonder the woman on the coffee poster looks surprised - she thinks you must have put too much TNT in her cup

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ewa
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened to me- coffee pot producer paid for the renovation - one friendly phone call - no sueing Or anything

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James016
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do hope those dark spots on the ceiling are coffee stains and not mould

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ThatHuskyStorm
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it is unfortunately. As I see other similar dark spots. Where the utensils are is dirty as well. Doesn’t seem like a very clean kitchen especially to prepare and have food in.

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Mabelbabel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That kitchen was disgusting to start with, the coffee is nothing on top of that. Given that the walls look like the home of a chain smoker, the smell of coffee is probably an improvement.

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Little Wonder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was at a friends place when his did this. thankfully they were in the middle of a kitchen renovation so it wasn't the end of the world trying to get coffee off the walls. And ceiling.

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msanchezym
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That kitchen looks so dirty, besides the coffee pot explosion I mean...

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Isabel Care
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait until you get hard boiled eggs to explode, you never forget the smell, or find all the bits

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Dog Mom
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So now we are house shaming? I'm shaming everyone who made a negative comment. Shame on you!!! You don't live there. Mind your own!

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JL
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Note the sign on wall - "Coffee! You can sleep when you're dead." If you keep trying to make coffee, that day will come sooner than you think.

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Sara W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Upon first seeing the picture I didn't realize the extent of the splatter. I just thought it was a very vintage looking kitchen. Blame the wall decor lol

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Jaekry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the winner for me! Bonus points for soiling the ceiling. ;D

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P. van Dijken
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seeing your kitchen I think you're used to things exploding in there

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Ash
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just gonna take a shot in the dark and say that not all that mess on the wall is from coffee

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Shirley Heyn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyway, looks like it was time to paint the walls & ceiling, so good timing!

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Jasmine Luttrell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This kitchen is filthy. The coffee probably made it smell better 🤮🤮

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Nazda Pokmov
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is the ceiling OK.....where is the pot? or did it explode into a million pieces

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miss .
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, THATS what happened to my primary school’s ceilings when I was there. Riiight.

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Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here, all this time, I thought it was pressure cookers we had to worry about exploding.

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T.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why I check (and push out) the valve on my bialetti coffee maker and pressure pot before every use.

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Gina Babe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give the kitchen that, "a smoker lived here for 40 years" type of feel

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Janet C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn those kitchen walls are nasty. Do some serious cleaning once in a while.

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Lilith
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have seen this picture before it was from the 60's

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Mark Mark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think that makes much of a difference looking at the absolute state of the rest of the kitchen 🤮

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Katiekat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In DIRE need of a refresh. YOU NEED A BACKSPLASH! And a wall wash.

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karen snyder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And tool storage, and a ventilation hood over the stove! No ventilation is why there is resin from cooking oil all over the walls.

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Doo Wiki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The new decorating technique to enhance the current grime worked well.

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Hugendubel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thats went high- listen mate ,deep clean your kitchen esp walls?

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Dizavid
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coffee is about all that gets my chronically in pain a*s up. NOW I gotta f*****g fight my overactive imagination everytime I go near the pot. I hope everytime I vomit in life, the person who posted this tastes it.

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Jubum
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just looking at this picture gives me food poisoning

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Hugendubel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

next time stick some explosives in there - insurance will pay for a redo of that kitchen - its so yucki

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#11

My Pizza On The Left, My Husband’s... Single Cell Organism On The Right

My Pizza On The Left, My Husband’s... Single Cell Organism On The Right

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Date Said Her Favorite Food Was Blue Cheese Pizza. I Guess I Misunderstood Where The Emphasis Was Supposed To Be

Date Said Her Favorite Food Was Blue Cheese Pizza. I Guess I Misunderstood Where The Emphasis Was Supposed To Be

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#14

My Husband Asked Me To Heat Up The Croissant And That He Wanted It Very Crunchy... I Guess I Nailed It

My Husband Asked Me To Heat Up The Croissant And That He Wanted It Very Crunchy... I Guess I Nailed It

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#15

Is Roommate Shaming A Thing?

Is Roommate Shaming A Thing?

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#17

Forgot Spaghetti With Mushrooms In The Microwave For A Week. Now It's A Floofly Ball Of Mold

Forgot Spaghetti With Mushrooms In The Microwave For A Week. Now It's A Floofly Ball Of Mold

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Asked My Wife To Keep The Oven On Low For The Burgers. Puts It On Low, Broils, And Forgets To Take The Plastic Cover Off

Asked My Wife To Keep The Oven On Low For The Burgers. Puts It On Low, Broils, And Forgets To Take The Plastic Cover Off

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#20

Casual Reminder - Clean Your Grills. Burgers And Grilled Pineapple. Sort Of

Casual Reminder - Clean Your Grills. Burgers And Grilled Pineapple. Sort Of

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#21

Grabbed The Wrong One And Now All Of My Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste Weird

Grabbed The Wrong One And Now All Of My Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste Weird

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#22

Just A Normal Milk Shattered A Glass Perfectly In Two And Exploded The Milk Across The Kitchen

Just A Normal Milk Shattered A Glass Perfectly In Two And Exploded The Milk Across The Kitchen

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#23

I Accidentally Created Vantablack When I Forgot About My Pizza

I Accidentally Created Vantablack When I Forgot About My Pizza

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#24

Brain Malfunctioned While Preparing Scrambled Eggs

Brain Malfunctioned While Preparing Scrambled Eggs

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Sa Ruuu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it gross that my first thought is to just pour it in with the rest?

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#25

This Is How My Boyfriend Cuts An Avocado

This Is How My Boyfriend Cuts An Avocado

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#26

My Step-Dad Keeps Forgetting To Take The Boiled Eggs Out Of The Freezer When They Cool Down

My Step-Dad Keeps Forgetting To Take The Boiled Eggs Out Of The Freezer When They Cool Down

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#27

My Girlfriend Told Me She Has Never Cooked The Fish Before. I Didn’t Expect Scrambled Haddock

My Girlfriend Told Me She Has Never Cooked The Fish Before. I Didn’t Expect Scrambled Haddock

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#28

Glass Pot Lid Exploded Into The Pasta

Glass Pot Lid Exploded Into The Pasta

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#30

My 6-Year-Old Son Decided To Try To Microwave Dry Mac And Cheese Before I Woke Up

My 6-Year-Old Son Decided To Try To Microwave Dry Mac And Cheese Before I Woke Up

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#32

My Boyfriend Used To Unscrew The Red Pepper Flakes' Tops At Pizzahut In Junior High For S&Gs. Karma

My Boyfriend Used To Unscrew The Red Pepper Flakes' Tops At Pizzahut In Junior High For S&Gs. Karma

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#33

The New Jar Of Nutella My Girlfriend Tried To Heat In The Microwave

The New Jar Of Nutella My Girlfriend Tried To Heat In The Microwave

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Sa Ruuu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bruh that looks like she set it for 20 minutes and just walked away

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#34

I Planned On Making Pork In The Crockpot While I Was At Work Today. When I Got Home, I Was Shocked My Apartment Didn’t Smell Delicious Until I Saw It

I Planned On Making Pork In The Crockpot While I Was At Work Today. When I Got Home, I Was Shocked My Apartment Didn’t Smell Delicious Until I Saw It

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#35

These Eggs My Dad Made With "A Bit Of Turmeric"

These Eggs My Dad Made With "A Bit Of Turmeric"

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#36

I Forgot This Pizza In The Oven About A Year Ago

I Forgot This Pizza In The Oven About A Year Ago

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#37

Wifey Just Learnt That You Can’t Microwave Hard-Boiled Eggs

Wifey Just Learnt That You Can’t Microwave Hard-Boiled Eggs

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Lauren S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would you want to microwave them?? I’ve never wanted a warm hard boiled egg.

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Wanted To Cook A Nice Meal For My Grandma Since She Doesn’t Have A Lot Of Time Left. I Didn’t Realize She Used Her Oven As A Pantry. I Usually Pre-Check Ovens, Too

Wanted To Cook A Nice Meal For My Grandma Since She Doesn’t Have A Lot Of Time Left. I Didn’t Realize She Used Her Oven As A Pantry. I Usually Pre-Check Ovens, Too

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Could have been worse. Here in Sweden a woman forgot she had stored hair spray in the oven. The explosion took out a big hole in the outer wall, a door and several windows. The evacuated neighbours wasnt happy. Luckily noone died.

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#39

Nothing Like A Little Glass For Seasoning

Nothing Like A Little Glass For Seasoning

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I Rarely Make Breakfast For Myself, But I Decided To Treat Myself This Morning. I Had To Take Like 15 Minutes To Calm Down Before I Could Clean It Up. I Was So Mad

I Rarely Make Breakfast For Myself, But I Decided To Treat Myself This Morning. I Had To Take Like 15 Minutes To Calm Down Before I Could Clean It Up. I Was So Mad

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#41

Don’t Cut A Slice Off Before Baking Camembert

Don’t Cut A Slice Off Before Baking Camembert

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#42

Just Spent The Last 3 Hours Cooking For Family Coming Over... Then They Brought Their Own Takeaway To Eat

Just Spent The Last 3 Hours Cooking For Family Coming Over... Then They Brought Their Own Takeaway To Eat

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More for you then. I would never invite those ungrateful sods over again.

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#44

Freshly Opened Can Of Jam Has A Big Patch Of Mold. It Even Made The Popping Sound When The Seal Broke

Freshly Opened Can Of Jam Has A Big Patch Of Mold. It Even Made The Popping Sound When The Seal Broke

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#45

The Oven Just Exploded For Some Reason

The Oven Just Exploded For Some Reason

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Glynna Bowood
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lots of poorly manufactured glass lids and containers so why not windows too?

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#46

Oops. That White Thing That’s In Between The Meat And The Styrofoam In The Package? Yea, I Don’t Think You’re Supposed To Cook That

Oops. That White Thing That’s In Between The Meat And The Styrofoam In The Package? Yea, I Don’t Think You’re Supposed To Cook That

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#47

And That Was Our Dinner

And That Was Our Dinner

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened to a birthday cake I made for my little sister. I was probably about 12 yrs and it sent me right in tears.

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#48

When Your Husband Overestimates Your Ability To Use The Grill

When Your Husband Overestimates Your Ability To Use The Grill

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#49

I Baked Potatoes With Emmentaler And Cheddar Sprinkled With Glass Shards

I Baked Potatoes With Emmentaler And Cheddar Sprinkled With Glass Shards

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No!! My heart just shattered much like the glass of this pan.

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#50

A Little Crispier Than My Husband Likes. Oops

A Little Crispier Than My Husband Likes. Oops

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