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People Had Such Tragic Kitchen Fails That They Had To Take Pictures And Here Are 73 Of Them
Despite the fact that all of us have to eat fairly regularly, some folks somehow have absolutely no idea how to make unburnt rice or an egg that is actually cooked through. The best way to learn is trial and error, but sometimes a lot of error can feel disheartening.
So if you happen to feel bad about your own cooking efforts, never fear, we’ve gathered some of the worst kitchen fails from across the internet. Get comfortable as you scroll through, make sure you’ve got nothing in the oven, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own tales in the comments down below.
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#1
This Is Why I Don't Cook
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#2
I’m Never Going To Recover Financially From This
#3
My Pepper Grinder Broke This Morning
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago
Yuck I accidentally bit into an egg whilst eating peppercorns!
#4
I Forgot Lunch In The Oven
#5
Making Green Oil Gone Wrong
#6
I Made A Mistake
#7
Tomato Bisque Blew Up
#8
First Time Trying To Fry Buffalo Wings. I Think It Went Pretty Well
#9
I Knew Those Pancakes Smelled Weird
Never Snarky 1 month ago
You just invented Mexican pancakes. Now, do you put salsa or pancake syrup on them?
#10
Asked For These To Be Sliced In Half For Hot Dogs
BrunoVI 1 month ago
Less harmful to the goal of making hot dogs than slicing them in half the other way. You could still slit these, and make just fine half hot dogs. The other way, they'd be ruined for anything related to a hot dog, since you absolutely need the bread connected on the side opposite the slit, or else it can't hold anything.
#11
When You Hand Slice And Pickle 300 Chillies Only To Promptly Drop Them All On The Floor
#12
Dropped Some Eggs Down The Forbidden Abyss
#13
Cooking In College
#14
Mom’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Bill Swallow 1 month ago
Sweet Potato Casserole, frozen in Carbonite, just like Momma used to make. Or a Horta. You pick.
#15
Was Away From My Apartment For One Night And I Came Home To This. Yes It Was Sewage. Yes It Filled The Entire Kitchen With Sediment
#16
My Canned Curry Sauce Exploded In My Face
#17
When You Become Impatient And Suddenly Leave The Syrup, It Can Be A Bad Idea
#18
Sink Drain Exploded The Exact Day After I Got The Apartment Professionally Cleaned. Oh Well
Mook The Mediocre 1 month ago
This is proof that (1) there is a God, (2) he's a vindictive bástard, and (3) He hates you.
#19
I Made Coffee While I Was Still Half-Asleep
Colleen Glim 1 month ago
The problem every morning. You need the caffeine to be awake enough to make the coffee but you can’t have the caffeine until you make the coffee. The struggle is real
#20
I Dropped A Pot On My Parents’ Stove Top While Putting Dishes Away
#21
Psbattle: This Overcooked Yogurt Cake
#22
Blender Exploded As I Was Making A Smoothie
#23
Forgot To Clean The Rice Cooker, Opened It 2 Months Later To See This. Can I Salvage It?
#24
Maybe We Should Buy A Rice Cooker
#25
My Watermelon Just Exploded, Now My Kitchen Has Juice Everywhere
#26
While I Am Known As The Worst Cook… I Am Officially Banned From My Kitchen
#27
I’m Pretty Sure I Saw My Coworkers Soul Leave His Body This Morning
Sara Frazer 1 month ago (edited)
This sounds goofy, but I briefly worked in a chocolate factory. Specifically on the line that makes the chocolate crunch pieces for charbucks frappeccinos. I once accidentally hit the emergency stop for the machine that chops the slab of gooey fudge whatever into little pieces. It was a mess. But my kind coworkers didn't make a fuss of it, they were eating pieces of the fudge we had to toss, and encouraged me to try some too. I will not buy from starbux or Brown & Haley (the chocolate factory), not because of the quality of food, but because the treatment of workers. The factory itself is clean, they buy the best quality ingredients, but the vast majority of their workers are immigrants and they treated them horribly. I was on a crew with 3 Filipina ladies and one man from Barbados, they were working *mandatory* 12 hour days, from 5am-5pm, 6 days a week, no overtime pay. The whole plant was like this. Immigrant people working 60+ hours a week.
#28
I Don't Know How Long A Pot Has To Be On The Stove Before A Hole Is Burnt Through The Bottom Of The Pot, But I Do Know It's Too Long
#29
Found Out My Sink Has Been Glued To The Counter This Entire Time. I Hate It Here
#30
This Is Why I Don't Cook
#31
I Spilled A 10lb Bag Of Rice All Over The Kitchen
#32
I Can Smell These Olives From Here
#33
Spanish Omelette Flipping Went Wrong
#34
Spilled All The Lettuce I Just Cut Up At Work Today
#35
Classic Bonehead Move
Bill Swallow 1 month ago
I don't care *what* the package says, I *never* put a pizza directly on the rack. A pizza pan or a pizza stone, ALWAYS!
#36
My Wife Decided To Wash Our New Cutting Board
#37
Super Thankful For Smoke Detectors Tonight. My Best Guess Is That The Instant Pot Was Bumped And Somehow Turned The Front Burner On
#38
What A Lovely Surprise
#39
Before Bed Snack Exploded
#40
Keep Or Throw ? [it Does Not Leak Or Fall Over]
#42
Oops...our Rational Failed On Us In The Middle Of An Over Night Cook For Pastrami
#43
Petrified Spaghetti Anyone?
Colleen Glim 1 month ago
If you’re not gonna wash the pot right away, either empty it or put a bit on water in the bottom
#44
To The Person Whose Pepper Grinder Is Broken, The Lid Of My Pepper Shaker Fell Off
#45
My Great Friend Put Soup In A Crock Pot And It Wasn’t Heating Up Fast Enough, So She Put The Crock Pot On My Stove Top To Heat It Up Faster. Big Mistake
#46
When You Come Home Late From Work And Husband Announces He Might Have Had A Little Accident Making Dinner
#47
Just Wanted A Homemade Dinner After 40 Hours Of Hospital Cafeteria
#49
Both Juicers Broke On The First Try And Were Loaned
#50
Eggs Sacrificed At Costco To Avoid Ruining Over Toddler
#52
Started My 15-Hour Shift With This Today
#53
Nice Fire Pit
#54
My Husband Just Wanted Some Crackers And Cheese
#55
Left The Kettle On The Stove
#56
Woke Up At 5 Am To Make Eggs And Knocked Over A Bottle Of Soy Sauce
#57
Coffee Anyone?
#58
Picked Up The Salt Jar
#59
The Glass Bowl Exploded After 3 Minutes Of Eating
#61
The Handle On One Of Our Basically New Kitchen Knives Melted In The Dishwasher And Fused To The Heating Element At The Bottom
#62
Don’t Pour Cold Water Into A Glass Dish On A Hot Stove
#63
“Microwave And Oven Safe” But Not Safe To Make Soup Or Boil Water. I Cleaned The Water Up But Now The Stove Won’t Turn On
#64
This Is How My Dad Eats His Salad
#65
Hmm
#66
The Tiramisu Is Extra Sad
#68
Me With A Kilo Of Sorghum
#69
Apartment Oven Fried Itself In The Middle Of The Night
Colleen Glim 1 month ago
If the house is a rental, it’s the landlords problem. If the house/stove is owned, oven elements can be bought at most large hardware stores and changing them is a 5 minute job with a screwdriver
#70
Bro Was Trying To Pull The Chips Down… Talent…
#71
I Can't Even Tell What That Was Supposed To Be
#72
Hmm
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zububonsai 1 month ago
How actor Alan Alda met his wife 😍: "In 1956, while attending Fordham, Alda met Arlene Weiss, who was attending Hunter College," Alda's Wikipedia page reads. "They bonded at a mutual friend's dinner party; when a rum cake accidentally fell onto the kitchen floor, they were the only two guests who did not hesitate to eat it."
zububonsai 1 month ago
How actor Alan Alda met his wife 😍: "In 1956, while attending Fordham, Alda met Arlene Weiss, who was attending Hunter College," Alda's Wikipedia page reads. "They bonded at a mutual friend's dinner party; when a rum cake accidentally fell onto the kitchen floor, they were the only two guests who did not hesitate to eat it."
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