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40 People Who Couldn’t Follow A Recipe Wrote The Most Hilarious And Bizarre Reviews (New Pics)
The internet has been a great source of recipe ideas for any aspiring home chef, but most folks still do their due diligence and check the comments or the reviews. This is where the eagle eyed viewer will find posts by folks that either decided to wholeheartedly ignore the instructions or make bizarre substitutions.
So we’ve gathered the best (or worst) of these reviews for you to marvel at. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if you’ve encountered something like this, feel free to leave your thoughts and experiences in the comments section down below.
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#1
First Time Seeing One In The Wild
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#2
This Is Horrible Fudge
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 9 months ago
Fudging hell, he fudged up that recipe good and proper. I bet he feels like a fudging tool.
#3
Jax Saying What We’re All Thinking
#4
Chia Seed Pudding
#5
Math Is Hard
#6
Inability To Read
#7
George Is Not Having Susan's Nonsense
#8
I Didn't Know A Frosting Recipe Could Be Woke
#9
I Didn’t Have Bananas
#10
Thanks For Nothing, Recipe
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I bet they copy and paste the review for every site that doesn't mention vegan recipes
#12
This Is A Smoothie, Not A Carrot Cake
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 9 months ago
Peeled in the traditional sense though? Or metaphorically peeled?
#13
Encountered One In The Wild
#14
Review From An Orange Juice Recipe
#15
Leslie’s Struggling Over Here
#16
Didn't Read The Recipe And If It Turns Out Bad, I'm Blaming You For It!
#17
Won't Somebody Think About The Shrimp Haters?
#18
Tutorial Video Too Short, How Will I Make Chicken Korma Now?
#19
"Suffice To Say, I Added 10x The Amount Of Chilis And It Was Too Spicy. One Star“
#20
You Didn't Say Where To Buy Chickpeas (Found On A Falafel Recipe)
#21
Didn't Have A Crust
#22
Imaginary Soup Wasn't Good
#23
The “Yikes” Response From The Creator Made Me Laugh
Nikki Sevven 9 months ago
When trying a new recipe, it's extremely helpful to make it exactly as written the first time. If you think it's too sweet, you can try gradually reducing the sugar. I wouldn't automatically halve it, though.
#24
Sorry Folks, Turns Out Eggs Are Dairy
#25
Wait, There's Ginger In Ginger Crunch?
#26
I Will Admit
#27
I Tried Making This By Guessing The Amounts
#28
"It's The Recipe's Fault That I Have No Common Sense!!!"
#29
Brenda Can't Cook With Too Many Ingredients
#30
Obligatory "Come On, Eileen..."
#31
“Where’s The Recipe?”
Nikki Sevven 9 months ago
...after you scroll past the paragraphs of unnecessary BS and the cook's adorable anecdote about the recipe. Most sites offer a "jump to recipe" link, which has saved me from being a serial kîller.
#32
Didn’t Make It… Delicious!
#33
Your Recipe Didn’t Warn Me That My Family Doesn’t Like Black Olives!
#34
Didn’t Make The Recipe, Instead Rated A Local Takeout Version
#35
On A Recipe For Microwave Cheesecake
Nikki Sevven 9 months ago
There are terabytes of information on the internet about what can and cannot be substituted in a recipe.
#36
Peanut Butter Tasted Too Much Like Peanut Butter
#37
Croissant Clapback
#38
Used Cherry Tomatoes... In A Cupcake Recipe
#39
Get It Together, Dave
#40
On A Recipe For Carne Asada
#41
Nowhere Did It Say To Proof Overnight
#42
Just Eat The Incomplete-Protein Soup, Steve
Jaya 9 months ago
The majority of people eat MUCH more protein than they need, so eating 1 meal without protein is no problem at all. Also, if you eat some rice on the same day, those have the amino acids that lentils are lacking (which is why in the 70s they said vegans could eat rice and lentils in the same meal to get complete protein, but we now know they don't have to be eaten at the same time)
#43
On A Panzerotti Recipe. Deep Frying Isn't Good For Her Tummy
#44
Why Read The Recipe
Upstaged75 9 months ago
Most of these could have been avoided with a bit of reading comprehension...
#45
Allergic To Chickpeas
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 9 months ago (edited)
What is he difference between a chickpea and a fava bean? Donald Trump did not pay 200,000 rubles to have a fava bean on his face.
#47
Accusations Gone Wrong
#49
American Can’t Use Grams
Nikki Sevven 9 months ago
Every American-made measuring cup I own has both imperial and metric measurements, and some of them are 100 years old. Also, any decent kitchen scale can weigh in either system.
#50
Too Hot For Too Long, Trial And Error?!
T (she/her) 9 months ago
Increased the temperature and doubled the time. I'm so shocked it didn't work out.
#51
Then Why Did You Even Comment?
#52
“I Do Not Want To Buy An Air Fryer”
#53
Where In The World Would You Get Zucchini Blossoms???
#54
Username Checks Out
#55
Apparently, Dill Is A Perfectly Acceptable Substitute For... Tahini?
#56
At Least They Didn’t Rate It Poorly?
Andy Frederick 9 months ago
"I wish you would include instructions for getting it into my mouth."
#57
Found A Goldmine Under A 3-Ingredient Recipe
Roxy222uk 9 months ago
Oh for the love of all things holy, why do people not know how to go about things effectively?? So you love the look of the recipe but can’t eat it for some reason then compliment the recipe and the person that created it, and ask if there’s any way they could find their way to creating something similar but suitable for people avoiding x, y. and z. The chef might accept the challenge
#58
Who Tf Uses Salt And Pepper?
#59
On A Recipe For Chickpeas And Kale In A Tomato Sauce
#61
I Subbed Three Major Ingredients And It Was Gross...5 Stars!
#63
Finally Came Across One Myself While Looking For A Beef Stew Recipe
#64
If AI Says Go For It, So Do I
#65
Oh My God I Finally Found One In The Wild
#66
Susan Changed Her Mind
#67
Found On A Beurre Blanc Recipe
#68
Chinese Recipes Too Complex For The Average Working American
#69
I Also Don’t Know What She Did Wrong
#70
Doesn't Understand Weight vs. Volume
Nikki Sevven 9 months ago
This is why metric is easier. In imperial measure, an ounce is both a weight and a volume. This person confused the two. A cup of shredded cheese weighs about 4 ounces, but takes up 8 ounces in volume.
#71
Found On A Recipe For Key Lime Pie
#72
You Don’t Know How To Cut Cake!
#73
"Complete Fail... First Off That's Way Too Much Sugar So I Used Half The Amount"
#75
One Star Off Of A Brownie Recipe Because It’s Not Healthy
#76
One Star To Punish Your Use Of Eggs In A Dairy-Free Cake
#77
Violet Laments American Health Care
#78
Banana Bread
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Emilu 9 months ago
I feel so smart after reading this. I love reading recipes where the reviews are all "I subbed everything out in the recipe for anything else and it tastes like shit. 0/10 recipe." They make me lol every time. 🤣
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