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Nothing makes human beings happier than a nice freshly cooked meal made with love and effort (skill optional). So no wonder so many of us are putting on the aprons and rocking our inner Gordon Ramsay back at home.

And while many succeed in cooking something that ends up on their Instagram feed, others are not so fortunate. So this post is about hope and failure, failure and hope: kitchen edition, where dreams of tasty bites get shattered by the reality check of burned, overcooked, weirdly shaped and very unappetizing (in)edible artifacts.

Scroll through some of the best of the worst ones below and be sure to check out our previous cooking fails here, here and here.

#1

Dumplings From The Hell's Gate

Dumplings From The Hell's Gate

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#2

My Crescent Rolls Came Out Looking Like Walruses That Just Can't Anymore

My Crescent Rolls Came Out Looking Like Walruses That Just Can't Anymore

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#3

Here Is My Favorite Picture Of My Grandma. She Was Having A Hard Time With The Mixer

Here Is My Favorite Picture Of My Grandma. She Was Having A Hard Time With The Mixer

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Previously, pie artist and baking and cooking pro Jessica Clark-Bojin shared a few great tips and tricks with Bored Panda 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."

#4

Turned My Back For A Minute And She Peed In 20 Cups Of Uncooked Rice

Turned My Back For A Minute And She Peed In 20 Cups Of Uncooked Rice

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#5

This Was Way Cuter When I Pictured It In My Head

This Was Way Cuter When I Pictured It In My Head

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#6

My Bff Just Melted Her Favorite Pot. I Didn’t Even Know That Was Possible

My Bff Just Melted Her Favorite Pot. I Didn’t Even Know That Was Possible

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Desiree McKinnon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did that once myself... once. Had water and potatoes in a favorite pot. Left it on boiling so long, all the water evaporated. I noticed when I smelled something strange. The potatoes were burned to the inside and the metal was melted just like in this pic. I think it's the soldering between the pot and the bottom piece they put on the pot for better cooking.

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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 to chill in the fridge. Clean up pots and pans while your mixture bakes," Jessica shared.

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#7

My Wife Likes To Keep Dog Food Beside Coffee Beans. Guess What I Did At 5:30 Am This Morning

My Wife Likes To Keep Dog Food Beside Coffee Beans. Guess What I Did At 5:30 Am This Morning

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Hannah Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhh, nothing like the fresh aroma of percolating dog biscuits first thing in the morning

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#8

You Ever Mess Up Burgers So Bad That Even Your Grill Is Surprised?

You Ever Mess Up Burgers So Bad That Even Your Grill Is Surprised?

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#9

New Style Ribs. Introducing: Hell Done

New Style Ribs. Introducing: Hell Done

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#12

My Sister Tried Making Popcorn At Work Today... Didn't Go Very Well

My Sister Tried Making Popcorn At Work Today... Didn't Go Very Well

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troufaki13
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be honest... she really wanted the fire fighters to come, didn't she??

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Seanette Blaylock
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good cooking doesn't typically involve fire department assistance. :)

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GenXandEarnedItAll
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason the women always look so disappointed when I show up instead...🤔👩‍🚒

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sure she wasn’t making a cheesy pita instead? OK, let’s play desert island, then who’d you do.

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Must Be Bored Again
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fix it secret: If you burn popcorn in your microwave, I'm talking just burnt, (not cremated and set building on fire), that burnt microwave popcorn sticks around for ever. Fix: put bowl of white vinegar in microwave, cook on high for a couple of minutes, then turn off microwave, leave door of microwave closed until vinegar cools off. Vinegar vapor removes the smell in the entire kitchen like magic!!!

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another reason why so many offices ban popcorn making in the office. It's just too complicated for some people.

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Theoretical Empiricist
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At one hospital I worked at, the Fire Marshall banned microwave popcorn, for both the actual and false alarms.

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Kiss Army
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom did this once. She worked at a daycare and they had to evacuate the whole building. For the rest of the time she worked there until her retirement, they never let her live it down.

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Steve Ramaekers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a teaching in our building notorious for this. Everyone looks for her when the alarm goes off. One time she came dashing in my office and threw the bag of popcorn out the window onto the roof trying to avoid them going off.

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Becklass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teacher ex once made toast at work, it set the fire alarm off and the fire brigade turned up.

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Jon Steensen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably not as good a story as the headline suggests. In a lot of large building the smoke detectors will also sound an alarm at the locale firestation, as a large building burning can cause a lot of damage and injury to many people ...so better safe than sorry. What likely happened was just that she put in the wrong setting on the microwave oven, which burned the popcorn. When they went up in smoke, it triggering the fire alarm. As no one thought about calling the firestation to inform them that it was a false alarm they showed up as they were supposed to.

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#14

So We Had Pizza And Tears For Dinner. So Much For That Shepherd's Pie

So We Had Pizza And Tears For Dinner. So Much For That Shepherd's Pie

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#15

See Those Eggs? They Are Supposed To Be In The Pies. I Made Two Hot Oily Chocolate Garbage Circles

See Those Eggs? They Are Supposed To Be In The Pies. I Made Two Hot Oily Chocolate Garbage Circles

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#18

My Attempt At Baking A Brownie Turned Out Like A Before And After Picture Of An Addiction

My Attempt At Baking A Brownie Turned Out Like A Before And After Picture Of An Addiction

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#19

Yes, This Was Freshly Made Hot Sauce

Yes, This Was Freshly Made Hot Sauce

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#20

My Wife Worked For An Hour On This Peach Crisp And Burst Into Tears Right Before My Parents Showed Up To Our House

My Wife Worked For An Hour On This Peach Crisp And Burst Into Tears Right Before My Parents Showed Up To Our House

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#21

Finally Made A Good Lattice Crust Then I Went And Knocked My Cactus Onto It

Finally Made A Good Lattice Crust Then I Went And Knocked My Cactus Onto It

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#22

My Dumbest Injury, I Was Flipping A Steak In A Curved Pan, Like Flat Bottom Wok, And All The Butter Splashed Out

My Dumbest Injury, I Was Flipping A Steak In A Curved Pan, Like Flat Bottom Wok, And All The Butter Splashed Out

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#23

Failed Baked Bread, May I Ask If I Underbaked It, Over Fermented It, Or Had Too Much Yeast? I Ate 3 Of Them In Anger

Failed Baked Bread, May I Ask If I Underbaked It, Over Fermented It, Or Had Too Much Yeast? I Ate 3 Of Them In Anger

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#26

Prepared Cinnamon Toast Crunch In The Dark. It Was Cheeze Its

Prepared Cinnamon Toast Crunch In The Dark. It Was Cheeze Its

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#27

I Was Very Excited To Try To Make French Omelette This Morning. It Was Going Well Until It Quickly Went From Omelette Au Fromage To Omelette Au Floormage

I Was Very Excited To Try To Make French Omelette This Morning. It Was Going Well Until It Quickly Went From Omelette Au Fromage To Omelette Au Floormage

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell the truth. You tried to flip it, didn’t you? Come on, you can tell me. You tried to flip it like some kind of professional chef, and totally f****d up. Am I right?

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#28

What's The Worst Thing To Find After You Took The Last Batch Of Cookies Out? The Real Cinnamon

What's The Worst Thing To Find After You Took The Last Batch Of Cookies Out? The Real Cinnamon

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Ritchat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What kind of person doesn't taste the cookie dough before baking? And like... every few minutes while cutting out the cookies? And won't snatch a freshly baked cookie from the first tray?

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#29

My Friend's Mother Thought That The Croissants Would Just Roll Themselves Up While Cooking

My Friend's Mother Thought That The Croissants Would Just Roll Themselves Up While Cooking

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Dorothy Parker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do the Jack Daniels bottles have anything to do with her thought processes?

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#30

We Had 6 Eggs Left. I Thought I Would Scramble Them For Breakfast. The 6th One I Cracked In The Bowl Was Completely Rotten

We Had 6 Eggs Left. I Thought I Would Scramble Them For Breakfast. The 6th One I Cracked In The Bowl Was Completely Rotten

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#32

Moved The Flour Away From The Kid So He Wouldn't Make A Mess... And I Knocked It Off The Counter With My Elbow

Moved The Flour Away From The Kid So He Wouldn't Make A Mess... And I Knocked It Off The Counter With My Elbow

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#33

Ever Wondered What Happens When You Microwave A Frozen Uncooked Croissant? Wonder No More

Ever Wondered What Happens When You Microwave A Frozen Uncooked Croissant? Wonder No More

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#34

Ramen: Microwave For 4 Minutes On High Power. Follow Me For More Great Recipes

Ramen: Microwave For 4 Minutes On High Power. Follow Me For More Great Recipes

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aren't you supposed to add water or broth before you give it the four minutes of zap?

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#35

I Tried My Grandmother's Donut Recipe And I Have To Admit, It Kinda Stinks

I Tried My Grandmother's Donut Recipe And I Have To Admit, It Kinda Stinks

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#36

My Friend Writes "Apparently I Bought A Bringing Bag Instead Of A Baking Bag"

My Friend Writes "Apparently I Bought A Bringing Bag Instead Of A Baking Bag"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No idea what a bringing bag is, is it supposed to be brining?

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#37

Spent 12 Hours Making "Cinnamon Swirl" Sourdough Bread

Spent 12 Hours Making "Cinnamon Swirl" Sourdough Bread

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#39

My Fridge Just Decided To Freeze My Eggs. Have A Nice Day

My Fridge Just Decided To Freeze My Eggs. Have A Nice Day

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#41

Craving Pizza But Convinced Myself To Get Groceries And Make A Healthy Dinner Instead. Why Do I Even Try?

Craving Pizza But Convinced Myself To Get Groceries And Make A Healthy Dinner Instead. Why Do I Even Try?

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#42

My Sister Toasted Bread With Jelly In My Brand New Toaster. She's 31

My Sister Toasted Bread With Jelly In My Brand New Toaster. She's 31

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#43

Spent 10 Minutes Looking For The Drip Tray For The Forman Grill, After I Turned It On

Spent 10 Minutes Looking For The Drip Tray For The Forman Grill, After I Turned It On

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#44

Tried To Make A Cake. Not Sure What Went Wrong

Tried To Make A Cake. Not Sure What Went Wrong

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It rose like a vampire instead of a cake. Hope this feedback helps..

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#45

This Medium Rare Sour Bread My Mom Made

This Medium Rare Sour Bread My Mom Made

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Francis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i always tried to do something simlar with my muffins.. molten chocolate in the inside. it never worked out that well. what is her secret?

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#46

I Forgot That My Sister Baked Salmon And It Looked Like A Scorching Salmon, So I Just Took A Picture Of It, So It's A Memorial Service

I Forgot That My Sister Baked Salmon And It Looked Like A Scorching Salmon, So I Just Took A Picture Of It, So It's A Memorial Service

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#49

Tomato Soup - It's On The Ceiling, Too

Tomato Soup - It's On The Ceiling, Too

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#50

The Cake I Spent 1 Hour To Make. At Least I'm Sure It's Not Too Dry

The Cake I Spent 1 Hour To Make. At Least I'm Sure It's Not Too Dry

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For anyone that doesn't know, you can check a cake is cooked by pushing a metal skewer (or thin bladed knife, but a skewer obviously does less damage) into the middle. It should come out basically clean/lightly oiled - if it has cake mix on it you're not there yet. Make sure your oven's really well pre-heated, too...

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