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Some people are born with a great talent for cooking; others, well, they're glad about the invention of pre-made meals. Even those who are clearly not meant to be five-star home chefs try their hand at cooking at least once in a while. While their attempts make them wish for pizza delivery, their cooking fails surely to make us laugh.
So you are a disaster in the kitchen? Well, don't worry, because you're probably not as bad as you think. Check out this hilarious list of hilarious cooking fails, for example. Compiled by Bored Panda, it's sure to make you feel much better about your own home cooking inadequacies. Some of these kitchen fails are minor, some are major, and some are downright dangerous; from messed up cakes to Pinterest recipe disasters, we've gathered them all. Don't forget to vote for the funniest, and feel free to add to the list with your own culinary nightmares!
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#1
Bread's Curse
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So A Friend Of My Girlfriend Made A Cake For Her Daughters Birthday Party. One Of The Kids Started Crying Because It Was So Ugly
#3
Pressure Cooker Nightmare
What Are the Common Mistakes to Avoid in the Kitchen?
While we all agree that these cooking fails in our article are beyond hilarious, sometimes (well, most of the time), we’d wish to avoid them when preparing a nice dinner for ourselves. Surely, these funny cooking fails are also partly magic and are not influenced by any reasonable actions, but we found some tips on how to avoid the common mistakes in the kitchen that might be useful to you:
Read the recipe thoroughly. This might sound like something Captain Obvious would advise, but admit it: There probably have been instances when you neglected to read the full instructions and ended up with a bona fide cooking fails.
Don’t overcrowd the pan. Striving to cook everything all at once might seem like a stellar idea, but overcrowding might lead to some pieces burning and others staying pretty much raw.
Try to find the balance in seasonings. Underseasoning might be the lesser evil here since you can season a bit more once you’re done, but overseasoning might ruin the beautiful taste you were hoping for. Again, reading the recipe might help here!
Avoid opening the oven door too often. We get it—it’s beautiful to watch a cake bake or the cheese on the pizza melt and bubble. However, opening the oven door too often might cause the temperature inside to fluctuate, which might affect the cooking process. This, in turn, might be responsible for some pretty hilarious cooking fails.
Of course, there are plenty more useful things to know before you start cooking your delectable meal, but these are a good starting point. For now, though, let’s go back to our selection of cooking fails and memes to satiate our need for laughter!
#4
Oh God, Please Kill Me
#5
My Eggs With Rice This Morning
#6
I Forgot I Was Making Caramel At Work. It's A Tad Overcooked
Anna Brandigi 7 years ago
I love how you aren't even concerned about the fact that you HARNESSED THE F*CKING SUN
Alžběta Laurincová 7 years ago
That moment when you are so bad at cooking that you accidentaly make lava. :D
Claire Von Hirdler 7 years ago
"yes, i would like to order a hot liquid magma caramel sundae, thx"
Jorge De Armas 7 years ago
How to start cooking caramel and the finishing opening the gate's hell
ADHORTATOR 7 years ago
My body's burnin' like a lava from a Mauna Loa My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa... oh no, it's just the caramel....
Danielle Sharpe 7 years ago
'That wasn't a cook book Harry.' Ginny glanced at her husband in exasperation.
Tiffany Zhu 7 years ago
The least edible thing on this thread. It looks like you flew into space, took out a pot, and attempted to get a chunk of the sun! It's obviously 100,000 times worse than the picture above (oh who am I kidding, 100,000,000,000 times worse!)
Ophelia Brooks 7 years ago
"Expelli-aaachooo-mava..."! What happens when you sneeze in the middle of a spell...
Lina Kisieliūtė 7 years ago
Take a recipe for caramel. Cook for a little longer than necessary. Voila! Enjoy your real, bubbling molten LAVA.
Jose Baeyens 7 years ago
If you were trying to recreate a volcano in eruption you succeeded astoundingly well... you are an accomplished geologist. A cook.... not so much.
Celental Midnight 7 years ago
SO COOL!!!! Doesn't look tasty though.. But if you are attacked just through the stuff at the!!
Liz Taylor-Stoakes (Jack Taylor-Stoakes) 6 years ago
Looks like lava feels like staring at the sun
Gro Litlabø 7 years ago
hahahaha...i have done the exactly same thing......it turns into lava!
Jennifer Hadfield 7 years ago
Rich Hadfield this is what I'll be doing to the kitchen while you're away 😈
#7
Baker Lost Something. Wonder If He Noticed Or Not
#8
Monkey Business
Yvonne Bernal 7 years ago
They're only one.... they'll never notice. Next year we try making cookies instead
#9
Wife Came Home To This
#10
Pizza Fail
#11
Tried To Make Chocolate-covered Bananas
#12
This Is What Defeat Looks Like
#13
Meatloaf Baby From Your Nightmares
#14
Brownie Out Of A Cup - Level: Hiroshima
#15
Got Drunk, Got Hungry, Fell Asleep
#16
We Ran Out Of Cooking Chocolate For The Cake For Mother's Day, We Improvised, I Felt Like A Monster
#17
The Snowman Came Out A Little Differently Then Expected
#18
Slight Kitchen Mishap
#19
Nuclear Lunch Detected
#20
A Friend Of Mine Made This. The Eyes Slid Mid-Way Through Cooking The Thing
#21
Pancake Goals
#22
Maybe We Should Buy A Rice Cooker
#23
Sushi Chef Level: Beginner
#24
Cthulhu Pie Crust. Nailed It
#25
This Is Why I Don't Cook
#26
Happy Birthday
#27
My Lasaga
#28
I Thought It Was Glass
Yvonne Bernal 7 years ago
You shouldn't even be in the kitchen if you can't tell glass from plastic lol
#29
How I Know My Girlfriend Was Cooking Today
#30
A Great Way To Start The Day
#31
Cooking Level: Broke But Creative
#32
Cookie Monster Cupcakes Gone Wrong
#33
First Time Trying To Fry Buffalo Wings. I Think It Went Pretty Well
#34
Cutting Skills
#35
It's An Electric Kettle, ELECTRIC
#36
My Wife Steamed Hotdogs
#37
Pro Tip: When Cooking, Don't Remove All The Spice Lids At The Same Time
#38
This Is Fine
#39
Gluten Free Skeleton
#40
Spinach Baby
#41
Melted Minon
#42
Poor Ariel
#43
One Of My Roommates Tried To Make Pasta One Night
#44
My Son Refused To Eat It And Said, 'Why Is The Plane Broken?'
#45
I Got A Bread Maker For Christmas. This Is How My First Loaf Came Out
#46
Hopefully These Deviled Egg Chicks Have Had Better Days
#47
Expectations Vs. Reality
#48
Note To Self... Don't Cook When Drunk
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SarahScouse 7 years ago
I love how many of these there are, makes me feel so much better about my kitchen fails!
Daria B 7 years ago
For me it's the opposite. They make me sad because I know how much time and effort you put into.... A failure..... TT_TT
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Happy Ghost 7 years ago
I don't really cook myself. The biggest fail that ever happened to me was when I made eggs with sugar instead of salt
Jami Russell 7 years ago
Look, I don't care that the instructions for the frozen pizza says to put it directly on the rack. PUT IT IN A PAN OR ON A COOKIE SHEET! The instructions are stupid. You wouldn't have a mess in your oven if you had just put it on a cookie sheet at the very least!
RandomHumanBean 3 years ago
reminds me of the time I was looking through the bad reviews (dont ask, its something i do {after i make it ;)} and someone gave this cinnamon roll recipe i had made 6 times (it was amazing btw) a 1-star review because.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... get this: their oven set on fire..........................................like, um i think thats ur fault not the recipe
Kimberly Pilkington 7 years ago
If you substitute ingredients or don't use them at all, what do you expect? C'mon, short cuts and hacks don't always work. Also, I agree, no under the influence cooking...er, burning.
Phredd Wieser 7 years ago
Okay, I may be easily amused, but I laughed way too hard at some of these. If you get as far as number 35, I actually have a houseguest do that to me one time. You think the cord would've been a dead giveaway...
Lyone Fein 7 years ago
Too many folks use the wrong ingredients for all those failed cake pictures--using squeeze tube "frosting" instead of the stiffer stuff from the cans. Or using frosting instead of fondant. Using cheap readi-whip instead of whipped cream. etc.
Katinka Min 7 years ago
I kinda regret not taking pictures of my kitchen fails. the most spectacular was when I forgot to put the sieve inside an old-school espressomaker. the kitchen was freshly renovated - which we were celebrating with dinner. And then with a lengthy clean of the coffee covered kitchen. I still remember my friend shaking the stuff out of her hair...
Lisa-Marie Saunders 7 years ago
Do any of these people actually bother reading the recipe or the instructions on the cooking equipment?
SarahScouse 7 years ago
I love how many of these there are, makes me feel so much better about my kitchen fails!
Daria B 7 years ago
For me it's the opposite. They make me sad because I know how much time and effort you put into.... A failure..... TT_TT
Load More Replies... Happy Ghost 7 years ago
I don't really cook myself. The biggest fail that ever happened to me was when I made eggs with sugar instead of salt
Jami Russell 7 years ago
Look, I don't care that the instructions for the frozen pizza says to put it directly on the rack. PUT IT IN A PAN OR ON A COOKIE SHEET! The instructions are stupid. You wouldn't have a mess in your oven if you had just put it on a cookie sheet at the very least!
RandomHumanBean 3 years ago
reminds me of the time I was looking through the bad reviews (dont ask, its something i do {after i make it ;)} and someone gave this cinnamon roll recipe i had made 6 times (it was amazing btw) a 1-star review because.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... get this: their oven set on fire..........................................like, um i think thats ur fault not the recipe
Kimberly Pilkington 7 years ago
If you substitute ingredients or don't use them at all, what do you expect? C'mon, short cuts and hacks don't always work. Also, I agree, no under the influence cooking...er, burning.
Phredd Wieser 7 years ago
Okay, I may be easily amused, but I laughed way too hard at some of these. If you get as far as number 35, I actually have a houseguest do that to me one time. You think the cord would've been a dead giveaway...
Lyone Fein 7 years ago
Too many folks use the wrong ingredients for all those failed cake pictures--using squeeze tube "frosting" instead of the stiffer stuff from the cans. Or using frosting instead of fondant. Using cheap readi-whip instead of whipped cream. etc.
Katinka Min 7 years ago
I kinda regret not taking pictures of my kitchen fails. the most spectacular was when I forgot to put the sieve inside an old-school espressomaker. the kitchen was freshly renovated - which we were celebrating with dinner. And then with a lengthy clean of the coffee covered kitchen. I still remember my friend shaking the stuff out of her hair...
Lisa-Marie Saunders 7 years ago
Do any of these people actually bother reading the recipe or the instructions on the cooking equipment?
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