When you get ready to cook, you have the final dish in mind and start savoring the flavors the moment you mix the first ingredients. However, things don’t always go smoothly in the kitchen, and you might run into a few mishaps. These Reddit users shared the funny cooking fails they experienced! Buckle up, folks.
Bad Case of Pizzeria
Reddit user EdgarBopp mentioned: “Of course I’ve been cooking frozen pizzas my whole adult life and I know how to preheat an oven. The pizza was frozen.” One reply from user Gummymyers124 pointed out that you have to put the pizza on a tray, and in the box they recommend to put the pizza on the middle rack, but no one trust that during funny cooking fails.
Not Intended Jalebi
Reddit user [borrado] expressed that he intended to make Jalebi, an Indian dessert that is supposed to look like the one on the left. But he created the disaster on the right in one of his funny cooking fails. He commented that it was his first attempt on this dessert and he will try to make it better the next time. Nevertheless, he mentioned that despite the shape although it doesn’t look appealing, it actually tasted great and crispy.
Baja Blast Sauce
Reddit user Zak_the_Wack mentioned that he tried to make a Baja blast sauce, that is a real, limited-edition condiment made by Mountain Dew in partnership with the Houston hot sauce shop iBurn but it got a jelly consistency. He also added that putting the sauce on bread was an idea of a friend of his, making it one of his funny cooking fails, and he defended his actions by stating that the food cannot evolve without people willing to experiment.
Lemon Peel Candy
Reddit user AWorthlessDegenerate revealed that the problem in the process was to add not enough sugar and too much water to the mix. The greatly lengthened the cooking time and resulted in the picture on the right, another example of funny cooking fails. One reply from user MunchYourBut mentioned: “It looks like a sugar octopus.”
$710 Wedding Cake
At a wedding in Belgium, the newlyweds commissioned a baker to make the reception cake, as is done in much of the world, and this is what they got. The fruit-themed cake, which cost $710, looked like something a child had made for a school project, making it one of the most expensive funny cooking fails. Reddit user Consistent-Stock6872 commented: “It looks like the baker let their 15-years-old kid make the cake and then just shrugged ‘good enough’. This isn’t worth even $100.”
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First Time Cooking Fish
Reddit user [borrado] revealed that his girlfriend told him it was the first time she cooked fish so she made it scrambled. One reply from Reddit user PlanetMidnight mentioned: “We actually make this purposefully in my family and call it ‘fish hash’. Even funny cooking fails can become family traditions. You have to keep crisping the fish in the pan and you’ll have brown bits and flavor with onion or garlic powder and toss it with brown wild rice you previously cooked with chicken stock.”
Two Cooking Class Groups
Reddit user [borrado] revealed that his school cooking class has two groups, and one is much better at cooking than the other as these images exhibit. He also mentioned that food can look like that, not that appetizing but it could taste really good. This comparison perfectly illustrated funny cooking fails. Finally, he pointed out that attention to detail and following the recipe is the main thing that’s lacking in the bottom photo.
Chewbacca Pizza
Reddit user in2diep commented that she saw a Chewbacca pizza on a Facebook cooking group so she decided to give it a try. The result became one of those unforgettable funny cooking fails. That combination of bacon, olives and the supposed Chewbacca shape bears no resemblance to George Lucas’s character. One reply from user chrmanyaki mentioned: “That must taste like eating a jar of salt.”
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Trying to Bake
Reddit user akenstandlosing tried to cook some Swiss rolls that can be very difficult to get right according to some experienced cooks. The outcome joined the list of memorable funny cooking fails. Nevertheless, some users couldn’t understand why they turned out so liquid. One reply from user birbscape90 was a sarcastic one: “I was thinking of baking a cake soon, this has inspired me.”
Bamboozled by the Pretzels
Reddit user Ieggymacaroni revealed that although they needed more salt, those pretzels tasted pretty good although they didn’t look very appetizing. Still, they qualify as funny cooking fails. He also added: “I think the problem is that we cooked them for 15 minutes instead of the 7 to 10 minutes I believe they should be cooked.”
One of Two Attempts to Cook Pizza
Reddit user nancyexe mentioned that her friend cooked with a pizza oven at a temperature that was far too high and she thinks it’s made for raw dough and not for just a frozen pizza from a box. It became another entry in the collection of funny cooking fails. A reply from casual_42 mentioned: “At this rate, attempt number 3 might graduate from charcoal to edible!”
Not Perfectly Cooked Chicken
Reddit user matthproject revealed that this chicken was cooked by her husband. And also, he told her: “It’s perfectly cooked.” Despite his confidence, it quickly became one of the thread’s most shocking funny cooking fails. Some replies like the one from user Stickey_Rickey mentioned: “Because salmonella lives on the outside of chicken, the exposed parts, it’s ok to undercook it but just a tiny bit. That is not edible, I don’t feel well after looking at it.”
The Steak My Brother Cooked Me
Reddit user makewayfornoodynoody mentioned his brother cooked this meat from a local co-op in a cast iron pan and he had to recook it so to get it edible. It was another of his early funny cooking fails. He also mentioned that his brother was 17 years old and trying to learn cooking because he was going to college the following year.
Burned Tots
Reddit user NumberOneSeinfeldFan revealed that he returned to his house and discovered it was very smoky in there. When he knocked on his brother’s door asking if he was cooking something he heard him pause and remembered what he was doing. Those tots became one of the most unforgettable funny cooking fails when they turned into charcoal. Reddit user johandepohan replied: “That’s one way to burn calories.”
Trying to Eat More Vegetables
Reddit user notbobbybob mentioned that her sister is trying to eat more vegetables while she learns how to cook them. The unusual recipe turned into one of her funny cooking fails. She also revealed that she came up with this recipe in her head and went for it. It’s canned baked beans with carrots that along with rice, egg white and giant chunks of yam in a rice cooker that didn’t cook all of it.
The Sauce of the Lasagna Evaporated
Reddit user Jusko892 commented that he tried to cook lasagna but he discovered that the sauce evaporated once he got the plate from the oven. One reply from 6BigZ6 mentioned: “That’s called boiling, and the sauce was water. Maybe he missed a few crucial steps somewhere.”
Chicken, Mushroom and Oats
Reddit user frogfoot11 mentioned his friends cooked this dish that seemed to be one that looked like Frankenstein’s monster, assembled from scraps. But Reddit user Jiggylera commented: “This looks completely unappetizing and disgusting. Why would someone prepare it like this, just put the oats in a separate bowl with that. And also the mushrooms are so big.”
New Pasta vs Old Pasta
Reddit user the-redcstone remembered when his 22-years-old brother decided to cook and put the Tupperware of frozen pasta sauce directly onto the already cooked pasta when neither of them made enough money to order takeaway. He added: “It made that sort of scraping sound that frozen Tupperware makes when you take it out of the freezer and then a soft plop.”
Forgot The Pizza
Reddit user [borrado] mentioned he would love to say he forgot about the pizza, but this time he commented he didn’t hear the timer go off. He also added: “I think if I put some parmesan cheese on top of it, it would be good, but I don’t recommend looking at it directly. Other than the crust it was somehow tasty.”
Chicken Breast Like Winter Mitten
Reddit user E3galloway mentioned that he tried to cook a chicken breast that looked like a winter mitten, and when he tasted it was as dry as one too. He revealed the sauce was overcooked barbecue sauced diluted with water and also commented: “I ate 100% of it surprisingly and I became really obsessed with gloves afterwards, so far about 7 pairs and counting.”
Conclusion
Chicken is a great food to start with when learning to cook, given the variety of dishes you can make with it. But if your dishes end up looking like these, even if barely edible and hilarious, don’t worry, you’ll improve over time while having a laugh along the way. It’s happened to all of us.
