Many people know how to cook, from something as simple as making a meat sandwich to an elaborate dish like chicken with mushrooms, but the difference lies in practice, which improves the results. The remarkable thing is that some recipes can turn out hilariously disastrous, as seen in these funny cooking fails shared on Reddit!
The Best Birthday Cake Option
Reddit user Admiral_Zuel revealed that his parents spent some time discussing what kind of birthday cake to make for their son for such a special occasion, his 40th birthday. Reddit user Tackysackjones added: “Ahh yes, the time honored family tradition of baking a nightmare Thomas the tank engine for their child.”
2 Ingredients Burrito
Reddit user [borrado] was craving a vegetarian burrito with refried beans, so he grabbed a can from his pantry and quickly put it together, although the mixture looked like it needed a bit more stirring. Some users like nuke_eyepopper commented: “This is a real bean burrito. Take notes Taco Bell.”
Thai Basil Chicken With Blue Food Dye
Reddit user liamoco123 was cooking some basil chicken when he stepped away from the burner for a few seconds and he returned to this. His brother had put blue food dye in the meal. Reddit user mellifiedmoon noted: “I bet it ended up ‘tasting’ revolting no matter how good it actually tasted. We really do eat with our eyes in large part.”
Nailed It
This is what happens when you look up a recipe online, one that looks like a little work of art, and try to recreate it at home. That rice bear, tucked under an omelet blanket and served with tomato and what looks like lettuce, bears no resemblance whatsoever to the alien on the right. Reddit user dtwhitecp remarked: “I always thought the one on the left was super creepy too. Who wants to eat a little bear taking a nap?”
Banana Peanut Butter Triwich
The ‘Triwich’ is an internet-famous sandwich made with three slices of bread, like the one seen in the image posted by Reddit user some_fbi_agent. The combination of banana, peanut butter, and bread likely doesn’t taste bad, but the sandwich’s shape makes the whole thing rather odd. Reddit user mamasmuffin observed: “Why would you make such a thing but not have 3 different things inside?”
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Face Pie Baked
Reddit user JustAnotherElsen revealed that it was a blueberry pie filling mixed with fresh apple chunks and that it tasted really good. It was made from store-bought pie crust. The user mixed the pie filling and apples together, poured the mixture into the crust, added small scraps of crust where raised effect was desired, then laid the top crust over it and cut the ventilation holes.
Pasta Burrito Wrapped in Rice Paper
Sometimes, you have to get creative to whip up a dish using whatever is in the fridge, and that’s exactly how meals like this Reddit user’s [borrado] pasta burrito wrapped in rice paper come about. Reddit user shiverstar commented: “It’s like those caterpillars infected with the mind control worms.”
Birthday Cake
Reddit user aant85 revealed that this cake is meant to be a lemon Victoria sponge cake but the cream was too liquid, so she put it in the fridge to salvage it somehow. Strangely, the Reddit user confessed about one of these funny cooking fails: “I’m good cook and baker and this was supposed to be her boyfriend’s birthday cake.” Reddit user [borrado] commented: “Looks like melted cheese on hamburger patties.”
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Cheese Christmas Fish
Reddit user freshstrawbebbies revealed that this plate was supposed to be a cottage cheese Christmas fish for the family dinner of the end of the year but ended up being one of these funny cooking fails. She also mentioned that this particular fish is just a tradition in her family and has nothing to do with any particular culture. She added: “I believe my great aunt is sending me back to my grandma’s with a big ramekin of it for me to devour.”
Cut Lotus Root into Wedges
Reddit user 9999monkeys revealed that if you cut lotus root into wedges, you end up with aliens in your frying pan, and one of the greatest funny cooking fails. Reddit user _Nikhedonia mentioned: “This is a possible method to encourage kids to eat lotus roots.”
Dumplings From The Hell’s Gate
Reddit user 27thdivision was cooking dumplings like anyone else, but it seems they left the food on at a very high temperature. Is this an intended funny cooking fails? Some comments in this Reddit post were: “Saurons eating in tonight.” and also “seven dumplings for the realms of men, one dumpling to rule them all!”
Steve Harvey Cake
The famous ‘Family Feud’ host Steve Harvey is such a huge celebrity that some people choose to model his face on their cakes and ended up with one funny cooking fails. The result is funnier than the actual resemblance to the host. The same person who posted the image commented: “I have created an abomination/masterpiece.” While others wondered why his eyes are melting, noting that they are crying over their own existence.
Egg Cake
The Reddit user didn’t explain the reason for preparing all those eggs in the form of a cake, though we don’t doubt how they tasted. It doesn’t look like one of these funny cooking fails, but rather a positive outcome. Meanwhile, in the comments, user [borrado] mentioned: “Honestly, if you do this with beef chorizo on the bottom and the steamed eggs on top til they’re over-easy, it would be good.”
SpiderMan Saving His Own Cake
The person who made one of these funny cooking fails, and also this cake mentioned that the final result looked cooler than the original idea, while some comments suggested the cake should be served that way. It likely shifted to one side of the box during transport, but fortunately, a superhero was paying attention.
Another Face Pie Baked
The same user who had baked the blueberry pie on a previous occasion, JustAnotherElsen, which we have already reviewed, showed off the new version of the pie, mentioning about one of these funny cooking fails: “I’m back! I made another!!” Reddit user cheffartsonurfood mentioned: “It looks like an evil pie from some 80’s horror movie.”
Black Chicken Nuggets
This Reddit user, Anne103, an employee, revealed that he thought it would be a good idea to prepare ‘black chicken nuggets’ for Halloween at the supermarket where he works, but this was the result: What looks like pieces of charcoal rather than nuggets. He shared his thoughts, mentioning that deep inside, he hoped for them to taste like Oreos. Another not intended funny cooking fails.
Loaf of Bread Using Mountain Dew
The problem with some temporary cooks is that they get bored with standard recipes and they end up getting one of these funny cooking fails; that’s why Reddit user Andrew_The_Cat swapped the water in the loaf-of-bread recipe for Mountain Dew Baja Blast, giving it that greenish tint. Reddit user [borrado] observed: “This is bread in the year 2050 when we’ve run out of clean water.”
M&M Brownie After a Disease
Comments on one of these funny cooking fails on Reddit post by a Reddit user focused on how to improve the brownie for next time, such as when user RabidOtterRodeo suggested adding the M&Ms halfway through the baking time so they wouldn’t burn. Meanwhile, the user who posted this revealed: “Well, one way to put it is, it tasted as good as it looks.”
One Big Burger Preparation
Reddit user swick8 revealed that he didn’t want to cook the burgers one patty at a time because “it felt wrong”, so he prepared all the meal in one try, and ended up with one of these funny cooking fails. What caught users’ attention the most is that the burgers are square, rather than round like the vast majority. And also, user K1llingmachine remarked: “It’s a meat sheet.”
Conclusion
In conclusion, plenty can go hilariously wrong when you decide to cook a meal without much kitchen experience. You’ll learn, or in the worst case scenario, you’ll have one of these funny cooking fails and a story to laugh about with friends and family for the rest of your life.
