40 Times People Tried Cooking Things And Failed Miserably
Just because you can cook, doesn't mean you should. And some people learned this the hard way.
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If you've ever watched the 2007 animated film Ratatouille, you probably remember Chef Gusteau's famous quote: "Anyone can cook." But just because you can, doesn't mean you should. And some people learned this the hard way.
People are sharing their most hilarious cooking fails online, and it's pretty clear that some of them should steer clear of kitchens for good. From caramel that looks like molten lava to cakes that will hunt your nightmares, check out all the times people tried cooking stuff only to fail miserably in the gallery below!
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Not to mention that firstly I came home late from work and drop my open sandwich in the parking lot.
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#1 Tonight Was Foreign Culture Night In My House So I Decided To Cook A Traditional Dish From Pompeii
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#2 Sausage Rolls
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#3 I Was Making Home Made Chicken Stock. After Simmering For Hours, The Recipe Said To Pour It Through A Strainer. God Damn It
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#4 We Tried To Make "Ladybug Rolls"
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#5 Yikes
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#6 My Sister Made Some French Fries
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#7 Husband Tried To Make A Dolphin For My Cocktail. It's The Cutest Eel I've Ever Seen
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#8 My Friend Made A “Hedgehog” For Her 14-Year-Old Son’s Birthday
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#9 I'll Never Be Someone's Bride
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#10 My Night After Work
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#11 Creepy Pancake
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#12 Friend Sent Me This. Composition: "Dad Tried To Make Wine"
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#13 Making Some Spaghetti
#14 Someone Left A Bread Pudding In The Back Of The Oven For 5 Days. So Here Is My New Pet Rock, Charlie
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#15 My Apple Broke The Apple Cutter And Now I Have A Weapon
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#16 Go To Make Pasta, The First Pot Slips And I Pour It All On The Ground. Make A Second Pot And The Handle Straight Up Breaks And My Pasta Goes Everywhere. Didn't Eat; Had A Lil Cry
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Not to mention that firstly I came home late from work and drop my open sandwich in the parking lot.
#17 Apparently Using A Syringe To Inject The Filling Of A Jelly Bun Doesn't Work That Well
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#18 Found The Spoon, Honey
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#19 I Baked Some Strawberry Cakes In Cat-Shaped Pans, Then Iced Them. They Came Out Looking Like Burn Victims
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#20 5 Minutes Before Closing After A 12-Hour Shift
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#21 So My Wife Grilled Corn Tonight. For 2 1/2 Hours
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#22 I Tried To Bake
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#23 This Sums Up My Day. Why Isn't My Stock Simmering... It's Been Over An Hour
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#24 I Was Told You Guys Might Appreciate This. Made A Pie Today. Dropped A Pie Today
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#25 Boiled An Egg This Morning And I Think Something Went Horribly Wrong
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#26 Thought You Guys Might Like This Pie I Baked
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#27 Broiled Sids
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#28 Tried Cooking A Sweet Potato In My New Air Fryer Today
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#29 My Sister Made My Brother A Birthday Cake
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#30 Guess I Cut It A Little Too Hard
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#31 Well I Tried
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#32 Happy Thanksgiving From My Little Sister's First Ever Turkey
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#33 I Tried To Make A Cake With A Lobster Shaped Dish
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#34 My Submission For Dumbest Way To Injure Yourself: I Burnt My Hand Taking Tomato Soup Out Of The Microwave. The Toast I Was Making Popped Up And It Scared Me
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#35 This Cake
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#36 Bake Bread They Said. An Overnight Rise Will Taste So Good They Said. Put In The Fridge They Said. It's So A Rewarding Hobby They Said
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#37 When All I Want To Do Is Make Spaghetti, But All Signs Point To It Not Happening
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#38 Still Looking For An Answer On How This Happens
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#39 Attempted To Make Flower Pancakes For My Wife As A Mother's Day Surprise But They Ended Up Looking Like Corona Cakes
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#40 A Beast Cheesecake
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