Your Worst Cooking Disaster

[NIKI]

When my son was one year old I decided we would each have some chocolate icecream. It was great! Then the day goes on (busy mom, everything to do). We returned to the kitchen about 2 hours later to find that I had left the icecream on the counter and it all melted. I carefully picked it up to put it back in the freezer. It slipped out of my hand, and fell to the floor. My son and I were covered in melted chocolate icecream. The kitchen was also covered, even the ceiling!!!!

 

[CraftyCath]

When I was training as a nurse I was asked to make the 'Complan' (a flavoured, high nutrition drink) for the elderly patients. It was made in a blender using hot milk so I dutifully went about it. No one told me you had to hold down the lid on the blender because it wouldn't lock shut and as I switched it on, you guessed it, it sprayed all over me and all over the kitchen!! I had to clean myself and the kitchen and then start again. Half of the old dears were asleep before they got their drink!

I cooked a lovely, romantic meal for me and my H once. put the veg on to cook and when i came to check on it, it was burned to a crisp! I'd forgot to put the water in with it!

 

[Hashi]

I was living in Japan and I told my office I'd bring cakes in for Halloween, which is also my birthday. I decided on cup cakes with pumpkin in them - I'm actually a good cook and knew it would work and be seasonal.

Because I'm so rubbish at organising myself, I made them in the morning before work. So far so good, except while they were nearly done in the oven and I was washing up, I picked up a bowl with eggs in and a bowl with sugar. I'd forgotten to put them in the mixture. Being Japan, I couldn't be late for work, I couldn't not take cakes when I'd promised to, and I coouldn't buy a substitute on the way in.

I had to tough it out. I handed round my "cakes" - which consisted of just butter, flour, baking powder and pumpkin baked together - and everyone said how "unusual" they were. I said, well, this is what we eat in the UK at Halloween, and everyone smiled and thanked me and no-one asked for seconds.

I had to eat one myself, and it was like orange-coloured cotton wool.

 

[Deleted member 10686]

I suck at measuring things...
So one time i attempted to make pancakes from scratch. had no measuring spoons, so I figured I would just "eyeball" it. bad plan. I used so much baking soda that the house smelt like baking soda for a week. The dog wouldn't even touch them

 

[Meadowsweet]

I have been known to boil a pan dry and burn the simplest of vegetable to the bottom of it.

 

[The Albatross]

I was sick really sick. Had come home from work and hadn't eaten anything... digging around I thought I'd be able to manage some soft boiled eggs. I started the pot and called the Doctor's office trying to get in and be seen. I dropped two eggs into the saucepan and apparently fell asleep on the sofa. I awaken to a POP, POP... and the smell of something scorched. Well of course it was the eggs... the water had boiled out of the pan and they had exploded. I had egg everywhere.... the ceiling, cabinets, floor... when my boyfriend (wasn't married yet then) came in I was crying, and trying to clean the kitchen at the same time. But to this day, when I'm ill I don't start a pot of water or a tea pot boiling on the off chance that I won't wake up. What a mess... I was finding egg and egg shell for 6 months afterward. No kidding... everytime I thought I'd gotten it all.... we'd find another piece.

 

[Sandra]

Today's menu

Soup like glue

Bread like a brick

Thai chicken so hot it will burn the ass off of you so bad on the way out

Burned veggies

Served with kool aid without sugar

Pancakes with too much baking soda

Exploded eggs

Your choice of screwed up cheesecake

or a rubber cake

or cotton wool cupcakes

or melted ice cream for desert

Zipperhead will be cooking it and setting off the smoke detectors after starting a fire

And after Clairbear screws up with the icing sugar she will be serving it looking white as a ghost.

And you are all invited to enjoy this wonderful meal of monstroscity.

I couldn't resist.

Gee can you tell how bored I am today.

I think I need a long vacation.

 

[Gamereign555]

I remember unintentionally microwaving a burrito for about 20 mins. It was like a piece of petrified wood when I got back from school.

 

[Sandra]

I think we all have days where we should stay out of the kitchen. :laugh:

 

[Gamereign555]

Let's just say " 1 bag of popcorn is equal to 3 minuites in the microwave " This does not mean that 3 bags of popcorn should go into the microwave for 9 minuites.

 

[Sandra]

No. It usually isn't that much longer if putting more then one item in it.

 

[amethist]

3 bags of popcorn in one go would be a sure way to blow the door open. :roflmao:

Like one of those bubbling monster baths, where you put way too much bubble bath in and forget about it. :D