Sometimes, despite our greatest efforts, things just seem not to go our way. On those days, whether because of inattention, rushing, ignorance, or anything else, we may accidentally mess up something that could’ve been perfectly good.
Cooking is one of the activities most prone to this kind of back luck. In this Reddit post, both professionals and amateurs share their greatest accidental kitchen misfortunes that have ever befallen them on one of those unlucky days. Scroll down to read what they wrote!
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#21
Really early in learning to cook; I was prepping a beautiful Capon. I reached for a can of cooking spray to give a the bird a spray & after giving it a good long once over,realized too late I'd hit it with Lysol. Tried rinsing it but it still reeked of Lysol so yep,in the trash it went. Grilled cheese anyone?
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22points
#22
One of the first times I was making stroganoff and my broth wasn't thick enough. I remember my mom adding flour to it to thicken it. Well, I kept pouring flour in. Probably close to a cups worth. It was thick alright but tastes awful. Totally ruined it. I affectionately named it "glue-ganoff"
21points
#23
I didn't ruin it, but I made a wedding cake that the groom said only going 2 blocks and 2 turns so a box isn't needed. The best man was holding it. It made it 1.5 blocks and one turn. Luckily one store in town had a decent size cake and could decorate it quickly. The cake made it to the reception 15 minutes before the bride and groom got there.
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21points
#24
I was following a Food Network recipe for Carbonara by Marc Murphy and he said to make the water "as salty as the sea." Seemed a tad excessive, but I wasn't going to question a good network chef. I know what seawater tastes like, so I seasoned accordingly.
My God it was inedible. And I had made such a big batch too, a whole box of noodles, several eggs, a pack of bacon (only bacon was available in my town, we had no proper meat market.)
I had to toss it out. I was so disappointed.
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21points
#25
I have been making meat loaf for years and have perfected making it to my taste. Part of that is to add some Worcester sauce to the mixture. I distractedly reached into my pantry for a brown bottle of sauce and chucked it into the mixture. It was not Worcester. It was toasted sesame oil. At that point, there was no point of return.
I’d like to say that I had somehow fumbled my way into a new and exiting concoction. One that would spawn a cooking blog, success and recognition as an innovative home chef.
Yeah. No. It was not good. I got through a bit of it because I was super hungry. It was worse on day 2, when I thought I’d try one of my favorite things, a delicious meat loaf sandwich. Ew.
20points
#26
I made peach cookies that smelled fantastic while baking. Had to spit out my first bite it was so salty. Went back to the recipe and noticed I quadrupled the amount of baking soda. It pained me to toss them because they were made with fresh peaches a friend had grown.
My mom once added liquid dish soap to a cake she was making for my sister's class party. She was supposed to add oil...
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19points
#27
I've almost entirely quit buying spice mixes for that very reason. Every damn one seems to have salt as its first ingredient...And I love salt but god damn.
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17points
#28
One time I bought like 30 dollars worth of ingredients for a HUGE pan of Mac n cheese. Used a recipe, followed it to a T, and it turned out absolutely horrendous. So eggy and dry. It was such a waste. I’ve ruined/burned plenty of things but that one always stands out to me.
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17points
#30
I burn garlic more than I are to admit. And there’s fewer things as toxic as burnt garlic
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17points
