38 Complete Culinary Disasters for Wannabe Chefs Who Can’t Even Boil a Pot of Water

John Summers • Contributor

May 1, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Some people just can't cook, and this list of 38 Complete Culinary Disasters is proof. Perfect for those who struggle with even boiling water, it captures the hilarious high jinks of kitchen misadventures. From cookies hard enough to be used as hockey pucks to pasta experiments that defy gravity, each meme is a testament to culinary ambitions gone awry. Encounter cakes that have sunk lower than the Titanic and pizzas that have become one with the oven tray.

These mishaps remind us that while not everyone is cut out to be a chef, anyone can give it a shot—with uproariously funny results. As you scroll through these cringe-worthy but laugh-inducing kitchen nightmares, you'll definitely feel better about your own cooking blunders. Brace yourself for a journey through burnt, boiled over, and bizarrely bad cooking that will have you chuckling and possibly learning what not to do in your kitchen!

01
"Forgot I Was Heating Oil For French Fries"

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02
Permission from God

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03
"I Ran Out Of Food Coloring While Making Cookies And Now The Dough Looks Like A Transplantable Organ"

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04
"Fiance Accidentally Left A Pot Of Simple Syrup On The Stove To Burn And Made An Asteroid"

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"My Rat Cookies Definitely Didn't Turn Out Terribly Awry"

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06
"Housemate Heated Up Meatball Spaghetti In A Microwave And Left It There For 3 Weeks"

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What makes it even worse is that he put a fork in the microwave!
07
A little overcooked

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08
"My Mixer Took Its Own Life"

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09
"I Baked You Cookies"

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10
"My Boyfriend Made Croissants This Way"

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"I Forgot To Put Water In My EZ Mac. Stepped Away To Change The Laundry While It Cooked For 3 Minutes"

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12
"Always Check Your Oven Before Turning It On, Kids"

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"My Sister Tried To Bake Brownies Using Her Own Recipe. She Said The Recipe Included Flour, Eggs, Skittles, Nutella, And Butter. All Random Amounts"

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curly fries

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15
"This Is Why I Don't Cook"

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"Accidentally Left Bagels In The Oven For Five Hours"

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"I Tried To Boil Some Eggs"

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Caution: content may be hot

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Yet somehow, still frozen in the middle

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20
Time to get a new oven

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21
Pizza's done!

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22
Never underestimate the importance of parchment paper

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23
Adopt, Adapt and drink tea

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24
They sure do

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25
Burnt beyond recognition

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26
Breaking bad pancake

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Nice and crispy

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28
Needs a little more water

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29
Animal cruelty

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30
I think the spatula's ready

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31
This is fine

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32
Did they put a plastic plate in the oven?

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33
Pro Chef

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34
Thanks, I will have the... Anything else

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35
That is a Nope from me

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36
Careful it's brittle

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37
What is the opposite of appetizing?

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38
I will have mine extremely well done

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