Look, we all make mistakes in the kitchen. Maybe you’ve burned toast so bad it looked like a crime scene, or microwaved something a little too long until it resembled a science experiment.
But some people take food crimes to a whole new level—like spaghetti in a hotdog bun or an unholy pizza topped with everything but dignity.
These funny food fails prove that just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should.
1. “My wife made muffins.”
“The dairy free cream cheese did not do well.”
2. “Ordered takeout from the lowest rated wing place in my area”
3. “My wife’s ‘bean burrito’ it’s just a pound of refried beans”
4. “Gf says that my standard combo of noodles and sardines looks like something straight out of Silent HillGf says that my standard combo of noodles and sardines looks like something straight out of Silent Hill”
5. “The night my husband made burgers for the first time. He set off the fire alarm 4 times.”
6. “Olive Garden gave me a single sausage with my pasta, so I made a hotdog with it”
7. “My mom died last week. A relative brought my grieving dad this, uhm, dessert”
8. “My husband insisted this chicken was perfectly cooked”
9. “Too lazy to pipe out macarons. baked them in a sheet instead”
10. “Buddy of mine who works at a sushi restaurant just sent me this”
11. “Do NOT attempt to replace the flour in a cookie recipe with protein powder.”
“These came out like brioche buns and are unequivocally not good. At 10g per cookie I can’t really complain though. Check out how SHINY they are”
12. “My mom’s fat-free, carb-free ‘bread'”
13. “Being an adult means you can make yourself a big pan of milkshake and no one can stop you”
“(I only have a hand mixer, hence the use of the pan)”
14. “4 years ago I realized that hotdog water was technically a stock, and therefore could be turned into a gravy to dip my dogs into”
15. “Dinner after a night of sending out $70-100 plates at work”
16. “my friend ordered the t-bone steak at ihop.”
17. “First and last time trying Taco Bell’s garbage a** nuggets.”
18. “My sister said my dinner is disgustingly unbalanced and I don’t get it”
19. “GF out of town, so I ‘cooked’. It ain’t that good.”
20. “My friend’s dinner. He says seasoning food ‘just isn’t necessary’.”
21. “The ‘perfect medium rare’ steak my dad made me”
“It’s just raw-“
22. “I ordered Thai food delivery and this is what I got”
“It’s seriously a dry, burnt noodles clump. I definitely did not order this. Um?”
23. “I was told I’m the only one person in existence who actually enjoys intentionally overcooked hotdogs”
“Bayleaves are there to cheat my mind into thinking I’m actually eating meat”
24. “My friend’s bulking meal…”
25. “Beef Wellington but the store didn’t have any fillet so we used 4 steaks instead.”
26. “A cake baked inside of a pumpkin…”
“It was draining onto the dessert table… I’m sorry in advance for your nightmares.”
27. “While cooking rice I thought why not throw a chicken breast in, boom, amazing”
28. “$15 ‘cheese’ burgers at SeaWorld Orlando”
29. “How does Papa John’s actually sell this? My wife ask me ‘Why did you order a box of raw potatoes?'”
30. “I have wildly miscalculated my pasta to sauce ratio”
31. “Forgot to add cocoa powder to brownie recipe”
32. “Chicken and waffles at my local bowling alley”
“It was undercooked, had no butter, and the liquid was gravy”
33. “Local chicken sandwich”
34. “Mother in law made these I cannot wait until she is outta my house”
35. “Got told my m&m pizza belonged here..”
36. “So yeah Arby’s what do I even say? What’s even going on here?”
“Generally sliced meat / roast beef is awesomeness but this shizz got me sketched”
37. “i tried to make mochi with raspberry jam but it ended up looking like entrails”
38. “Sister accidentally defrosted chili instead of spaghetti sauce. Slapped a slice of cheddar in there and now it’s Mexican spaghetti!”
39. “Wanted pizza but was missing ingredients- behold, Pizza Rice”
“Leftover rice, homemade tomato sauce, pre-sliced cheddar, pepperoni. I would say it tastes better than it looks but that’s not a high bar to clear.”
40. “When they said it was an ‘elevated dining’ experience, I didn’t think they meant this $19 vegan burger”
h/t: Reddit