Your worst cooking disaster

[Tyler]

Come on, we've all had them. The question now is, what was your worst cooking disaster?

For me, and I actually forget if this was me or my mom, and I'm starting to think it was my mom, but she was cooking KD I believe, and for some reason there was an issue with the cheese packet (I think I had opened it before and took it out to pour over popcorn, lol!) and she said she found another one. I shrugged and continued on with whatever it was I was doing.

She finishes making the macaroni and cheese - so far so good. However, when we went to taste it, it tasted very odd. Sweet in fact. Very, very sweet.

What had happened was she had ended up using a packet of juice crystals for a grape juice drink by accident.

*Shudders*

[Sunfrog]

Hahaha! That's a good one. :D

One year for Thanksgiving I was invited to eat dinner at my girlfriend's house. Of course it is tradition to take something for the meal so I made sweet potato pie with maple syrup and walnuts. It would have been delicious except for one thing. I set the oven at the wrong temperature and the bottom didn't get cooked. Later, we were late leaving so I whipped the pie out of the oven and wrapped it in aluminum foil to keep it warm without checking to see if it was done and we left for her mom's in a hurry. Everyone got a big slice of raw pie for dessert. Ugh!! And everyone knew I was the one who cooked it! Man, was that embarassing!

[Tyler]

Ah that's not too bad... it's the thought that counts anyhow right?

Anyone else?

[Liketobake]

I don't like to admit to having disasters in the kitchen. However, since you have insisted, here you go.

A little while ago I made some burgers at my boyfriend’s house. That was an experience.

First of all the air circulation is horrible in his apartment. Consequently there was a lot of smoke that was created. Despite having many fans turned on, the smoke did not clear too quickly. Due to the smoke I wanted to get them cooked as quickly as possible. This lead to the burgers tasting very good, but being somewhat raw. In the end we ended up micro waving each one to get rid of the pink parts, that we just not quite done.

[momof2]

Next time try keeping the heat a little lower, and take your time. Slow cooking is better than fast food!

[Liketobake]

Thanks for the tip. I don't know about the last sentence though...


:)

[Tyler]

Next time try keeping the heat a little lower, and take your time. Slow cooking is better than fast food!

Part of the problem was that there were too many rolled oats in it. A certain somebody didn't measure and just willy dilly poured some oats into the meat mixture :P

I think that was partly why they burned so bad.

2 months later I'm still cleaning that frying pan...

[sean]

This is related to someone I know.

They were cooking lasagne and also watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on the television at the same time. At the moment where they were removing the lasagne from the oven, the guy on the program gave such a ridiculous answer to an easy question, and therefore lost the money, which caused them to shout in a rage at the TV and drop the thing all over the kitchen floor.

[momof2]

Part of the problem was that there were too many rolled oats in it. A certain somebody didn't measure and just willy dilly poured some oats into the meat mixture :P

I think that was partly why they burned so bad.

2 months later I'm still cleaning that frying pan...

Hi Tyler,

You are making cooking sound to much like a science. While I agree there is a science element to cooking, I also believe it should be an art. Adding "some" instead of a measured amount assures that the dish will taste slightly different each time it is prepared. (At least that is how I like to see it!) :)

[Tyler]

Haha, believe me, I agree that cooking is an art, and believe me, I rarely ever measure when I'm manifesting some new concoction in the kitchen. However, this rule of thumb of not being exact is based on the chef knowing what they're doing :P As in, not being exact but also knowing roughly what will still work.

Anyhow, I'm just blabbering now...

[pilgrim30]

Come on, we've all had them. The question now is, what was your worst cooking disaster?

Hello Tyler!

I hate to admit this, especially after I've bragged in other posts how my new hubby raves over my cooking . . . BUT:

It was our one-month anniversary. Now, mind you, back then (a little over two years ago) hubby did some cooking too and had generally always prepared breakfast for us both. But I wanted to get up early and prepare a special meal for him. I made the following recipe that I had found online. I had never made it before.

But, before I give the recipe and tell the tale, I need to give some background information first.

My new husband and his late wife had been smokers. I cannot tolerate cigarette smoke, and especially a house smelling like stale smoke. So during the time I had been in my husband’s home, I spent the majority of it cleaning . . . cleaning the dirty dishes in the cupboard, washing walls, washing linens, etc. BUT, I had not gotten around to cleaning the oven. Matter of fact, since I seldom use it and don’t think about it, it still hasn’t been cleaned (not due to laziness on my part either). I use a large toaster oven that holds just about anything I wish to bake.

I followed the recipe instructions – to the letter. No modifications.

It states to put the butter into the dish and melt it, coating the sides well with the butter. Then mix the ingredients and pour them into the buttered dish. I did.

About halfway through the cooking process, smoke started billowing from the oven!! The butter had boiled over and was burning on the oven bottom. The thick smoke filled the entire kitchen and dinning room, and was wafting out into the other rooms as well. It was good that this was a summer month as I turned on the fan, opened the doors and windows and tried to get the smoke cleared out before my new hubby came to breakfast.

Dear Hubby did come in to breakfast. Naturally, he wanted to know what was burning.

I’ve not tried the recipe since, even though it was tasty and he said he would eat it again. If I ever do make it again, I’ll use half the butter. Or a larger dish.

The recipe:

APPLE PANNEKOEKEN

1 stick butter
1 1/2 c. flour
2 apples, peeled & sliced thin
Cinnamon & sugar mixture
1 1/2 c. milk
6 eggs
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in 9 x 13 inch pan, tilting to cover the sides. Mix flour, milk and eggs together and pour into the pan. Arrange apple slices on the bottom and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mix. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Pannekoeken will puff up in the oven and deflate rapidly when serving. Pass the syrup, and sausage for an easy supper.

[pilgrim30]

Come on, we've all had them. The question now is, what was your worst cooking disaster?

Hello Tyler!

IF THIS APPEARS TWICE, FORGIVE ME!! I REPLIED USING "QUOTE USER" BUT IT HAS YET TO APPEAR HERE ON THIS THREAD. I'VE GIVEN IT ABOUT HALF AN HOUR TO SHOW AND IT HASN'T. PERHAPS IT WILL SHOW UP SOMEWHERE ELSE, 'YA THINK??

ANYWAY, HERE IT IS AGAIN USING "QUICK REPLY".

I hate to admit this, especially after I've bragged in other posts how my new hubby raves over my cooking . . . BUT:

It was our one-month anniversary. Now, mind you, back then (a little over two years ago) hubby did some cooking too and had generally always prepared breakfast for us both. But I wanted to get up early and prepare a special meal for him. I made the following recipe that I had found online. I had never made it before.

But, before I give the recipe and tell the tale, I need to give some background information first.

My new husband and his late wife had been smokers. I cannot tolerate cigarette smoke, and especially a house smelling like stale smoke. So during the time I had been in my husband’s home, I spent the majority of it cleaning . . . cleaning the dirty dishes in the cupboard, washing walls, washing linens, etc. BUT, I had not gotten around to cleaning the oven. Matter of fact, since I seldom use it and don’t think about it, it still hasn’t been cleaned (not due to laziness on my part either). I use a large toaster oven that holds just about anything I wish to bake.

I followed the recipe instructions – to the letter. No modifications.

It states to put the butter into the dish and melt it, coating the sides well with the butter. Then mix the ingredients and pour them into the buttered dish. I did.

About halfway through the cooking process, smoke started billowing from the oven!! The butter had boiled over and was burning on the oven bottom. The thick smoke filled the entire kitchen and dinning room, and was wafting out into the other rooms as well. It was good that this was a summer month as I turned on the fan, opened the doors and windows and tried to get the smoke cleared out before my new hubby came to breakfast.

Dear Hubby did come in to breakfast. Naturally, he wanted to know what was burning.

I’ve not tried the recipe since, even though it was tasty and he said he would eat it again. If I ever do make it again, I’ll use half the butter. Or a larger dish.

The recipe:

APPLE PANNEKOEKEN

1 stick butter
1 1/2 c. flour
2 apples, peeled & sliced thin
Cinnamon & sugar mixture
1 1/2 c. milk
6 eggs
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in 9 x 13 inch pan, tilting to cover the sides. Mix flour, milk and eggs together and pour into the pan. Arrange apple slices on the bottom and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mix. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Pannekoeken will puff up in the oven and deflate rapidly when serving. Pass the syrup, and sausage for an easy supper.

[NOCHEF&JUSTLOVESFOOD.YUM]

When I was 12 , I was elected to do the "second" turkey for Thanksgiving. ( We always had 20-30 people farm family LOL) Well, it came out nicely, even the bag of innards inside were ALMOST cooked.....

[Liketobake]

LOL nochefjustlovesfood.yum that was quite funny.
:D

[PigsnieLite]

Innurds are delicious especially when you feed them to the cat.