What's your worst cooking disaster?

[Julia1996]

After reading a post in what are you having for dinner I got the idea for this one. So, what is your worst cooking disaster? It doesn't necessarily have to be yours,  any cooking disaster you have witnessed is good too.

Mine was the first time I ever made chicken and dumplings. I messed up the dumplings and I had a pot of chicken with flour slime all over it. It was nasty. Lol. The worst disaster I witnessed was when a friend made spaghetti and she dumped the jar of sauce into the pasta without draining it. That was pretty gross. Spaghetti with chunky red water.

[Cassi]

That was

[Sephirah]

One from the hefty tome of "Seph can't cook to save her life".

So, couple of years back I had a microwave/grill/oven combi. Was on some pretty serious painkillers and a bit out of it. No... a lot out of it. Decided I fancied a cheeseburger. Put the burger under the grill. Cooked it for 20 minutes. Was practically salivating at the thought of a delicious cheeseburger. Something smelled not quite right but I didn't really notice. Burger looked a lot smaller than it should have done... again didn't really pay it too much attention. Put some crisp, fresh lettuce on the bun, slice of cheese... carefully placed the burger in the bun, put the top on, took a bite... almost broke my jaw.

In my heavily medicated state I'd forgotten to set the combi to "grill" and left it on "microwave". So I actually microwaved a raw beefburger, for 20 minutes on full power, into the state where it looked, and tasted like a hockey puck.

Yay. >_<

[Cassi]

Good one

[DawnOday]

So I actually microwaved a raw beefburger, for 20 minutes on full power, into the state where it looked, and tasted like a hockey puck.

Yay. >_<

You mean you actually read my Mom's cookbook?

[DawnOday]

Four delicious Rib Steaks on the grill and while taking them all off. Dropping the plate. The dog thought he had died and went to heaven.

[Cassi]

Yes, and nowhere, and I mean nowhere did the RACK OF LAMB recipe say anything about using a pan.

[Sephirah]

You mean you actually read my Mom's cookbook?

Does that also include recipes for exploding stew, cremated potatoes and scrambled eggs that looked like they came from an airplane sick bag. If so then I have those mastered.

[Devlyn]

Worst one I ever saw (and ate) was a pasta disaster. The kids wanted Uncle Joe to make the pasta, because they said his was cool. So Uncle Joe was allowed to make the pasta. About five minutes before dinner someone asked Uncle Joe what his secret was.

Uncle Joe: "I don't stir it."
Dave: "Doesn't it stick together?"
Kids: "Yeah, that's the cool part!"
Uncle Joe: "They love it."

And that's what we got, spaghetti cooked together into hard, starchy sheets. Thanks, Uncle Joe.

[Cassi]

Sephirah's Road Kill Cafe!

[Devlyn]

Four delicious Rib Steaks on the grill and while taking them all off. Dropping the plate. The dog thought he had died and went to heaven.

Dogs travelling to a dropped steak break the speed of light.

[DawnOday]

Does that also include recipes for exploding stew, cremated potatoes and scrambled eggs that looked like they came from an airplane sick bag. If so then I have those mastered.

We should move in together. Sounds like home.

[Sephirah]

Sephirah's Road Kill Cafe!

You have no idea, lol. It's not "Can't cook, won't cook". It's "Can't cook, shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a kitchen."

We should move in together. Sounds like home.

Haha awww. Well, at least she got the recipe right for a wonderful daughter.

[DawnOday]

You have no idea, lol. It's not "Can't cook, won't cook". It's "Can't cook, shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a kitchen."

Haha awww. Well, at least she got the recipe right for a wonderful daughter.

All it took was for a little DES. Or maybe not so little.

[V M]

I have to pick a worst one? LOL 

It would probably be when I overfilled the deep fryer with too much oil and it boiled up and allover the counter top and the kitchen floor    A close second would be the various items exploded in the microwave or a few of the stove top mystery surprises I've created

When I accidentally burn something I just call it Cajun style 

[Julia1996]

Four delicious Rib Steaks on the grill and while taking them all off. Dropping the plate. The dog thought he had died and went to heaven.

Once when I made steaks Tyler got his and then put his plate on the table while he went to the bathroom. When he got back he called me into the kitchen and wanted to know where his steak went. The potato and vegetables were still there but no steak. My dog was in the corner scarfing it. I always tell my brother to keep the chairs pushed in so she can't use them to climb up on the table. After that he started listening to me.

[DawnOday]

Once when I made steaks Tyler got his and then put his plate on the table while he went to the bathroom. When he got back he called me into the kitchen and wanted to know where his steak went. The potato and vegetables were still there but no steak. My dog was in the corner scarfing it. I always tell my brother to keep the chairs pushed in so she can't use them to climb up on the table. After that he started listening to me.

I have a husky that love, love loves to climb up on the island. So we have to make sure there is nothing available to get to. She's gotten a pizza and a loaf of bread. I get to clean up the Hershey squirts.

[V M]

Once when I made steaks Tyler got his and then put his plate on the table while he went to the bathroom. When he got back he called me into the kitchen and wanted to know where his steak went. The potato and vegetables were still there but no steak. My dog was in the corner scarfing it. I always tell my brother to keep the chairs pushed in so she can't use them to climb up on the table. After that he started listening to me.

A few years ago I had a Cocker Spaniel who managed a steak and a few other items from off the cutting board on my kitchen counter

Didn't think the little guy could jump that high LOL

[Cassi]

And you cooked hiM?

[Julia1996]

A few years ago I had a Cocker Spaniel who managed a steak and a few other items from off the cutting board on my kitchen counter

Didn't think the little guy could jump that high LOL

It's amazing what a dog can do when it comes to food. Mine is a little 14 pound dachshund with stubby little legs. She can't jump very high but she sure can find ways to climb.