During self-isolation, many began to cook more often: there is enough time for this, not all favorite cafes and restaurants offer delivery to the house, and saving a little will not hurt either. However, not everyone succeeds in mastering new recipes the first time. We made a selection of examples of when something went wrong.
help my cookies are not social distancing pic.twitter.com/n8yVSdjSvJ
- Yasmine Salam 🇱🇧 (@yasminesalam_) March 26, 2020
"Help, my cookies can't socially distance."
My sister-in-law forgot to put flour in her cookie dough and I can’t stop laughing #bakingfailpic.twitter.com/aNyLIGwF6l
- Brooke (@Brooke_Chicago) April 12, 2020
"My sister-in-law forgot to put flour in the cookie dough and I can't stop laughing."
Perhaps baking isn’t for me... .. #CoronaLockdownpic.twitter.com/vDQ2XSPKoq
- Heidi Allen (@ heidiallen75) March 28, 2020
"Perhaps baking is not mine."
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while; I've been baking pic.twitter.com/wS59AONAlY
- Jacq the Stripper (@JacqTheStripper) April 4, 2020
“Forgive me for not sharing anything - I was cooking.”
Almost 20 thousand likes were collected by the girl's thread about the unsuccessful banana bread. She especially emphasized that it looks much better than it tastes - "Imagine children's plasticine, but with a banana flavor, and at the same time incredibly sour."
#MyShamepic.twitter.com/G6dFBWjlkx
- hend amry (@LibyaLiberty) April 12, 2020
A lot of unlucky chefs gathered in the comments.
Hello. You may win most-failed banana bread, but I am champion of most-failed normal bread. I give you this: pic.twitter.com/X6OLr9DAF8
- Kelly Hevel (@KellyHevel) April 12, 2020
"You may be winning the award for the worst banana bread, but I am the champion of bad baking regular bread."
As failed as my bunnies? pic.twitter.com/I3U0XSGMBe
- Ketan Joshi (@ KetanJ0) April 12, 2020
"Do you think your bread is worse than my bunnies?"
Here’s #MyShame - luckily my niece is one and couldn’t tell the difference. Recurring nightmares are not confirmed, but expected. pic.twitter.com/k53cSYxdED
- Josher (@josherwalla) April 12, 2020
“Fortunately, my niece is only one year old and she did not notice the catch. She will probably still have nightmares, but that's not certain. "
Isolation cooking fail.
These fried corn nuggets came out looking... unappetizing. pic.twitter.com/zinMiMcXMS
- Mike Morita (@mikemorita) March 28, 2020
“The attempt to cook in isolation has failed. These corn nuggets look... unappetizing. "
This is why I'm a scientist. In case you were wondering this cake doesn’t taste good either. Think I'll keep supporting local bakers and find a new quarantine hobby to try. #bakingfailpic.twitter.com/v0EOkwfoq1
- Shelby (@wxcastershelby) April 12, 2020
“That's why I'm a scientist, not a cook. In case you're wondering, this tastes so-so too. Perhaps I will continue to support local bakeries and find myself another hobby during the quarantine. "
Do not. I repeat do not cut a smiley face 😀 into the top of your #applepie crust. 👹#nightmarefuel#bakingfail#fail#cookingfail#itmighteatuspic.twitter.com/wSXPITwRxw
- Cindy Chapman (@cindychap) April 6, 2020
"Never carve emojis on apple pie crust."
Another failed attempt at cooking bacon... pic.twitter.com/n6UxBc78NV
- Azalia Selena Cruz (@AzaliaSelena) April 4, 2020
"Another failed attempt to fry bacon."
#StayAtHome#Cooking my sad attempt of making Unagi Sushi pic.twitter.com/1A7KmqWEXp
- ❤️♜🌼🇺🇸 lily 🇺🇸🌼♜ ❤️ (@ lyip888) April 7, 2020
"My sad attempt at making eel rolls."
First attempt at piping mashed potato. It's all gone a bit HP Lovecraft. #lockdown#cookingpic.twitter.com/4wnZKNkvvr
- Dave Thomas (@electrichalibut) April 10, 2020
“The first attempt to figured mashed potatoes. It turned out a little in the style of Lovecraft. "
Are you trying to cook new dishes while you are at home? Tell us about your successes in the comments!
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