20 people who should have ordered take-out instead of cooking

by Alison Forde

June 24, 2021

20 people who should have ordered take-out instead of cooking
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Many of us have always wanted to get in the kitchen, follow the recipes of starred chefs to the letter and give our contribution and our best, wishing to turn out a real culinary masterpiece, to eat alone, with the family or to serve friends and guests. Too bad that not always everything goes as it should go, and most of the time it's something less than a masterpiece that emerges from the boiling pot, from the frying pan or from the hot oven.

This Italian Facebook group is entirely dedicated to those people who try their best to make tasty dishes at home but fail miserably. The photo taken after conjuring up these recipes seem most of the time straight out of a horror movie!

They looked so good before they went into the oven, and now ...

They looked so good before they went into the oven, and now ...

Michela Aquaro/Facebook

 I don't even know why I wanted to cook these!

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Once they were tasty strawberries ...

Once they were tasty strawberries ...

Marina Aprile/Facebook

 Now I just want to throw them in the trash and forget that I bothered to cook!

"Honey, I warmed up your dinner!"

"Honey, I warmed up your dinner!"

Gaia Gaudenzi/Facebook

 Would you like this dish of incinerated pasta?

I already knew dinner was going to be frugal and very, very sad

I already knew dinner was going to be frugal and very, very sad

Cristiana Cettuzzi/Facebook

 But certainly this "artistic creation" in the frying pan has literally ruined my day!

Today I wanted to make vegetable broth for my son ...

Today I wanted to make vegetable broth for my son ...

Valentina Lo Giudice/Facebook

 But I don't think I'll bother trying again!

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My daughter forced me to make coconut balls for her friends who were coming to visit...

My daughter forced me to make coconut balls for her friends who were coming to visit...

Silvia Mattetti/Facebook

 But apparently, the coconut wanted to escape from the balls!

Made with a lot of love by my mother ...

Made with a lot of love by my mother ...

Silvia Nespoli/Facebook

Yes, those were supposed to be "delicious" croissants... 

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This girl just wanted to make a couple of hard boiled eggs ...

This girl just wanted to make a couple of hard boiled eggs ...

Elena Pinato/Facebook

 ... And she wasn't far off making the whole kitchen explode!

How unfortunate is this?

How unfortunate is this?

Maria Giovanna Puccio/Facebook

 Now I need to throw everything in the garbage!

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I managed to burn both the bread and the crispy pancakes...

I managed to burn both the bread and the crispy pancakes...

Daniela Dimartino/Facebook

I'm just useless in the kitchen sometimes!

I just wanted to heat some frankfurters with cheese, and instead ...

I just wanted to heat some frankfurters with cheese, and instead ...

Lorelli Michele/Facebook

 ... do they look like disgusting dentures to you too?

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I just wanted to make a hard boiled egg and instead this came out!

I just wanted to make a hard boiled egg and instead this came out!

Silvia Salvesi/Facebook

But why is this pasta dish so watery?

But why is this pasta dish so watery?

Sabrina Wolf/Facebook

I guess it wasn't a good idea to cook today! 

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Those were once stir-fried mushrooms ...

Those were once stir-fried mushrooms ...

Kilili Luna/Facebook

I admit it, I had a business meeting and I forgot I'd left them on the heat! 

I know, to you it will simply look like a pan with clumps of rice ...

I know, to you it will simply look like a pan with clumps of rice ...

Debora Gamba/Facebook

 The tragic thing is that they were supposed to be quinoa meatballs!

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Just think that after this loaf of bread was pulled out of the oven, the smoke detector went off!

Just think that after this loaf of bread was pulled out of the oven, the smoke detector went off!

Fabrizio Chiappini/Facebook

Not every donut comes out with a hole on the first try ...

Not every donut comes out with a hole on the first try ...

Stefania Ferrara/Facebook

 This is a perfect example of expectation versus ... reality!

All the pasta on one side, all the peas on the other

All the pasta on one side, all the peas on the other

Arianna Carducci/Facebook

How to ruin Italian cuisine in one dish!

They should have been delicious "langues de chat" - cat tongue biscuits.

They should have been delicious "langues de chat" - cat tongue biscuits.

Valeria Martelli/Facebook

 On the other hand, if you look closely, they look like cat's tongues... but from Siamese cats! 

Today my friend really wanted to make a dessert ...

Today my friend really wanted to make a dessert ...

Antonella Arvizzigno/Facebook

 Here it is, this is her dessert. Ok.

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