Last Updated on October 1, 2025 by Matt Staff
Cooking can be an art… or a complete disaster. Some kitchen mishaps are minor and easy to laugh off, but others are so catastrophic that they should never make it to the table. From burnt offerings to dishes that are barely recognizable, these fails show that not every culinary experiment belongs in front of an audience. Sometimes it’s a mix of ingredients gone wrong, other times it’s a charred mess that looks like it survived a small explosion.
Despite how bad they are, there’s something oddly entertaining about these kitchen blunders. They remind us that even the most seasoned cooks have off days and that perfection in the kitchen is far from guaranteed. Get ready to cringe, laugh, and rethink your next cooking adventure as we dive into twenty of the most unforgettable kitchen fails that truly should never be served.
1. “Crab boiled in Pepsi for 2 hours and served on a Baguette.”
2. This person ordered a $15 Caesar Salad and got this from their local restaurant
3. Mmmm muffins
4. A two-ingredient burrito
5. The most unappetizing blue basil chicken you’ll ever see
6. This rice cake sandwich is the most depressing lunch that has ever been crafted
7. “Sandwich my dad likes to eat, raw ground beef with raw onions and white pepper on hard bread.”
8. This guy ordered takeout from the lowest-rated wing place in his area
9. This “grilled veggie sub” is yours for just $15
10. $18 Spaghetti Carbonara from an Italian restaurant opposite the Eiffel Tower
11. This person needs to be arrested
12. This is called a “Pizza Americana,” and it shows exactly how other countries see us
13. “I tried to make bread.”
14. “My homemade Bloody Mary, with ketchup instead of tomato juice and a spring onion instead of celery.”
15. Next time, they should put the note outside the box
16. I’d rather eat a lightbulb than this hot dog and pickle grilled cheese
17. If I had one wish, it would be that this never existed
18. The new version of a bacon, egg, and cheese
19. The brewery this person went to requires food with a flight of drinks, and this is the $25 charcuterie board
20. Ranch gummy bears are an abomination
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