bluestreak said:
what, with flames and everything?
Elementary cooking mistakes
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My favourite kitchen mistake is still the time a uni friend, stung by everyone's pisstaking at her lack of culinary skills, tried to make a special meal. She methodically followed the recipe and the chicken tikka masala was admittedly looking pretty good.
It's only at the near final step when it all broke down. "Add some cream and stir." It all happened so fast; the can of spraycan cream was whipped out of the fridge and proudly sprayed it all over the curry whilst we all looked on, shocked and slack-jawed. It looked like a big currybocker glory.
I don't think she'll ever live that one down.
It's only at the near final step when it all broke down. "Add some cream and stir." It all happened so fast; the can of spraycan cream was whipped out of the fridge and proudly sprayed it all over the curry whilst we all looked on, shocked and slack-jawed. It looked like a big currybocker glory.
I don't think she'll ever live that one down.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
tarannau said:
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Tried to make lemon meringue - but got stuck on first stage which said to use short-crust pastry and bake blind. No idea what this meant so used puff (which was in freezer) and just chucked it in oven. End result = rugby ball shaped puff of pastry. Cut it in half and filled it with lemon meringue stuff. Not a success.
Cid
Proper break this time
Some people!
Er... nothing too dire tbh, mistaking a tablespoon of salt for a teaspoon when making foccacia (I was about 11), pepper mill (one of those cheap plastic pre-filled ones supermarkets are selling these days) falling apart and covering luvverly munch in peppercorns but not much else.
Er... nothing too dire tbh, mistaking a tablespoon of salt for a teaspoon when making foccacia (I was about 11), pepper mill (one of those cheap plastic pre-filled ones supermarkets are selling these days) falling apart and covering luvverly munch in peppercorns but not much else.
chainsaw cat
Tea. Biccies. Happy now?
There was a huge 'thud' noise from the oven recently when I forgot to pierce the baking spuds - a fine layer of spud on the interior of oven, sadly we own it now having given up renting....grrr.
In Army days, I made the mistake of putting my cans of grub in the mess tin to boil up without spiking them ( a pattern is emerging....) which meant that I shaved with water infused with beans and bacon grill, whilst eating beans and bacon grill flavoured with a hint of Gillette shaving stick. Nice. Only once.
In Army days, I made the mistake of putting my cans of grub in the mess tin to boil up without spiking them ( a pattern is emerging....) which meant that I shaved with water infused with beans and bacon grill, whilst eating beans and bacon grill flavoured with a hint of Gillette shaving stick. Nice. Only once.
johnnymarrsbars
www.friendrock.co.uk
i'm a pretty good cook usually. the worst mistake i've ever made was when working out how to change a recipie for a rogan josh from 4 in the book to the 2 i needed.
instead of halving the amount of salt i doubled it (4 teaspoons for a 2 portions). it was awful.
how boring is that compared to some of the stories here...
instead of halving the amount of salt i doubled it (4 teaspoons for a 2 portions). it was awful.
how boring is that compared to some of the stories here...
Trufflepig
Believes it's not butter!
As a kid I once attemped to make popcorn but accidently picked up cod liver oil instead of vegetable and ended up with a kitchen thant stank like a kipper factory for weeks and a snack of very limited appeal.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
1st year at at university I lived with a Malaysian bloke who'd never cooked for himself before. On his first day he put a whole frozen chicken into a frying pan, fried it until the outside was golden brown, then sat down to eat it. I managed to get it off him, but he thought I was trying to steal his dinner. Took about an hour to explain that he was about to kill himself, then 2 hours to explain that I wasn't going to eat his dinner and why anyone would want to be a vegetarian, then three hours to explain why I was smoking a spliff.
Also had a mate who wanted to make an ale pie, didn't have any, so used Stella. It was rough.
Also had a mate who wanted to make an ale pie, didn't have any, so used Stella. It was rough.
ScallyWag II
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beeboo said:<snip>
My ex-housemate once got confused between a clove of garlic and a bulb of garlic...
Hah! My ex brother in law did that...his recipe called for something like 4 cloves as well
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