What's your worst kitchen disaster?

Question

I had to cook for a friend and his wife we'd never met. I am a really decent cook, but that day I messed up bad, burned the sauce, my eggplant rollatini was so bad. Turns out the woman was a professional chef/caterer. She was very gracious. I also once used liquid dishwashing soap in my dishwasher. I felt like I Love Lucy! There was suds pouring out onto my floor. Too funny!

Answer 1

I was a Freshman in High School, and it was the night of "Barn Warming." I had just finished getting ready to go. Hair, makeup, and a great new pair of jeans! My Mom was fixing a roast with carrots and potatoes in her Pressure Cooker. I went into the kitchen for a glass of water or something. While I was in the kitchen, the top of the pan started to "Jiggle." (You know that round thing that you put on the top of the lid to hold the steam in.) Anyway, Mom said, Hey! Will you take that top off of that pan for me while you're in there?
"Sure!" I said. Well, I was only a freshman, I think 15 years old. I went to the pan and took the top off! Well, she just meant the little round thing, but I didn't know that! I used every muscle in my body and FINALLY got the LID off of the Pressure pan! (Once you get the pressure released, it goes pretty quick!) The lid flew out of my hands. The round thing in question was actually STUCK in the ceiling! Potatoes, and carrots were also stuck to the ceiling and walls! As the lid flew up and out of my hands, it hit the vent fan (that my Dad had installed the day before!)and the worst part, all of the juices that were in the pan spilled on my leg! It was SOOO HOT!! I ran to the bathroom and sat in the bathtub. For some reason there was already water in it. I had to get the jeans off to take care of my leg, and obviously they were just a bit too tight! When I finally got them off, the skin from the front off my left thigh came with them!

I didn't make it to Barn Warming, and needless to say I'll never own a pressure Pan!

Answer 2

Younger years:

1. The time my mom had me hold a strainer while she poured the noodles in it, but she missed and poured the scalding water and noodles onto my hands;
2. The time when, about 11 years old, I was holding a cup of tea in the kitchen and thought it was a great time to do spin on one foot...lol....there were spirals of tea all over all the walls!!
3. The time when, about 10 years old, I had the brilliant idea to cut my freezee top while the freezee was in my mouth (the idea being to not waste the stuff in that top bit) but the scissors went too far and cut the point where your top and bottom lips meet.

Later years:

1. How my roommate ever managed to set a piece of pizza on fire in the microwave I will never know.
2. How my room mate ever thought it was a good idea to throw a grease fire out the back door, onto the patio set, I might add...I will never know.
3. The time when five minutes before serving dinner to guests, I decided to save time by tossing the salad with two large bowls sandwiched together...well the bowls slipped and I effectively got enough salad for 8 people all over the entire kitchen, myself and the rest of the dinner. (PS, that bowl thing actually works well, but more attention is needed. )

PS. To Nanny....I've done that too!! I am actually glad that some one else has too!! All that time, and you have a house full of the delicious smell...and nothing to show for it...that really sucks.


Hmm...I should probably skip on that glass of wine I normally have while cooking!!! LOL.

Answer 3

Every year my husband goes into the mountains for a hunting trip with all his friends. I make "one-dish" meals for everyone ahead of time, and use a Food-Saver (or as I call it, the "suck and seal") machine to vacuum pack them, freeze it all, and send them on their merry way in a cooler, this way the guys don't have to do anything but warm it up when they get back from hunting all day. Anyhow, I had made a batch of chili (and I swear this was the best chili I've ever made in my life), got it all loaded in the bag, sealed the other end and began walking across the kitchen to place it in the freezer. Apparently, I didn't let it cool down enough, so the bag broke open and there was chili for 6 people all over me, the kitchen, and my favorite wool horse rug I had in front of the sink. The horses all looked like they'd been victims of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. After 4 hours of cleaning, I got it all picked up (I was really wishing my dogs had liked my chili a little better, they were no help at all). I learned 2 valuable lessons -- double seal the bags, and let the food cool down!!!

Answer 4

When after many years of successfully making bread, I was newly married and decided to make a loaf for my hubby. He got home before it came out of the oven (so I couldn't hide it from him)
Well apparently the yeast I used had expired or some such and that bread turned out just like a brick. To my surprise and dismay he showed his friends.
Was I embarrased!

Answer 5

This isn't my disaster, it's my moms. She's no longer here to tell it so here goes:
She was making blueberry pies. A little boy that lived in her block says to her "Gee lady, that sure smells good". My mom being the generous soul that she was told the boy to come back in an hour and she'd give him one to take home to his family. Well he did come back and she did give him a pie. That night after dinner she served her pie to our family. One bite and I almost threw up. She used salt instead of sugar. That little boy never came around again. I often wonder what his family thought.

Answer 6

I was making homemade chicken soup. It had finished cooking, I removed the chicken and carrots, and was ready to strain it. Got the strainer out, went over to the sink, upended the pot in the collander - and all the broth went down the drain!!! I had forgotten to put another clean pot under the collander!

Answer 7

I think the worst kitchen disaster I've had was making eggs over hard instead of over easy, and breaking yolks another time. My mom once made banana cream pie, and forgot to put the bananas in it.

Answer 8

Once I was making a pork butt roast for pulled pork and the whole bottom of the crock pot fell out.. What a mess I had to clean..

Answer 9

Well once i was makin tomato sauce...n just when i started to to make the puree in the mixie....the lid popped out....n it was like tomato puree all over my kitchen..on the walls, ceiling...everywhere..not to forget even i was covered in tomato puree...n it was not so yummy!...had to clean up the whole kitchen for hours....but still my kitchen smelled of tomatoes for atleast 2 days.

Answer 10

I accidently set a plastic tub of popcorn on a burner on the stove I thought wasn't on. Well it was, and when I lifted the tub up all the popcorn kernels spilled all over the floor. My mom was soo mad! :)