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haele

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50. 11 years old and asked to make the TV dinners while

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 02:21 PM

Jan 2025

Mom and dad were coming home from an appointment. Banquet dinners, 5 for a quarter...
I was to follow the instructions exactly as written - not my fault the back never really said to remove the tinfoil trays from the package.
I prepped everything per the back, then put them back in the box to bake. No fire, but we did have some pretty smoky tasting turkey dinner with apple cobbler that night.

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What cooking or baking mistakes have you made? [View all] wnylib Jan 2025 OP

The first time I made guacamole spooky3 Jan 2025 #1

OMG. Did you use the whole bulb? wnylib Jan 2025 #6

Yes spooky3 Jan 2025 #10

Ugh. wnylib Jan 2025 #11

And, The Problem Was...? ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #29

I guarantee you are not a "supertaster"! spooky3 Jan 2025 #51

Yeah, Probably Not ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #52

Interesting! Nt spooky3 Jan 2025 #59

I am a supertaster. Discovered that in a college biology class. wnylib Jan 2025 #60

I ordered one of those test strips and had a similar reaction. spooky3 Jan 2025 #61

Yup. After that test, I had an explanation for why there are some foods and drinks wnylib Jan 2025 #63

Wow! I was listening to an NPR piece years back on the bus, and were saying something abiut dyeing your tounge (in a electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #68

Never tried dyeing it, not intentionally, anyway. wnylib Jan 2025 #70

Knew about this, but read more. Seems if you have 2 of a specific gene; you're a supertaster. If you have 1 you might.. electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #73

My sister made spaghetti with an entire bulb of garlic NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #47

Haha! I'm sure it wasn't funny when it happened, though. spooky3 Jan 2025 #49

after it had been in the oven drmeow Jan 2025 #2

Clever fix. wnylib Jan 2025 #7

Just goes to show you drmeow Jan 2025 #25

Adding chocolate chips last is pretty important tho FullySupportDems Jan 2025 #55

My mom and I once substituted blueberry yoghurt for sour cream... 3catwoman3 Jan 2025 #3

I use plain yogurt instead of sour cream whenever I can. wnylib Jan 2025 #8

I make a lot of cooking mistakes, but they usually aren't fatal Ocelot II Jan 2025 #4

That sounds familiar. I made cornbread and misread the recipe. rsdsharp Jan 2025 #9

Soda is essential if your cornbread (or biscuits for that matter) is made with buttermilk yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #41

It wasn't. rsdsharp Jan 2025 #45

I have no idea what either of those things do JoseBalow Jan 2025 #16

they serve similar functions but are different chemicals Kali Jan 2025 #17

Oh, I thought they were completely different. JoseBalow Jan 2025 #19

They are both leavening agents but their chemistry is different. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #21

Thanks for the info, I've always wondered about that JoseBalow Jan 2025 #22

Same Molecule ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #30

I'm so impressed. dem4decades Jan 2025 #32

I've always considered baking to be a form of applied chemistry JoseBalow Jan 2025 #33

I Do Not ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #36

it is helpful with litter box odor as well nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #42

That's so sweet! I can't think of anything except my mom dad had a joke about burning the bread... FirstLight Jan 2025 #5

When I was a kid my Mom told me to get the rice pudding and put the cinnamon on top.... mitch96 Jan 2025 #12

I did a pork roast once, called for paprika, i used cayenne pepper. It wasn't edible. dem4decades Jan 2025 #34

I did similar to this. MiKenMi33 Jan 2025 #37

Cincinatti? Now I want a big plate of 5 way nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #43

I did exactly the same thing once. It was awful. wnylib Jan 2025 #65

A former coworker told me that she did not understand wnylib Jan 2025 #13

My nephew set popcorn for 35 minutes NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #48

Oh my. wnylib Jan 2025 #64

No baking mistakes. rickford66 Jan 2025 #14

I made one yesterday. I make keto crackers out of cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, water and some Vinca Jan 2025 #15

Oh no. But thanks for the idea. I might try it. wnylib Jan 2025 #18

1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds, same amount of shredded cheddar, 1/4 c. water, whatever seasoning you want. Vinca Jan 2025 #20

Thanks. I'll try it. wnylib Jan 2025 #31

I cooked spaghetti without stirring it. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #24

Mine was chicken pot pie. viva la Jan 2025 #26

The first time I made gravy sorcrow Jan 2025 #27

The first time I made gravy Jilly_in_VA Jan 2025 #53

Used the wrong cut of meat for a Beef Wellington. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2025 #28

LOL most of them Kali Jan 2025 #35

Speaking of cooking fires wnylib Jan 2025 #38

I had my own cake disaster when I was 9. I wanted to bake my dad a birthday cake. There's a really catbyte Jan 2025 #39

Caution, kitchen mandolin slicers are fucking sharp. Always use the food holder. Hotler Jan 2025 #40

Volcano Pie. I was a fairly experience baker when I first got my own kitchen. Well I decided to make an Angel Pie yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #44

The first cake I baked NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #46

11 years old and asked to make the TV dinners while haele Jan 2025 #50

Cooking steaks and trying to tell my wife its chicken breast. Lochloosa Jan 2025 #54

I almost burned my house down once. Jeebo Jan 2025 #56

Was an,18 snowybirdie Jan 2025 #57

S sugar not salt PikaBlue Jan 2025 #58

Uh...Turning on the stove instead of ordering out. n/t Yavin4 Jan 2025 #62

My wife once forgot to put tuna in the tuna salad Kaleva Jan 2025 #66

I made an egg custard pie once and GoodRaisin Jan 2025 #67

One Thanksgiving, my mom forgot the stuffing Nittersing Jan 2025 #69

I generally end up cutting my fingers or thumb if I'm slicing and dicing ingredients Niagara Jan 2025 #71

When I was growing up... jmowreader Jan 2025 #72

My husband and I Figarosmom Jan 2025 #74

Now THAT's funny. Just change the name and call it wnylib Jan 2025 #75

I made an apple pie TexasBushwhacker Jan 2025 #76