A messy sushi roll with nori, rice, pieces of raw tuna, cucumber, and other ingredients partially falling apart on a bamboo sushi rolling mat.

Not everyone is cut out for chef’ing up meals that are actually digestible. Some people could literally find themselves failing at “cooking” something up that’s literally just a microwaveable meal. That’s all to say, that these cooking fails might make you feel just a bit better about some of your own cooking failures.

1. Proof That Gravity Always Wins in Baking

A failed chocolate cake sits on a black baking tray. The cake has collapsed in the center and the sides have overflowed, creating a sunken, uneven, and cracked appearance with unevenly baked edges.
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2. The Ghost of Christmas Dinner

A gray, lumpy pile of food on a decorative plate with pine branches and red berries, sitting on a brown granite countertop.
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3. Baking Powder Has a Dark Side

A round cake broken in half, covered with a thick layer of dry, white powder, with pieces and crumbs scattered around on a white plate.
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4. “My first attempt at making crepes”

A paper plate with colorful stripes holds a messy serving of bread pudding or French toast covered in creamy sauce, with a fork and knife placed on the plate. The wooden table is visible underneath.
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5. Sushi Roll or Sushi Stroll?

A partially unrolled sushi roll with rice, seaweed, and pink fish sits on a bamboo sushi mat covered in plastic wrap. The sushi pieces are uneven and falling apart. A bowl with shrimp is in the background.
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6. These were supposed to be falafels…

A baking tray with nine golden-brown, irregularly shaped sweet potato patties, slightly crispy on the outside, resting on a dark countertop.
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7. French Toast, But Make It a Crime Scene

Two slices of bread soaking in a mixture of beaten eggs that are partially cooked in a frying pan, with some egg starting to set around the edges.
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8. Macarons serving an existential crisis

A black plate holds colorful macarons, some decorated with smiley faces and hearts in icing. The word "bruh" is also written in blue icing on the plate. The plate sits on a wooden surface.
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9. The Dark Side of Dinner

A baking tray of homemade fries, many of which are burnt and dark brown, sits on a stovetop. In the background are a red pepper grinder, salt shaker, and a metal pot.
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10. It doesn’t just look bad, it also tastes bad

A homemade, two-layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and chopped walnuts on top, displayed on a black plate on a kitchen countertop.
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