O/S disasters.... let us share...

Alexelisey

I've done the exploding dish on the hob too (I got a piece of glass stuck in my hand, it was nearly an A&E job) and I've laughed so hard at your tales of woe! :rotfl:

I've also strained the stock down the sink on a few occasions, but I shall regale you with another tale.

My two DS were attempting to cook sausages under the grill but didn't know enough about keeping an eye on them and set it alight. It got so hot in the fire that the bars on the rack in the grill pan bent, and soon after one of the elements in the grill stopped working. They tried to tip the burning fat outside but managed to get it all over the handrail just outside the back door. It was a terrible mess, needless to say I don't let them use the grill any more if I can help it!

Also I was once making sausages with my Kenwood Chef and mincer, and it started smoking - probably due to the effort involved :rotfl:anyway I lobbed it outside the back door and left it for a few days, it got rained on and everything, but I gave it another chance and it was fine! But i had to finish making the sausages by hand.

I'm sure there are loads of other things that have happened over the years... I'll come back later if I remember any more

Beccatje

I am laughing so hard I've got tears in my eyes!
My daughter who is sitting here watching tv keeps glancing at me really funny...

I have done many MANY things that turned into disasters...




A HUGE embarrassing moment here on the forum. I was still quite new then as well...
Now... remember I live in the Netherlands..
And remember what especially Amsterdam is famous for... and remember I'm no saint.

Somebody posted in one of the treads asking how long she should cook a joint in the slow cooker.

My reaction was: "why would you want to cook a joint in the first place?.. i always smoke em raw!"

:A

Becca
*hiding now*

Gigervamp

Beccatje wrote: »

I am laughing so hard I've got tears in my eyes!A HUGE embarrassing moment here on the forum. I was still quite new then as well...
Now... remember I live in the Netherlands..
And remember what especially Amsterdam is famous for... and remember I'm no saint.
Somebody posted in one of the treads asking how long she should cook a joint in the slow cooker.
My reaction was: "why would you want to cook a joint in the first place?.. i always smoke em raw!"

:A

Becca
*hiding now*

I've just almost snorted coffee over my keyboard! :rotfl:


Ok, here's my disaster.
It was Christmas eve and I was going to cook the turkey in a slow oven overnight to take around to my in-laws the next morning, but hubby and I were finishing the present wrapping (this was my pre flylady days!) until quite late, and at 2am finally crawled into bed.
Just as we were starting to drift off to sleep, hubby sleepily asked me if I'd put the turkey in. :eek:
I'd completely forgotten about the turkey! So, we jumped out of bed and dashed downstairs to sort the turkey out, got it in the new baking tray I'd bought for the occasion and went to put it in the oven, only to discover that the baking tray was too big!
Luckily some bending of the edges with a pair of pliers made it small enough to fit and we finally got back into bed around 3am!
I've got a bigger oven now, but still have that baking tray.


A disaster my hubby had was making cinnamon icecream. I was really looking forward to trying it as I love cinnamon and eagerly put a spoonful in my mouth. Bleugh! He'd forgotten to put the sugar in and it tasted just like I'd shoved a spoonful of powdered cinnamon in my mouth!

Savannah02K

Hiya

had a minor disaster in kitchen last night. Came to almost end of salad dressing in bottle and in effort to eke it out, added little bit of orange juice and vigorously shook bottle - only to find lid not properly on so walls, cupboard doors, floor, sink unit, drainer et moi all liberally covered in the stuff (eau de garlic and herb for those interested, not a big seller I'd guess). Anyway, once the initial 'arhrhghghghghg!' moment had passed I was staggered to find myself thinking 'how much is this going to cost me to clean up?' because I was thinking of water, washing powder, kitchen cleaner etc. Been spending too much time on these boards methinks.

Anyway, got me thinking - what other money costing disasters have people had whilst attempting to save money? Might make me feel a bit better about my new and very original Herbal Essences (well, it was garlic and herb dressing) shampoo .......

Penelope_Penguin

We've all had the odd disaster as you can see from the older thread that I'll add this post to

Penny. x

Skint_Catt

LOL, talking about the turkey.......my mum always cooks the turkey on Xmas Eve as we all love it cold and it frees up the cooker for the lovely veggies and spuds. Except one year she cooked it on the 22nd thinking it was Xmas Eve.......it was still good though!

(I think she was rushing as the year before their oven gave up the day before Xmas Eve :eek: - we had to drive 100 mile round trip to my flat to cook the turkey on Xmas Eve and spent 5 hours at my aunts killing time waiting for it! :rotfl:)

overlykeensaver

this is the funniest thread, I have been almost crying with laughter reading the stories!
My most recent was when I decided to go all Oldstyle andmake HM bread and HM soup for lunch for my sister and her OH. The soup was fine but instead of pouring the liquid into the flour gradually I accidentally poured the whole lot in in one go! Cue a lot of gloop and cue a loaf of bread that was rock hard with a meteor hole in the middle. My brother in law was very impressed..........

EmptyPockets

Well, what a marvelous thread!! I have tears in my eyes from laughing so much :rotfl: Not sure mine will be particularly funny but will add a few that spring to mind

1) When I was 17, I wanted to dye my hair (at home to save money of course) and chose a lovely 'coppery' colour, Rich Auburn I think... Put it on my hair and then went to bedroom to wait the 25 minutes recommended. When 25 mins was up, I emerged from my room to find that Dad had gone for a nice soak in the bath, locking the bathroom door behind him :eek: and Mum was using the kitchen sink for some hand-washing...

I ended up having the dye on my hair for an hour-and-a-half, and by the time I got into the bathroom and washed it off, my hair was as red as this :mad:... and it was permanent

2) A couple of times I've been in the kitchen happilly frying some fresh mince for tea, only to realise I've left the piece of plastic/paper sheet on the bottom, and then had to try and 'pick' it all out of the pan without hubby noticing what I'm doing to his food.

3) Chatting away to my MIL and FIL while dishing up dinner, only to later realise once they'd gone that all of the dowstairs radiators were covered with my (most unsexy) knickers and bras that I'd put there the day before - I don't have a dryer... and it was raining outside... Now whenever we have visitors, I always do a quick scan of the radiators before they come in!!!

mudgekin

Desciding at 12 to make my father a chilli for his tea. I had a very close relationship with my late father and was always looking for ways to treat him as he wasnt in the greatest of health.

Instead of following a recipe, I decided in my infinate wisdom that the reddish colour was caused by the chilli powder :eek: and added a tablespoon, then decided it wasn't red enough so added another and it still wasn't right so I tipped the full jar in and was pleased with how it looked.

I served it up to my mother and father, mum took one taste and choked and hurried gasping to get water, my father bless him croaked to my mum to bring a glass of water and polished off the lot with tears streaming down his face.

Next few days he hardly are a thing and it was years later before he told me that the inside of his mouth had blistered but he didn't want to dissapoint me.

Took me yeras before I made chilli again

wrinkled_english_rose

My disaster was many moons ago. Trying to impress my new dh i decided to make scotch broth the way a very good friend of his did. Nowhere did it say how much broth mixture to use so i used the whole packet. Dh reckons we kept the coal fire going for a week! I do remember using every container we owned including the washing up bowl to try and dilute it. Needlesss to say i've never bought broth mixture since.