Not in the kitchen....I grill outside often....I SWEAR I went inside for 2 minutes and had chicken on the grill. When I came back outside, there were flames and charred chicken.....to this day, my wife still says "Don't burn the meat".....
There are so many I wouldn't know where to begin... nothing too awful and rarely totally inedible but.. just this week I made custard that was too thick... it wasn't a case of how much to pour.. more a case of one lump of custard or two.
Trial and error often wins the day. My grandmother used to try the same chocolate cake recipe for a week until she got it right. But her wrong was still pretty right. I have the hips to prove it.
Many years ago. Blueberry cobbler came out like a big biscuit with blueberries in it. My husband ate it anyway.
We were in a dinner club and we hosted once a quarter. It was summer so we had a bbq. I made the potato salad and when I finished mixing it with my hand I realized my index fingernail was gone. I tried to go through it but could not find it. I said a prayer. After dinner and guests had left I found that nail on the very bottom of the bowl. I cried I was so relieved. That was many years ago when latex gloves weren't used much in the home for cooking, but from then on when I mixed something like potato salad or meat loaf with my hand, it has been gloved.
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