It’s true—everyone has their own set of skills, but for some, cooking just isn’t one of them! Some people are natural disasters in the kitchen, with their attempts at simple recipes turning into hilarious (and sometimes dangerous) mishaps. From forgotten ingredients to burnt dishes, these cooking fails are so bad they’re almost impressive.

Here are a few examples:

1.) Pinterest recipes aren’t always a good idea.

2.) It seemed like a good idea in theory…

3.) To be fair, I blame the pan.

4.) SO CLOSE to being a genius idea.

5.) Oh the HUMANITY.

6.) These poor pizzas…

7.) I just can’t look.

8.) Goodbye, old friend.

9.) Pinterest lied to us all.

10.) Cupcakes can be chewy if you want them to be.

11.) Egads.

12.) Still edible, though!

13.) Not appetizing, but could be worse.

14.) Like this.

15.) No. Just… no.

16.) If you can’t identify the meat, don’t eat it.

17.) Not even close.

18.) Technically, this is a win.

19.) So the thing about electric kettles…

20.) How does one even ATTEMPT to set pasta on fire using water?

21.) Cake shouldn’t be unappetizing.

22.) Never.

23.) Ever.

24.) How NOT to cook eggs.

25.) This poor spaghetti squash never saw it coming…

26.) It’s amazing they didn’t burn the house down with this one.

27.) It actually takes talent to make rice look like this.

28.) Making cabbage look even more unappetizing.

29.) I don’t even want to know.

30.) They ruined cookies. Forever.

31.) Pasta should never find a way to be frightening.

32.) … close?

33.) Plastic is NOT the same thing as metal. It just isn’t.

34.) Congratulations, world. You found a way to ruin donuts.

35.) Goldfish? Sour cream? Ham? Potatoes? … why did this person want to ruin every good thing for me?

(H/T BuzzFeed)