Cooking Disasters

Last.fm · by **Craig** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:59 pm

I know it sounds like a random topic (and - let's face it - it is), but seeing as we have a fair few students on here, what's everybody's worst cooking nightmare?

We all know the feeling...should I put this in for 30 minutes or 25? Next thing you know, you're lying in bed with food poisoning at 2.30am with an essay due in at 9am.

Luckily I havn't given myself food poisoning (yet). I've managed to survive my first semester on frozen meals, pasta and the odd chicken breast with frozen boiled "rice and veg" bought at Morrissons. However, I've just done myself spog blog for the first time, and - apart from doing twice the amount I needed (but still eating it all) - I'm feeling fine

by **James** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:02 pm

No major disasters, I'm surviving alright - probably the most annoying thing was when our power ran out (we're on a gay meter) half way through frying up some stuff, so I had to go and get more electricity credit, faff around with the box outside the house for ages, and finally get power back so I could continue cooking the totally cold stuff I'd been doing.

by **MartinC** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:05 pm

My job is cooking food in a restaurant, so I should be okay when I move out.

by **Thrashface** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:07 pm

On my first day of student halls (Which i have since moved out of) some idiot had left cardboard on the grill pan. I cooked some chicken burgers or something, went off to my room for a few minutes came back, the room was covered in smoke. My whole block had to be evacuated and the fire brigade were called in. :wall:

Last.fm · by **Craig** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:09 pm

Thrashface wrote:On my first day of student halls (Which i have since moved out of) some idiot had left cardboard on the grill pan. I cooked some chicken burgers or something, went off to my room for a few minutes came back, the room was covered in smoke. My whole block had to be evacuated and the fire brigade were called in.

Ouch. We have false alarms every so often in our block. Great thing is, the fire alarm system is so advanced that on the control box by our main door, it tells you which alarm has been set off. Always nice to know who to shout at when you get woken up at 5.30am

by **Metal Iain** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:22 pm

Cooking?!

PAH!

I only really eat pizzas, tuna from the can, and dairylea sandwiches. Even then, I don't eat that much anymore because I'm trying to lose weight on a diet of paracetamol and lager.

I'm a fucking destroyer when it comes to eating stuff that would cripple a mere mortal. For example, I once won best guitarist at a Battle of the Bands despite getting food poisoning hours before the gig.

As for student residence 'disasters', our flat had no less than 35 call-outs during the time I stayed there. The doss cunts didn't put in an extractor fan so what do they expect?

by **amok** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:47 pm

i made something that smelt so bad, like a mixture of dead dog and rotting seal, i had to put it in like 4 bin bags so the smell would go away, i cant cook for shit,steaks, fry ups and boiiled eggs are my limit

by **MartinC** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:50 pm

Me and my friends once made a curry where the rice was pink but the actual curry was shit-brown. I'll try and obtain some photos of it.

by **Hostile** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:19 pm

Any questions? :roll:

by **Metal Iain** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:24 pm

Is that Smirnoff Ice?!

by **boovidge** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:33 pm

it's not whiskey whatever it is! [-(

by **nuke** on Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:45 pm

i made some mince thing once and nearly died :lol:

or maybe it was the hotdog i eat after :-k

still i dont cook much now.

by **The Rash** on Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:12 am

I can't cook for shit - I'm a fucking disgrace :oops:

My most embarrassing disaster happened at school when I put some bread in the toaster, whacked the setting up to 6 and went away for a few minutes. When I came back the whole kitchen was billowing smoke and the whole of the Upper Sixth form block had to be evacuated. Not so bad, but this happened at 6am. Shit. People were not happy with me that day :lol:

by **Hostile** on Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:34 am

Metal Iain wrote:Is that Smirnoff Ice?!

OK, so I didn't really drink back then. These days I've progressed to a bottle of Grolsch and an extremely bloody steak. :lol:

by **Michalik** on Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:31 pm

i've never had any big problems, i usually experiment with things and improve the dish each time i try it. i wouldn't consider it difficult to not undercook meat and avoid food poisoning