Cooking is a great skill that everyone should have under their belt but unfortunately that’s not the case. Some people have a natural gift for cooking, some people have the ability to learn and slowly better themselves, and others are well… lost causes. We want to be clear – when we say “lost cause,” we don’t necessarily mean they can’t cook but rather they should never be allowed in a kitchen.

You might wonder how terrible can a person really be in a kitchen to be exiled from it but take a look at some of the photos below and you’ll definitely understand.

#1. Oh that’s new, what black ingredient did you use?

#2. Not every blender is easy to use.

#3. Whatcha cookin’? Molten lava?

#4. Just blame it on an “earthquake.”

#5. Burnt or chocolate overload?

#6. That’s actually bacon under there?

#7. Pots 101: they’re not supposed to look like this.

#8. What have these eggs ever done to you?

#9. No xx, I don’t think it’s supposed to be chewy.

#10. That’s supposed to be a cookie?

#11. Sometimes things just fall through the cracks.

#12. How does this even happen?

#13. I call this masterpiece burnt stew.

#14. But electric kettles aren’t supposed to be…

#15. Leggo my eggo, or just keep it.

#16. Nice and fluffy, just how I like it.

#17. That feeling when you’ve left your marshmallow toasting in the fire for too long.

Try a whole s’mores pie.

#18. Maybe take it a little easy with the waffle mix.

#19. One round of rainbow throw-up coming right up.

#20. Disgrace.

#21. Yeah let’s just melt plastic while we’re at it.

#22. If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

#23. When straining goes wrong.

#24. Anyone else like their croissants well done?

#25. You can’t show fear.

#26. I heard rice cookers are very functional.

#27. Because melted plastic looks just like frosting but cheaper and more delicious.

#28. If this is what eating healthy means then count me out.

#29. Maybe you should consider a bigger pot.

#30. If it’s really really really your last resort.

This was a pizza in another life.

Making your mornings just a little bit uglier.

This can was just sick of existing.

When microwaves go wrong.

This is not an ideal blending situation.

When your oven is actually just a grill.

This pasta had its own ideas for how it would be cooked.

So many things went wrong in this photo.

The toast that was doing the most.

This rice sure is sticky.

If you guess what these once were, your prize is that you don’t have to eat them.

Who doesn’t love a good chewy cupcake?

Not the best place for the plastic.

This doesn’t look like eggs in the movies.

At least it will keep your house warm.

When your pasta refuses to be eaten.

Think of it as one big mega-cookie.

This didn’t go according to plan.

Nachos no more.

Dad got a little to over-ambitious.

Caliente indeed.