25 Funny And Relatable Posts About Cooking Conundrums

"despise when a recipe tells me to add 2 cups of onions. they don’t come in cups. they come in onions."

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a novice home cook, the kitchen has a way of humbling us all.

The best laid recipe plans don’t always come to fruition, and some aspects of preparing a meal are just utterly bewildering. Fortunately, we can always count on the funny folks on social media to find the humor in these everyday experiences ― from misestimated cooking times to the many mysteries of onions.

We’ve rounded up 25 funny and relatable posts about cooking frustrations, truths and conundrums ― and other culinary musings.

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December 3, 2022</a></blockquote>"}">

for my next trick, i will spend 4 hours cooking a meal that the recipe says should only take me 30 minutes

— trash jones (@jzux) December 3, 2022
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April 12, 2021</a></blockquote>"}">

garlic is to cooking as vanilla extract is to baking in that the amount i add to my food is guided by reckless extravagance and utter disregard, verging on mild contempt, for the recipe as written

— small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snurp) (@haragoochie) April 12, 2021
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November 7, 2023</a></blockquote>"}">

the way I abuse paper towels when I’m cooking is ridiculous…

— M 🍓 (@babyariees) November 7, 2023
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November 10, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

grating cheese is so fun until it starts getting scary

— JIM 🇵🇸 (@longbhriste) November 10, 2024
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December 1, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

When something says it needs 2 minutes in the microwave but 40 minutes in the oven it does make you think a little bit about wtf is going down in the microwave

— Amy Solomon (@amybethsol) December 1, 2024
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December 31, 2023</a></blockquote>"}">

I hate dealing with fresh garlic. Each individual clove with their little fucking paperwork.

— kate♡ (@unimpresst) December 31, 2023
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July 22, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

We call them “red onions” despite everyone knowing they’re purple, this is the type of chaos we are forced to endure

— M.E⛲️ (@Emmys) July 22, 2024
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July 24, 2022</a></blockquote>"}">

Cooking for one person is wild. A recipe will really be like “add two grains of salt, if you add more than that you will die alone you piece of shit”

— Rachy Rach (@riot4rach) July 24, 2022
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September 25, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

Sacrificing the first layer of the onion to avoid unnecessary struggle>>>>>

— A boogie wit daudi (@Weeeeenddy) September 25, 2024
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July 23, 2022</a></blockquote>"}">

Why are you, as a recipe, lying about how long it takes to cook onions?

— Arielle Dundas (@ArielleDundas) July 23, 2022
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July 28, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

Heavy is the hand that adds the garlic

— meghan (@deloisivete) July 28, 2024
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June 23, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

was truckin along through this great easy recipe i found for dinner when i got to the instruction ‘ask an adult for help’…i see

— rax ‘levon honkers’ king (@RaxKingIsDead) June 23, 2024
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March 5, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

time comes in every woman’s life when she stops wasting time with the vulgar onion and finds solace in the arms of the subtle & sensitive shallot

— Audrey Horne (@credenzaclear2) March 5, 2024
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— meghan (@deloisivete) <a href=https://www.huffpost.com/"https://twitter.com/deloisivete/status/1799619450817417499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>June 9, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

Recipe: don't overcrowd the pan

Me: *about to overcrowd the pan* pic.twitter.com/iecM7uPhQs

— meghan (@deloisivete) June 9, 2024
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April 23, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

me: what should i dooooo
nyt cooking: beany leeky greens with greeky rampy beans

— Karli Marulli (@karlimarulli) April 23, 2024
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pic.twitter.com/fKqVFoVFVp

— 💌 lottie ! 💌 (@toothfairyfemme) <a href=https://www.huffpost.com/"https://twitter.com/toothfairyfemme/status/1836505866092363814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>September 18, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

fire department barged into my apartment due to a suspected gas leak (with so much urgency i started shaking) and then they lost their shit when they opened my oven to see this one singular cookie on the tray (i always do a test cookie when trying a new recipe for the first time) pic.twitter.com/fKqVFoVFVp

— 💌 lottie ! 💌 (@toothfairyfemme) September 18, 2024
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January 2, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

Cooking for kids is like owning a restaurant except the patrons won’t leave the kitchen, constantly complain you’re taking too long and ask you to watch them do jump-kicks every 12 seconds.

— Jennifer Parker (@Mrs_JParker) January 2, 2024
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pic.twitter.com/AQBG6qqG8O

— Ruby Miles (@mubyriles) <a href=https://www.huffpost.com/"https://twitter.com/mubyriles/status/1744671100716622201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

When I fuck up the poached egg pic.twitter.com/AQBG6qqG8O

— Ruby Miles (@mubyriles) January 9, 2024
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November 9, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

Making meals: I only use the freshest ingredients.

Making banana bread: These bananas aren’t garbage enough.

— Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) November 9, 2024
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February 4, 2025</a></blockquote>"}">

tiny measuring spoon: hey, nice garbage disposal you got there, would be a shame if something were to... happen to it

— meghan (@deloisivete) February 4, 2025
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pic.twitter.com/wsleCkgTzu

— Tres Tiffany (@trestiffany11) <a href=https://www.huffpost.com/"https://twitter.com/trestiffany11/status/1843043669538152944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>October 6, 2024</a></blockquote>"}">

This is exactly the outfit you wear when making Capri Suns from scratch pic.twitter.com/wsleCkgTzu

— Tres Tiffany (@trestiffany11) October 6, 2024
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February 8, 2025</a></blockquote>"}">

me: hey, can I read that recipe

internet: here's a video of how to make it

me: could I just read it

internet: WATCH THE VIDEO

— meghan (@deloisivete) February 8, 2025
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