what do you do when the cooking goes wrong

In a party a dish tastes bad or looks dirty I shall not take that dish. For courtesy sake I may pretend to eat. As a guest in someone's house if I experience such circumstance it would be embarrassing for me to avoid taking food. Perhaps I have to swallow some food there.

Let's take them one at a time. Firstly, I cook, but I for myself or my family. I live to cook and I know how to do this but I don't have enough time. So, I never took any food to a party. Oh, if I burned the food, it's normal didn't take it to a party. Secondly, for me, before I taste the food, it was 2 more feelings wich are very important to me. If a plate doesn't look or smell good I don't taste it. I taste somw food wich are cooked by a friend of mine and it was terrfied. I don't say her that her's food sucks but I propose her to cook together. Finaly, we learn together how to cook and now, both of us are cooking very well.

Ha this reminds me of the time that my ex was hosting a dinner party, now my ex is someone you wouldn't want to cross as my guests were only too willing to uncompliment the dinner to me, rather than to my partner! My partner was full of grand ideas and felt 'above' me so had to cook exotic, rich fancy foods, well the meat was burnt and tasted vulgar to say the least, but no one dared say anything to my partner, I got it in the neck! Mind you I couldn't exactly say anything because I can't cook. But they were right it was disgusting and burnt! I can look back and laugh about it now, back then though it was a different story. My partner would take it out on me if something wasn't right, they were a perfectionist, and yet here my partner was offering burnt offerings to the guests. Classic!

I think its weird when you go to a hosue and there is chips off all different kinds but not anything plain and oridnary that everyone would eat. People bring tostios with jalpenos or with the new lime taste and im like really what the heck is this, i dont eat any of that stuff at all im very plain and done like alot of taste but when it comes to chips and dip jsut bring the normal stuff that you know everyone would be eating. And having kids younger than 10 i dont think there going to be eating that stuff either. Having onyl seafood dip doesnt work since theres people that are allergic to seafood. I just dont get it at all. If i brought something that was burnt i would be thinking twice about even bringing into the house. Of course when you take it out you dont know its burnt at all and thats the hard part you dont know unless you look at the bottom of the pan.

Whgen my food burns (and it does sometimes), the garbage can is the best place for it. There are lots of things I can do instead that are easy and that people love. I have frozen dry beans in my freezer and they can defrost while I dice tomatoes, bunch onions, parsil and other frozen veggies I can add if I have them (like green peas). I make mayo with a little crushed garlic et voila. Pesto is another thing it`s worth having when everything else goes wrong or when people come unexpected. We can be a little late to the party and still take a nice dish with us.

This has happened to me, because Im always trying new recipes here. So when one goes wrong on me- I head to my favorite pizza place. H ah aha.

Well just start all over again.

Hello combedaleroad, if I were me who burned the food I wouldn´t have taken it to the party, I would have bought something already made. A last minute shopping. I I were the one who took the burned food on the party, if nobody were looking at me I would avoid eating eat. Don´t you? Blessings combedaleroad... dainy

I would not take burn food to a party if I have no time to bake any thing else I would go to the bakers and get something there!

So far, i ever experienced once where the food that i prepared was intended for the special gathering. But, i was careless until that food got burned a little, makes it smell a little awful. I had no choice but to prepared another different dish and bring it to the gathering. Everybody like my that dish and they said it is delicious. As for the burned dish, i throw away those burned area and ate those area which is still fine. After all, i had spend quite a lot into preparing the first dish. I tried not to waste my money too much.

well i try to make it up by preparing the best possible from that in a way and make it feel look good atleast

Sometimes you have good intentions, but you get a different outcome. I recently baked brownies from scratch and I was hoping they came out chewie and soft like store brought. Mines were more like cookies they were cripy, the ones that baked on the outer edges were extra crispy. I think that I baked them too long and next time I will shorten the cooking time. I took my brownies any how to the family get together. I didn't get rave reviews but some people enjoyed the taste.

my husband call me picky eater LOL because I am very caution with what I eat especially when I eat out or at party. So if I found something not taste right with the food I will definitely trow it away, I might do it silently though for I don't hurt the host feeling (if only mine not taste right and everyone else seems fine with it). But I did told my best friend when the catering she hired on her wedding served bad food (they fix the food the day earlier and taste bad. I remember everyone was complaining when they tasted it). Because she is my best friend and it wasn't me being picky eater.

Yes, I have tasted a food served by the host. I expected too much on this person because she is a good cook. People look up on her as an innovator of diiferent recipe. The food smelled good but when I tasted, I was disappointed. What I did is that, I never made a comment, rather, I just finished the served meal. Passive as it is. I'm just a guest. But I remained positive that the food that they served on that moment is just one of the "not so good days". Thanks.

I have tasted corn chowder and other things that had scorched and tasted awful. Why people bring such things I don't know. They didn't taste it maybe? Doubtful. i would never take food to a gathering that I knew wasn't good for whatever reason. I usually make baked beans, deviled eggs and potato salad and always get rave reviews. I would have to not take anything if one of my dishes turned out bad for some reason. You can buy a pie or biscuits and thake them if you have to.

If it were me, I would have tossed the bad food without hesitation. I wouldn't be subtle about it, either. Sorry, but I only try to spare feelings when I honestly believe that the person doesn't realize that something doesn't taste great--not when it is clear that someone simply did not care enough to bring decent food to a gathering. I think that most people would have ditched the scones and swung by the bakery on the way to the gathering so that they were bringing something good. Even with anonymity, I think that most of us still want to bring decent food to gatherings. If for no other reason than for our own sake. Really, what if we don't like most of the other food? If you bring something that is really good, you are guaranteed of having at least one thing that you can eat and enjoy.

No I would not pass a dish that I burnt.. If the dish is not made right not under done but not over done; then I am willing to pass it.. If I mess up when I am cooking at home; there are something that I will not make my kids eat.. I love to cook when my body allows me to do it.. If my food isnt good then my family can not enjoy their meal.. And that is hard for me to swallow.. Mothers do not get a whole lot of thanks, when the boys are eating my food that I cooked that is worth a million bucks in my book.. espeically when its homemade.. The other reason I will not serve it is; the fact that the food that is not cooked right could make someone sick.. I try to help people feel better and make them worse..

I get frustrated when the food I cooked does not taste good. :)

Well, if the friend make the food is acquainted with me, and he/she is my good friend, maybe I will make jokes with the friend about the unsavoury foods and his/her bad cooking skills. If it's not my very good friend making the foods, I will politly make some friendly advices about cooking these foods.

Yes, i do face such situation before. It was my friend who highlighted the dish to the owner and she came to take a look. After she examines, she takes it inside to the kitchen so that other guests will not eat it. Later on, she looks for the person who prepared the dish, and she was not upset with the person who brought the dish, but rather gave her encouragement that she can do better. Well, it is true that we should not bring burnt dish to a guest party. But people learn from failures. Who never fail before? Give them a chance if they did not do it with intention.