To ask you for the most stupid household domestic idiocy

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Dh put a wash on yesterday- couldn’t find the wash gel lid thingy (that you would put the gel in). So instead used a flglass ramekin!!!
Yes he really put a glass ramekin full of washing liquid in the washing machine...

Please tell me I’m not alone...

My 7yo daughter was trying to get her toast from the toaster without burning herself... So balanced her plastic plate on top. Toaster full of melted plastic..

How would covering the toast make it easier to get out ?

Years ago my ex put a tin of baby food in his microwave to heat up (the old metal Heinz tins). Genuinely didn't know why his microwave blew up.

I once accidentally did a load of washing with a disposable nappy in it. The effin crystals were stuck to everything

SunshineCake... It's a four slice toaster so she had the plate next to the slot she was retrieving it from.

I had some large plastic bowls that came with supermarket trifle in, which I used for making jelly. One time I poured blancmange mix into one, and watch in horror as it shrank before my eyes and spread all over the worktop! I hadn't realised that blancmange mix would be hotter than the jelly, which I always topped up with cold water.

Last night I was making cornflake chicken. Coated the cubed chicken with egg and realised I didn't have a ziplock bag to tip everything into and shake a la Nigella so I crushed the cornflakes in a glass jug, added the seasoning and chicken, thought I'd put the lid on securely, and gave it an almighty shake. Covered myself and floor with raw chicken and cornflake crumbs. Ddog cleaned up for me.

When I was younger, I did not have a healthy diet. I enjoyed cheap frozen toad in the hole.

I did find them to be quite greasy so decided to poke a hole in the bottom of the foil tray, the idea being that the oil would drain into the empty dish below as it cooked.

I ended up with a tray of cooked sausages and a cone of yorkshire pudding below.

We have no refuse collection where we live so I have to bring the rubbish to the dump.
29 weeks pregnant now so I asked dh this morning if he would bring down the rubbish bag and put it the boot of the car for me. I specifically told him if our child's football boots are in the car, don't put the rubbish bag on top of them. Came down to the car an hour later to put in the recycling bag and the dirty bin bag was on top of our child's football boots why!!!

Electric hobs are BAD NEWS - too many melted things. The most messy being the bottom of a full 2l carton of milk. I didn't realise until I picked it up.

My granny one made me a cup. Of coffee using gravey granules. She put milk and sugar in too. not envy

Nathans, because men just don't bloody listen!

Another microwave one. For several years, I kept our Roberts digital radio on top of the microwave to free up space on the worktop. The microwave is a combi, it was only when we were repainting the kitchen I realised I had melted the back . The new one is now on the worktop away from the microwave.

Whoever posted about treacle, my mum did similar. When we were quite young she opened an old tin of black treacle for baking, which had obviously fermented. The lid flew off and treacle was all over the ceiling.

Random, that's hilarious, and Posie, at least you had the dog to clean up all the mess 😬

DH didn't realise that microwave safe and oven safe were not same thing. I watched in disbelief as he attempted to warm up his food on the plate in the oven.

This is perfectly fine. It's how we all heated up food/kept dinner warm before we had microwaves (use foil, not clingfilm). Just make sure the oven is on a lowish temperature.

My DH once heated up leftovers in the oven ..on a plastic plate!

This, however, is not fine. ;)

AroundTheWorld thank you. Makes sense now .

Multiple times as a teen I set my parents kitchen alight trying to light the gas oven. Every single time I would accidentally light the hob and have my head in the oven wondering why it wouldn’t light while everything on top of the hob was ablaze

We had really streaky shower screen in last house (hard water). Tried white vinegar, soaked the screens. And thought oh bleach will give it an extra kick. I was in the shower and inadvertently mustard gassed myself. Obviously massive brain fart and I’m horrified I was so stupid. I’m a lot more careful now!