There’s a lot of leeway you can take when it comes to cooking ― if you’re out of peanut butter, for example, almond butter will do in a pinch. But some culinary decisions are downright sinful. Twitter has called out the worst culinary cardinal sins with the hashtag #culinarycardinalsins, and we have to admit: they are spot on.
Margarine will never be a suitable substitute for butter ― just as a recent Dunkin’ Donuts lawsuit points out ― and raisins are the worst things to happen to oatmeal cookies, Twitter reminds us.
Read on for the worst culinary cardinal sins to happen in the kitchen.
#CulinaryCardinalSins Spinach Pancakes pic.twitter.com/Clc0j2i6dk
— Chris Elmlund (@ChrisElmlund) April 9, 2017
Veggie bacon #CulinaryCardinalSins
— Gretel Armstrong (@SugarGretel) April 9, 2017
Salting your food without tasting first #CulinaryCardinalSins @TheTrueDocLove pic.twitter.com/M0UUc0bDMu
— Dan (@SimmaDAN522) April 9, 2017
Otherwise delicious oatmeal cookies... ruined by adding raisins... #CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/UNnDZ4Wu7O
— Geoffrey Gould (@realbadger) April 9, 2017
Calling Taco Bell Mexican food #CulinaryCardinalSins
— ♜Kali Baucom-Gage 🚑 (@GrobaniteKMG365) April 9, 2017
Overcooked on the outside, undercooked on the inisde. #culinarycardinalsins pic.twitter.com/Ve2Am2kg0n
— CurlyHairGurlw/aPug (@Victori59532516) April 9, 2017
Well Done Steak #CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/nMjlnG9zow
— Mister Race Bannon (@MrRaceBannon) April 9, 2017
#CulinaryCardinalSins Trying to bake something that tests your cooking skills way too much pic.twitter.com/tu8eCRgkzx
— Daniel Leadbitter (@friday_the_12th) April 9, 2017
Turducken. #CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/yi8qFLTw0w
— Jacqui (@heyjacqui_) April 9, 2017
Avocado brownies #CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/I3gUZ9M5jh
— Cheryl Rick Klein (@cherylt2000) April 9, 2017
Pineapple on pizza#CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/x1AsZckW2A
— Brian Patafie (@bpatafie) April 9, 2017
Acting like cottage cheese is a good substitute for ricotta. Get your lumpy curds tfoh. It ain't the same! #CulinaryCardinalSins
— Nicole (@NicoleMT16) April 9, 2017
Margarine instead of Butter, y'all! #culinarycardinalsins pic.twitter.com/4CPPhhuOsf
— CK (@charley_ck14) April 9, 2017
Decaf Coffee #culinarycardinalsins pic.twitter.com/fLZE3hutEB
— CK (@charley_ck14) April 9, 2017
Popcorn with no butter#CulinaryCardinalSins pic.twitter.com/kaBnKeKpGM
— Cameron Grant (@coolcam101) April 9, 2017
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