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.