This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Jan 13, 2014The 13 Stages Of A Culinary DisasterCooking is hard when you're not Michelin starred.by Francis WhittakerCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The wildly ambitious plans. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. The choosing a recipe. 3. The spending two days' wages on ingredients you'll only use once. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. The chopping the onions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. The crying. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. The bleeding. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. The sudden realisation that you've forgotten to buy a key (but obscure) ingredient at a critical time in the cooking process. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. The mad, foolhardy, mid-cooking dash to the shops to get it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. The return to an overdone, inedible mess. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. The scrabbling around for a plan B. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. The serving up. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. The knowing that next time - NEXT TIME - you'll get it right. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. The washing up