Thanksgiving is the time for family and friends to sit around a table and enjoy some really good food.
But everything doesn’t always go plan, as these photos show.
From burnt turkeys to disastrous desserts, these farcical images have been shared on social media as the nation gears up for the celebrations on Thursday.
Burnt to a crisp: This turkey was left in the oven for so long that it was totally black and crispy when it was removed
Disaster: One ambitious chef decided to venture from tradition, adding octopus and crab to the holiday meal
This dish was set on fire after the chef left it under the grill for far too long in another thanksgiving nightmare
One chef decided to add a filling to their thanksgiving turkey but the way it looked before the oven was far from appealing
One thanksgiving barbecue gave this family quite a fright when it went up in flames sending a fireball into the air
It was supposed to look like this! One chef shared a pictured of what their dessert was supposed to look like and how it turned out
Oops! These trays of food were burnt to a crisp and came out of the oven with one side completely black
This attempt at a thanksgiving meal went disastrously wrong when the ingredients flopped onto the oven door
Spillage: One clumsy chef spilled their tart all over the door of the over as they were putting it on the tray inside
Gloopy: This meal looked far from appetizing as the peas looked rock hard and the sauce smothered the meat and potato
We all fall down: One woman was at least smiling as she bent down to pick up her spilt macaroni
Making a run for it: This picture captured a turkey lying on the ground after a holidaymaker dropped it
Lewd: One chef made these cupcakes in a very rude shape and share a picture of their creation online
Mush: This meal took a trip out of the frying pan and ended up as a mushy mess on top of the cooker
From burnt turkeys to disasterous disserts, preparing a meal for the whole family is not as easy as it looks
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia
It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and around the same part of the year in other places
Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well
Disgusting! This turkey came out of the oven with black marks all over it, not looking like the tasty treat the chef imagined
According to some historians, the first celebration of Thanksgiving in North America occurred during the 1578 voyage of Martin Frobisher from England in search of the Northwest Passage
One holidaymaker was so determined to eat after burning their turkey that they carved it up anyway to check the inside
This bowl of mashed potato spilled so far over the bowl that it dripped down the side of the surface and on to the cupboards
Fire in the oven! One chef had to be quick to remove her turkey as a fire erupted inside the oven
One unhappy woman posed with her black turkey after she burnt it by leaving it in the oven and forgetting about it
One person, aware of their limited cooking abilities, opted for baked potatoes instead of a turkey – but couldn’t even get that right