When it comes to cooking (or everything in life, really) we love a good shortcut – and there are so many genius hacks out there to help the cooking-challenged among us. 

But some hacks can be more successful than others, and some can turn out to be super dangerous too. 

@adamliaw Turn a toaster on the side to make grilled cheese toast. (or a croissant!) #lifehack pic.twitter.com/Pm2DNmjiS9

— finicalgal (@finicalgal) January 17, 2015

Just take this sideways toaster shortcut that is supposed to make a mean grilled cheese. One woman tried it and it turned out to be a VERY terrifying ordeal. 

One unfortunate woman from the UK, Suzanna Dale, saw the hack online and decided to try it. But as you can see, her plan went disastrously wrong. 

Suzanne told the Manchester Evening News that her toaster burned for about 20 minutes. She also proceeded to throw the toaster out of her kitchen window. 

"They were real flames, it could be dangerous," she said. Lesson learned – DO NOT try this at home.