That or sometimes you don't have to wait it out.
Sometimes if I make it blow up (20-30 durability lost), I can still recover from it.
In my case, I do 2 waits instead of 3. If it doesn't go away, then do a Standard instead of using an ability. That way, if you do recover from it, you will still have the abilities left to try to make the attempt a success.

For those recipes way below your rank, are you going for HQ? Rapid/Bold introduces more "Risk" per action and hence increases the likelihood of instabilities.

Magical Craftsmanship is 66
I think you need about 20 more craftsmanship to make it less infuriating.