Whatever happened to the Easy Bake Oven? Easy Bake Ovens through the years have had many changes to make the toy more appealing and safe for children. Easy Bake Ovens are a popular and classic toy with an interesting tale behind them.
The story of Easy Bake Ovens is about innovation and inspiring kids to follow their dreams. In this episode, we talk all about Easy Bake Ovens through the years, if Easy Bake Ovens are discontinued, and Easy Bake Oven recipes.
The original design of the Easy Bake oven used two incandescent light bulbs inside. Incandescent light bulbs become hot to the touch, so they are good for keeping food warm. The original Easy Bake oven design also featured a four-burner stove.
A typical Easy Bake Oven comes with a various specially-portioned dry baking mixes, a small baking sheet and a plastic arm to handle the pan once it’s in the baking chamber. The plastic arm was added after many children who played with the toy had burnt themselves by accident. The Easy Bake oven was inducted into the Museum of Play in 2006.
Incandescent light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. Incandescent light bulbs become hot to the touch, which is why they were used in the original Easy Bake Oven design. Inside of an Easy Bake Oven, the incandescent light bulbs could reach up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. However, things had to change in 2007.
President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This did not ban the use of incandescent light bulbs, but called for more energy-efficient light bulbs. Specifically, 25% more effective use of energy. In 2022, President Biden implemented new rules for light bulbs that will require lightbulbs that emit 45 lumens per watt, an even more effective use of energy. LED lights, for example, are much more efficient with energy use and they do not become hot to touch.
Once the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was signed, the toymaking company Hasbro needed to find a replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulbs that used to heat their ovens.
In 2002, the Queasy Bake Cookerator was released and marketed more towards boys intended to make gross recipes like “Oldy Moldy Cake,” “Mud Pudding” and “Bugs Worms.” The Queasy Bake Cookerator was not on shelves for long, and was shortly after discontinued.
The Easy Bake oven was sold in many colors, but predominantly pink. That was, until 12-year-old McKenna Pope started a petition on change.org for gender-neutral colored toys. McKenna wanted to encourage her little brother to follow his dreams of becoming a baker. The petition received 44,829 signatures. In 2012, Hasbro announced the release of a black and silver toy.
The truth is that, while it is true that certain models of the classic oven are being discontinued, they are still available in many stores.
Chances are, during your childhood, you either owned an Easy-Bake Oven for yourself or had a friend who did. And chances are also that this was one of the centerpieces of your playdates. Cooking normal-sized food just never seemed fun when you could make the miniature version of it in your miniature oven.
Keep reading to find out more than you ever needed to know about Easy-Bake Ovens.
With all of the fond memories of this beloved childhood toy, havent you ever wondered what the Easy-Bake Oven is like today? More importantly, are the non-nineties youth still cooking in tiny ovens for fun?
While the future of the Easy-Bake Oven is uncertain, I dont see the novelty of tiny cakes and waiting fifteen minutes for one doughnut to bake wearing off any time soon.
Incandescent light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. Incandescent light bulbs become hot to the touch, which is why they were used in the original Easy Bake Oven design. Inside of an Easy Bake Oven, the incandescent light bulbs could reach up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. However, things had to change in 2007.
Whatever happened to the Easy Bake Oven? Easy Bake Ovens through the years have had many changes to make the toy more appealing and safe for children. Easy Bake Ovens are a popular and classic toy with an interesting tale behind them.
Once the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was signed, the toymaking company Hasbro needed to find a replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulbs that used to heat their ovens.
The original design of the Easy Bake oven used two incandescent light bulbs inside. Incandescent light bulbs become hot to the touch, so they are good for keeping food warm. The original Easy Bake oven design also featured a four-burner stove.
The Easy Bake oven was sold in many colors, but predominantly pink. That was, until 12-year-old McKenna Pope started a petition on change.org for gender-neutral colored toys. McKenna wanted to encourage her little brother to follow his dreams of becoming a baker. The petition received 44,829 signatures. In 2012, Hasbro announced the release of a black and silver toy.
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