The Easy-Bake Oven, currently a product of Hasbro, is a working toy oven that for many years used an ordinary light bulb as a heat source, but now has a true heating element. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. An oven is an enclosed compartment for Heating, Baking or Drying. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Eleven versions of the Easy-Bake Oven have been sold. [1] By 1997, more than 16 million Easy-Bake Ovens had been sold. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
The oven comes with packets of pastry mix and small round pans. (Additional mixes can be purchased separately. ) After water is added to the mix in the pan, it is pushed into the oven through a slot. [1] After cooking, the cake is pushed out through a slot in the other end.
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Originated by Kenner
This iconic toy was introduced in 1963 by Kenner Products, a Cincinnati, Ohio, based toy company. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the toy company For the city see Kenner Louisiana. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Often cited as a favorite childhood toy by women and men alike, Easy-Bake has even served as the inspiration for the careers of celebrity chefs such as Bobby Flay. In its strictest sense a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964 where he was raised and continues to live The early models were designed to look like miniature conventional ovens. Later models were designed to look like microwave ovens. A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a Kitchen appliance that cooks or heats Food by Dielectric heating. The current model looks more like a modern floor-standing oven.
Although the toy's creation has been falsely claimed by many who apparently wish to attach their names to a bit of toy history (and incorrectly attributed in an episode of Food Network's Unwrapped to a deceased Kenner salesman whose solitary contribution was to suggest that Kenner make a pretzel oven after seeing pretzel vendors on a trip to New York City), the Easy-Bake Oven was the invention of Ronald Howes, who conceived of the design, built the first model, and sold the rights to the company. Food Network is a cable network that airs specials and recurring (episodic programs about food and cooking Unwrapped is a television program on Food Network that reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular Howes also had a hand in either inventing or refining many other classic Kenner toys such as Play-Doh, Spirograph, Give-a-Show Projector, and Close-and-Play Record Player. Play-Doh (british Plasticine) is a Non-toxic modeling clay compound similar in texture to Bread Dough that has been sold as a children's toy Spirograph is a registered Trademark of Hasbro, Inc for a Geometric drawing toy
Hasbro versions
The Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center was introduced in 1993; as of 2008 due to product recalls, it is the sole model offered on the manufacturer's website. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) It is powered by a 100 watt light bulb that was sold separately from the oven. Another, more sleek design, was introduced later.
A decade later, the Real Meal Oven was released. It won the 2003 Best Toy Parenting magazine Toy of the Year Award. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Launched in 1987 Parenting is a Magazine for mothers published in the United States. Unlike previous versions, this oven could bake two pans at once. The neutral colors were appropriate for both genders. The pans were bigger, and it could bake both desserts and meals. Also, this model featured a heating element and did not require a light bulb.
In 2006, a different version of the Easy-Bake was released. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It featured a stove-top warmer, and like the first version by Hasbro, it had smaller pans and only could bake one pan at a time. It also had a heating element.
The new front-loading Hasbro design, a substantial departure from the traditional push-through arrangement, was apparently ill-conceived as all (approx. 985,000) such units were recalled over safety concerns and reported injuries.
The oven was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2006. The National Toy Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of Toys and Games that have sustained their popularity for many [2]
Recalls
In a February 6, 2007 press release[3], Hasbro and the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 985,000 Easy-Bake toy ovens after finding that kids' hands and fingers can get caught in the oven's opening, thereby posing serious risk of burns. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U [4]
Since the announced recall, 249 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the ovens, including 16 reports of second- and third-degree burns, and partial finger amputation. As a result, Hasbro recalled all front-loading Easy Bake ovens sold since May 2006,[5] even those that were repaired with the free kit distributed after the February 2007 recall.
See: 2007 Chinese export recalls. The 2007 Chinese export recalls refers to a series of product recalls and import bans initiated by the product safety institutions of the United States, Canada
In Popular Culture
- In the sitcom Friends Monica Geller owned "six or seven" Easy-Bake ovens as a child. Friends was an
- In the Seinfeld episode "The Merv Griffin Show", Elaine becomes excited at the chance to use an original Easy-Bake Oven belonging to Jerry's girlfriend.
- In one episode of the USA network show, Psych, Shawn Spencer bakes a pineapple upside-down cake for nineteen hours in an Easy Bake Oven with a sixty watt light bulb
- In an episode of That's So Raven, Raven refers to her food made from an Easy Bake Oven. Psych is an American Comedy-drama Television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network.
- In an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, owners of an apartment say that the Easy Bake Oven that Maddie donated has the name Chef Maddie on it. Also it is asked, "You made a cake from an oven that uses a light bulb?"
- In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, Marshall gives Lily an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas after he finds out from Ted that she wanted one as a kid, but her feminist mother gave her a Lego set instead. How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005
- In an episode of MADtv, they make a parody of a better, easier, non-dangerous oven for kids.
References
- ^ a b "The Easy-Bake Oven, Gourmet Style" (with audio link), National Public Radio Morning Edition, December 8, 2003. Morning Edition is an American Radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR retrieved Nov. 11, 2006
- ^ Associated Press. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio "Easy-Bake Oven enters Toy Hall of Fame", MSNBC. MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. com. 9 November 2006. retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards", Consumer Products Safety Commission. 6 February 2007. retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Nearly 1 million toy ovens recalled", CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner com. 6 February 2007. retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ "New Easy-Bake Oven Recall Following Partial Finger Amputation; Consumers Urged to Return Toy Ovens", Hasbro, Inc. Undated. retrieved 14 May 2008.
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