Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center

Pros: Easy, Fun
Cons: Impossible to clean, Food isn't actually good

Some time back in the last millennium, there was a little girl who very much wanted to have an Easy Bake Oven. Some of her friends had them, and the idea of those tiny treats held a powerful fascination for the small girl. She dreamed of the ...

Pros: Fun toy with lots of "goodies" to "bake!
Cons: Messy

Do you remember as a child wanting a particular thing for a birthday or Christmas, and no one ever remembered. Maybe they didn’t know what your wish was, as that can happen. I reminisce about the days when I desperately wanted a chemistry set for...

Pros: very girlie, really does bake, baked goods taste fine
Cons: all plastic exterior, non-working timer, powder mix frosting

I'm going to preface what I'll write with the honest admission that a mom's opinion and that of a child are completely different. My five year old daughter could extol the virtues of the "new" Easy Bake Oven & Snack Center and sincerely mean every bit ...

Pros: A fun toy for boys/girls to play at baking real miniature cakes, cookies and snacks
Cons: Easy Bake Oven Mixes can be expensive

"Mom will you get me an Easy Bake Oven?", was a request from my daughter several years ago.
I wasn't sure I wanted to get her one because I had already been letting her help me in the kitchen making cakes, cookies and such.
"But it's not the...

Pros: Basic baking skills acquired, cleans up easily, durable.
Cons: Very small "dessert" serving, additional materials pricey.

I have some mixed opinions about this "cooking" appliance. In the general area of finished product, or shall I refer to serving size, I would rate it down. While the portions of edible food produced could feed a family of mice, don't expect to...

Pros: educational, fun, entertaining, easy!
Cons: mixes are expensive, and if you are not careful can be burned

I have recently deleted an opinion written in 2000 on the Easy Bake Oven and Snack Center. In that opinion, I stated that it was not really worth the time and bother because it did not teach "real cooking skills." I have since revised my opinion and...

Pros: My daughter has fun with it and loves to be like mommy.
Cons: Time consuming and she needs constant supervision.

For Christmas last year my six year old daughter received the Easy Bake Oven as a gift and it has been cookies, cakes and goodies for us ever since. Now I know that this particular toy is not recommended for children under eight, my Megan is a very...

Pros: Takes to long, can not see through, yicky food
Cons: nothing that I can think of

Ok this is not a toy, this is a nightmare.
My daughter had to have this, Santa brought it, Mom stuck it in the back of the closet waiting for the next yard sale.

This is an oven that uses a light bulb to cook. It also has a plug. I am...

Pros: Easy to use, Fun, Inexpensive, Nostalgic, Inspiring
Cons: 100-watt bulb not included, Surface gets hot, Tiny proportions, Mixes are costly

Most blossoming bakers will delight in the baking possibilities that the Hasbro Easy Bake Oven & Snack Center offers! This actual working oven allows your child to bake easy & fun-filled snacks. The recommended age is 8 & up. However, you ...

Pros: Easy To Use, Inexpensive
Cons: Gets Real Hot To The Touch

My daughter has a new name. Betty. 2 years ago was the first time she ever mentioned wanting The Easy Bake Oven. Of course she was only 3 then and I didn't feel it was safe enough for her. She is now five and this past Christmas she finally...

Pros: Your children can bake themselves little treats in minutes.
Cons: The mixes are expensive and don't cook right.

After buying my boys a McFlurry Maker for Christmas, I had to return it and buy them an Easy Bake Oven. Note: the McFlurry Maker is a ripoff. Don't buy it! They had asked for an Easy Bake Oven initially but my man said no because it's for girls. They got ...

Pros: Kids love it.
Cons: creates practically inedible baked goods

As far as staying power goes, this toy definitely has it going on. I had an Easy Bake oven when I was a child. It amazed me when my daughters suddenly started asking for one. Could it possibly still be on the market? It certainly was.

On...

Pros: child feels grown-up
Cons: adult has to use it

My son asked for the Easy Bake Oven for Christmas, and I was happy to oblige. I had one as a child -- it was a horrid aqua/green color, but made the best biscuits! Along with the Easy Bake Oven we purchased several cake and cookie mixes.
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Pros: Lets kids play at cooking
Cons: it simply isn't very good

The Easy Bake oven seems like an anachronism, one of those neat ideas that had some purpose before we all-including the kids-- learned to love our microwaves.

After much pleading, my daughter got one of...

Pros: none
Cons: difficult to use, time consuming, poor quality food produced

My 5 yr old daughter got this for the winter holidays from one of her aunts.

We've so far only used it to make cookies and it was such a headache!

The mix was pretty simple as you just add water, but we found that you had to play...