Easy Bake Oven Bake Off – Is the New Model A Must Have?

Well, it looks like the Easy Bake oven is trying to make a come back , and after 48 years it has received its most dramatic redesign yet – although many were unsure skeptical that it would be any better. This was its 11th redesign and the new look featured a curvy Jetson like look with a heating element much like a real oven.

Here are some good and not so good points to the new oven.

PROS:

• It looks great
• Better build. The newer model weighs approximately 3 pounds 5 ounces – its predecessor weighed only 2 pounds 9 ounces.
• Exterior stays much cooler than the older models
• Cooks much more evenly
• Wider array of mixes and recipes are now available
• Cooling rack is internally contained helping little ones to keep from burning their hands on hot pans
• Heating chamber is about 50% larger

CONS:

• More expensive than past models
• Takes a few minutes longer to preheat
• Although new cooling rack may be safer – it is a little hard to reach and pull items out of the oven.

To prove that it has what it takes to make kids happy, a test was done with four “toyologists” ages 3-7 to give a test bake. The kids were given an older version of the Easy Bake Oven to be compared against the newer one. The results were in favor of the new modern version with the kids saying their cooked foods just tasted better.

So if you have a kid who loves to cook – this new model may be just the thing to kick of their budding career!