Hasbro announced it will retire the much-loved Easy-Bake Oven this year because federal law will essentially prohibit the toys heating element – a 100 watt incandescent bulb. The oven, introduced in 1963, cooked up tiny cakes and cookies thanks to the original bulbs energy inefficiency.
Likewise, do new Easy Bake ovens use light bulbs? You must use a regular frosted or standard 100-watt light bulb with the Easy Bake Oven. A GE Reveal 100 watt bulb can also be used. This unit will not work if a higher wattage or long life or soft white bulb is used.
Subsequently, question is, how long does it take for an Easy Bake oven to heat up?
15 minutes
Can you still buy Easy Bake ovens?
The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven which Kenner introduced in 1963, and which Hasbro still manufactured as of late May 2017. By 1997, more than 16 million Easy-Bake Ovens (in 11 models) had been sold. The oven comes with packets of cake mix and small round pans. (Additional mixes can be purchased separately.)
