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Light Bulb Baking

Read press, posts & other media coverage about Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven.

Betty Crocker (you sweet talker!)

The venerable Easy-Bake Oven was launched to the masses this week on November 4, 1963. An important time in the toy oven’s fifty-plus year history began in 1967 when General Mills acquired Kenner Products.

Quiz: Which Easy-Bake Oven Are You?

Today is the Easy-Bake Oven’s 51st anniversary! With over 30 million ovens sold to date, and about 13 different models sold since 1963, there’s bound to be one that best represents you. Let’s find out!