"Easy Bake Oven cooking" refers to a specific type of cooking method associated with a toy oven called the "Easy-Bake Oven." The Easy-Bake Oven is a popular children's toy introduced by Kenner Products (now owned by Hasbro) in 1963. It is designed to allow children to bake small, simple treats like cakes and cookies using a light bulb as the heat source instead of a traditional oven.
The Easy-Bake Oven is typically made of plastic and comes with small baking pans and mix packets. To use it, a child would mix the ingredients from the packet with water and pour the batter into the baking pan. The pan is then placed inside the Easy-Bake Oven, and a 100-watt incandescent light bulb, located inside the oven, provides the heat needed for baking.
As the light bulb emits heat, the small treat bakes over a period of time. The Easy-Bake Oven was designed to be safe for children to use, with no exposed heating elements, making it a fun and educational way for kids to learn some basic baking skills.
Though it's not a substitute for traditional cooking methods, the Easy-Bake Oven has been a beloved toy for generations, allowing young children to experience the joy of baking and creating their own mini-treats in a safe and controlled environment.