Easybake Oven Gourmet

Easybake Oven Gourmet
by David Hoffman

Easybake Oven Gourmet
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Author: David Hoffman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-07
ISBN: 0762414405
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Running Press

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Book Review: I should have written this one
Summary: 5 Stars

I had this idea about two years ago to buy an Easy-Bake oven and do some experiments with it to see what it was really capable of. I never did get around to doing those experiments, but I might wind up giving the oven to my nephew as soon as his mother thinks he's old enough to play with it. As it is, I acquired an Easy-Bake when I was in kindergarten or so, but never got to play with it -- in my mother's infinite wisdom, the cord was clipped because it was "too dangerous".

That wasn't very nice of her.

So, in celebration of the Easy-Bake's fortieth anniversary, someone else -- David Hoffman, TV writer and reporter, probably with Hasbro's prodding -- got around thirty chefs, including some very well-known ones like Rick Bayless and Bobby Flay (both of whom had Easy-Bakes as kids, even though it was a "girl's toy"), to come up with recipes using the oven. The recipes in it are serious cooks' food, from lobster pie to salsa to shortbread cookies; the best of them (the most impressive being an Easy-Bake-sized Linzertorte) get to be one of a select half-dozen recipe cards attached to the cover. And there's a very impressive history of the oven itself at the beginning, showing all the versions from the original through the extremely elaborate early 70s version (that even included a temperature control and timer) up to the modern white/purple/pink model.

I'm not too sure how seriously to take the book. The chefs involved obviously did it for pure hack value, and I would suggest taking it in the same spirit; many of the recipes are somewhat impractical done over a lightbulb, but they're still worth a shot just for fun. The kitsch value is high, but if nothing else it proves that the Easy-Bake is a toy worthy of both boys and girls.

Summary of Easybake Oven Gourmet

When it debuted 40 years ago, the Easy-Bake oven was touted as "the greatest girl's toy since dolls. In truth, this ingenious little working oven inspired generations of budding gourmets of both genders, including Food TV chef Bobby Flay. Today, with more than 50 million sold, the Easy-Bake oven has become a nostalgic favorite and a pop-culture icon, while continuing to empower children to prepare real food in a toy that's just their size. This fun cookbook, illustrated with vintage advertisements and packaging, contains dozens of recipes created by some of the country's top chefs, including Fay, tailored to the Easy-Bake oven's specifications. It's guaranteed to appeal to adults as well as children. In fact, it provides a great way for parents and kids to get together and bake something delicious -- and this time, the kids can be in charge!

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