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Light Bulb Baking Smithsonian Magazine

How the Easy-Bake Oven, an Appliance That Allowed Kids to Heat Treats With a Light Bulb, Revolutionized the Toy Industry

By: Joanna Hauser

February 20, 2026

Smithsonian magazine cites Todd Coopee, author of Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven, in an article about the cultural impact of the Easy-Bake Oven.