A casualty in the move from traditional incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) is the Easy-Bake Oven.
Starting in 2012, the 100-watt incandescent bulbs the Easy-Bake Oven uses won’t be available due to a change in federal law. The toy oven uses the heat produced by the light bulb for baking. Because CFLs are more efficient, they don’t produce nearly as much heat and would leave cookie dough mostly raw.
While Hasbro is introducing a new oven that bakes goodies without a light bulb, kids who are baking cookies with the current model might want to get their parents to look into buying a few extra bulbs for their oven while they are still available.
