I got this for my daughter who loves to bake but was disappointed in the overall functionality. It takes 20 min to preheat and another 15 min to bake most things. It comes with 1 tiny pan that’s not even deep enough to make a little cake…if you want different pans you have to buy separately. It also doesn’t come with any mixes..those are also sold separately. Lastly, the opening to put the pan in the oven is so tiny that you end up smooshing down any batter that might come over the edge of the tiny pan. A small air fryer would be a much better option for a beginning baker in my opinion.

It is different than the easy bake oven I had as a kid, it has a lot of plastic now as opposed to all metal which makes it safer. I can recall several burns received on my hands and arms. However it was just as much fun for my granddaughter and I to bake in. I do not think 8 years is old enough to use this without supervision. A parent or guardian should be with any child under 10 who wishes to bake with the easy bake oven.

It doesn't really work as advertised - it is far too complicated for a child. Unless I had a defective unit, pushing the pan into the unit didn't work most of the time - couldn't get it into the correct place in the oven, then I had trouble getting it out. It just didn't work without problems. Finally got it into the right spot in the oven after 15 attempts. Getting the pan out wasn't much easier. I finally had to tip the oven up on its side to get the pan out. This may have been all user error, but if I had this much trouble as an adult, image what trouble a child would have.

The box came beat up, going to have to take the christmas present out and make sure it works before i gift it. it also came in the regular packaging, no walmart box so kind of beats the point of it being a present if your kid can see what it is at the front door. another example of why i cannot stand walmart.

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. I will update after Christmas. The box was a lot bigger than I expected so I'm assuming the oven is also a little bigger than the ones that we had in the late 80s and early 90s. I'm excited for her to try it out!

MISSING THE BAKING PAN!! My little one got this for christmas but is unable to use it due to the baking pan missing!! Plus the oven appears to be have been used. There are Scratches on it , must have been a returned item. Not satisfied with my purchase at all!!

Ridiculously overpriced. A chunk of plastic for $49. Only bought because it was for a Salvation army Angel Tree child and that was all she wanted. Manufacturer should reduce price to a reasonable amount. You could buy all of the ingredients for less than $49 and bake 10 dozen in your own oven. A total waste of money.

You'd be better off buying a toaster oven and teaching your child to bake buying real food than this. Bought this for my 9yo daughter then bought the separate foods which was an additional $7-$10 a piece. The slot to put the food in is so small like it's literally bite size for the price you pay to buy a box of cake, icing, sprinkles and more. It takes a while to prepare and an adult must be present but the end result is not worth it. I see why now my Dad told me no when I was my daughters age and wanted one. You'd be better off buying a toaster oven painting it pink and buying the dishes to fit it and teach them to cook that way especially if you have other children that want to participate so there's enough food for everyone at the end result and the time it takes to make one bite of some of the food is 13-20 mins, for a child that's a long time to make 1 bite of food then have to wait again to repeat to get another bite size. And it only comes with one baking dish so every time you have to repeat to make another bite you have to rewash the dish if you don't have another. Had I known now what I know I would've never bought this.

they're so safety conscious it's absurd. the cooking mechanism is entirely enclosed. there isn't a door like we had as kids. you have to push the tray through a tiny slot and its hard to see if the metal door inside is closed. plus it barely cooks. all our cook times have to be doubled. the only way to check is to use the silly push stick/spatula thing and it's just overall a lame experience. honestly, a toaster oven would be better than this silly contraption.

They are selling these with no mixes. It makes no sense to just sell the oven and nothing inside to cook in the oven. My daughter was heartbroken when we opened it and realized she couldn’t use it right away. I had one of these as a little girl and it definitely included starter mixes.