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13 Amazing Cooking Toys You Forgot Existed
Playskool made the life of a drive-thru employee seem like one heck of a good time.
Like Rihanna, your 5-year-old self was all about that work, work, work, work, work—as in, while those other kids were playing hopscotch and brushing the manes of their My Little Ponies, you were earning those (fake) dolla dolla bills making tons of (equally fake) food. In lieu of a lighter, illuminate a Gloworm doll in remembrance of the cooking toys that made you the culinary genius you are today.
McDonald's Drive Thru Play Set
This drive-thru set very nearly convinced a generation that working at Mickey D's was way cooler than being a boring old doctor, lawyer or teacher. Stethoscope? Pass—this thing's got a pop-open window, so you can roll up on your flyest trike and get those McNuggs to-go.
Fisher Price Fun with Food Egg Set
You can't make an omelet without cracking a few plastic eggs. Oh wait, you can't make an omelet with this set, either.
Barbie Magic Color Change Party Set
Proving that nobody throws a party like Barbara Millicent Roberts, this psychedelic tea set turns hot pink when you submerge it in ice water. The only thing trippier is the fact that vintage sets are going for $170 on Amazon.
Playskool Magic Smoking Grill
Unlike Dad, you never burned the burgers. (Remember the fake smoke and sizzling sounds?!)
Dairy Queen Play Set
Looking back, this was actually a pretty sick and twisted gift to give a kid—"Brittany, a plastic Buster Bar has way less sugar than the real thing, and it will never melt on Mommy's tufted white Shabby Chic sofa!"—but we loved it anyway.
Doctor Dreadful Zombie Lab
It's no wonder why zombies love brains—turns out they're delicious!
The Original Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
Sure, you cranked that thing constantly, only to scrape out dregs of ice particles from Snoopy's doghouse, but there's something undeniably charming about having dessert with the Peanuts gang. (Surprise: It's still sold in stores and online.)
Play-Doh Fun with Food Fixin' Fridge
This was the excuse for that kid who always tried to lick Play-Doh to do so openly, since this fridge popped open to include molds and other tools that you could use to make ice cream, candy, spaghetti or even a rib-eye steak.
Fisher-Price Fun with Food Skillet Set
The plastic waffles taste just like Eggo! (We kid. Mostly. Don't eat plastic, kids.)
McDonald's Happy Meal Maker Snack Set
With these burger, fry and drink machines, you too could make expiration-date-defying treats!
Cooking with Alf Puppet
If anyone knows 100 ways to grill a cat, it's Alf. This puppet was originally sold at Burger King, but you can pick one up for anywhere from $7 to $200 on Amazon.
Quints Kitchen and Patio Play Set
Hey, you're a busy mom (or dad) of five finger-sized dolls, and you need to be able to cook them all individualized meals on your five-burner stove, which is color-coded to match your five kids' numbered diapers, of course.
Fisher Price Kitchen
IKEA could take notes from this 1980s wonder, which combined everything from the oven to a fridge (with an ice machine, naturally) in just a few square feet of space.
Candace Braun Davison writes, edits, and produces lifestyle content that ranges from celebrity features to roll-up-your-sleeves DIYs, all while relentlessly pursuing the noblest of causes: the quest for the world's best chocolate chip cookie.
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