Baken

Baken

Clark Wimberly
Baken Screenshot

What is it?
An oven calculator for cooking multiple dishes at once without burning your house down. It does the thermal physics math your brain refuses to do when you’re trying to get Thanksgiving dinner on the table simultaneously.

Why did you build it?
Because every year I’d stare at the oven like it personally wronged me, trying to figure out if a 375° turkey and 400° casserole could coexist. Spoiler: they can, you just need math. Or this app.

Any challenges or tips?
Turns out ovens are chaotic systems and home cooks have strong opinions. The hardest part was making the UI simple enough that someone mid-cooking-panic could actually use it.

Any plans to monetize or launch?
It’s free because nobody should have to pay to avoid kitchen fires. Maybe I’ll add a smoke alarm integration as a premium feature. Kidding. Mostly.