Door and method of connecting components of a door for a cooking appliance

An outer door assembly for an oven, comprising:

• a skin;
• a panel disposed between a cooking cavity of the oven and the skin;
• an insulation arrangement disposed between the panel and the skin, the insulation arrangement including an adhesive disposed on a surface of the insulation arrangement operably coupling the skin with the panel;
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• a bonding feature at an outer edge of the insulation arrangement proximate notches defined in the insulation arrangement.

A method of assembling a door of an oven, comprising:

• coupling an insulation arrangement with a skin of said door via a first adhesive disposed on a first surface of the insulation arrangement, the insulation arrangement defining a plurality of notches at an outer edge of the insulation arrangement;
• applying a bonding feature adjacent the outer edge of the insulation arrangement to the skin adjacent the insulation arrangement for forming a permanent bond between the skin and a panel of said door when the panel engages the bonding feature, wherein the plurality of notches allow an area of the skin adhering to the insulation arrangement to be maximized to provide heat resistivity to said door;
• and
• coupling the insulation arrangement with the panel via a second adhesive disposed on a second surface of the insulation arrangement, opposite the first surface, to bond the skin with the panel while the permanent bond cures.