A bread maker is an electronic device that makes bread-baking easy and fast. It consists of a pan to bake the bread, with a paddle in the center to mix the ingredients. There are different methods to bake various types of dough. Earlier, bread makers didn’t succeed in giving proper shapes to bread, but recent ones make symmetrical and tasty bread. An interesting aspect here is that, even a novice can prepare the most delicious loaf of bread ever, within a short span of time. It is necessary that you be cautious while adding the ingredients for preparing the bread.Normally, manual bread-baking takes time. Say you require bread for breakfast, all you have to do is prepare the dough the day before, place it in the bread maker, set the timer and let the appliance do the rest of the job. Advanced ones allow you to set a program cycle. Machines that have longer time settings are also available. If you load the dough in the morning before you start for office, it will automatically mix the ingredients and your bread will be ready by evening, waiting for you to dig in. Freshly prepared dough can also be used to make pizzas, crusts, rolls, or baguettes.There are several advanced bread makers available in the market these days that make bread making way too easy, thus saving time and energy. These advanced appliances let you prepare bread in a variety of shapes and sizes. The programs in a bread maker are built-in and you can also witness the progress of bread making. More options are available for users in these high-end machines, and the amount of baking bread in them varies depending on the requirements. Generally, square and round shaped bread ranging from 2 to 3 pounds or more can be prepared. With everybody having varying tastes of bread, several latest bread makers allow you to bake the type and colour of bread of your choice.The recently introduced ‘steam bread makers’ bake bread using steam, thus rendering them softer and akin to that of professionally baked bread. Steam bread machines come with a recipe book along, with which you can try a variety of bread recipes. Every bread maker has its own style of preparing the bread, so you need to read the instruction book before you start working with the machine. Warranties are essential for it to replace damaged parts. In the present fast moving world, bread maker is indeed a necessary household appliance.Bread prepared by bread makers is much healthier than the commercial ones available in the market, for you never know when they were actually prepared. Also, preservatives added to preserve them for over a period of time is further hazardous to health. There’s nothing like freshly prepared bread. Their sweet aroma and softness indeed makes up for all the extra effort put in baking them.