A bread machine, or bread maker
A breadmaking machine with freshly baked bread
A bread making machine or bread maker is a home appliance for baking bread. It consists of a bread pan (or "tin") with a paddle mounted in the center, in a small special-purpose oven, with a control panel. While most bread machines have different cycles for different kinds of dough (including straight white bread, whole grain, European-style (sometimes labelled "French"), and dough-only (for pizza dough and shaped loaves baked in the oven), many also have a timer to allow the bread machine to activate without operator attendance, and some high-end models allow the user to program a custom cycle.