What you don’t want in a bread maker is a huge, bulky appliance you’ll never use. So luckily this device is compact and smart, and doesn’t take up too much space on the counter. It has more ...

[Panagiotis] decided to modify an off-the-shelf bread maker to enable remote control via the Internet. [Panagiotis] had to remove pretty much all of the original control circuitry for this device.

It’s compact, too, so there’s less cleanup. Plus, in addition to time and effort, a bread maker can save you money. A decent loaf of bread now costs anywhere from $4 to $8 at the grocery store.

Your bread maker will be designed to handle specific ... fares well in a larger machine may not work as well in a more ...