Bake your own loaves with 40% off a Dash bread maker

SAVE 40%: For aspiring chefs and casual consumers alike, the Dash Everyday Bread Maker is on sale at Amazon for just $71.40 as of Jan. 26. It normally costs $119.99, so that's a discount of $48.59.

Have you ever looked at the ingredient list of your average pre-packaged loaf of bread? There's a lot going on beyond your requisite salt, flour, and yeast. But mystery ingredients aren't a concern when you have full control over the entire process, from dough formula to baking time. With a bread maker, you can customize recipes, schedule loaves, and control portions — the sky's the limit. Love herbs? Throw some rosemary in the mix for a fancy loaf. Prefer your bread light and fluffy? Substitute milk for water in your recipe as desired.

The Dash Everyday Bread Maker will accommodate all these modifications — it's an all-in-one unit that mixes, kneads, lets rise, and bakes for you. Choose from 12 presets including artisan, gluten-free, whole wheat, and cake, or you can simply choose size, crust color, and mix-ins, then press start. Automatic Ingredient Drop will even add the mix-ins at set intervals for you, so you don't have to hover over the bread maker waiting for the right time to throw in your chopped walnuts.

The bread maker's delay timer will also put off the baking for up to 13 hours, in case you want fresh bread in the morning (and you have the luxury of sleeping a whole 10 hours).