Some (most?) also have a dough setting. They’ll mix, knead, and let the dough rise (warmed, usually) for you, and notify you when they’re done. You can get about 80-90% of the way to the results of a fully manual process by doing that, then baking, especially if you’re making a fairly plain loaf. The bake is where bread machines fall short (in my experience) so doing just that part in the oven bridges most of the gap. Easy clean up, low effort, good results.