# Pooled Baking

Master baker-authorized `Baker`contracts can pool deposits to bake `$BREAD` .  This is the same technical mechanism that's used in the "Pre-Deposit Vaults".

Pooled Baking via `Baker` contracts is the **only** way to mint new `$BREAD`  after the maxBake cap has been hit.

* This allows users to all get the same price
* The pooled baking contract can execute the baking according to predetermined rules, such as time, target amount of `$BERA` raised, or others
* Pooled baking can also implement WLs
* In the future, Pooled Baking may be incentivized via various mechanisms (e.g. RFA)

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