A bagel making apparatus for making bagels at home either by baking or boiling the dough. The bagel making apparatus includes a housing having a front side wall, back side wall, a top side, a top wall covering a portion of the top side, end walls, a bottom wall, an opening in the top side, and a baking chamber being disposed therein with the housing further having a water container compartment disposed therein and being accessible through the opening in the top side and with the front side wall having an opening extending therethrough into the baking chamber of the housing; and also includes a lid having a main wall, side walls, and end walls, one of the end walls being hingedly attached to the back side wall with the lid being closeable over the opening in the top side with the lid further having a plurality of apertures being spaced apart and extending through the main wall and further having a handle securely attached to the other of the end walls; and further includes a drawer-like tray support member being slidable into the baking chamber through the opening in the front side wall; and also includes tray members being removably supported upon the drawer-like tray support member; and further includes a heating assembly for heating the baking chamber and the water container compartment for making bagels; and also includes a bagel hole maker for making holes in the bagels.