Traditionally, pizza ovens are fired with wood. The clocks in Italy tick differently when it comes to preparing and cooking food, because Italians take things more slowly. Food, its preparation, and conviviality enjoy a high priority. In a wood-fired pizza oven, the fire is first lit, then stoked, after which the crackling and the smell spreads through the room. Half an hour later the oven is then at temperature and baking can begin. The commercial pizza ovens reach temperatures around 400 degrees, so that many pizzas can be baked during working hours, even if the embers are already cleared, bread can still be baked in the pizza oven.
Wood firing is therefore the most original way of operating a pizza oven. It requires a bit of intuition to find the right amount of wood for the desired temperature or the right time to add individual logs. But with a little experience, it's easy.