Bread has been made in wood-fired ovens for millennia and many people, ourselves included, believe that bread baked like this tastes infinitely better than anything else. The moist air inside the oven helps to develop delicious, chewy crusts whilst the hot oven floor gives a beautiful finish to breads cooked directly on it. Once you’ve tried baking bread in your wood-fired oven it will be very difficult to settle for store-bought loaves. Fresh yeast is used in most of these recipes; if you prefer to use dried yeast simply use half the amount specified.