How To Let Your Oven Fire Burn Faster After a Bake

TLDR: Move the flame closer to the mouth of the oven to feed it with more oxygen.

Let’s say you’ve finished baking your last pizza, but you still have a lot of fire left on the side of the oven. If you want to speed up the rate at which it burns, simply move the fire closer to the mouth of the oven with a rake or shovel to give it more oxygen.

Once the wood turns to ash, clean it up with a shovel and a brush, and you’re done for the night.