"Pellets" are particular cylinder-shaped pressed pieces of wood sawdust, without the addition of adhesives. Basically, pellet ovens run on the most traditional fuel for cooking: wood.
This type of oven, however, produces very little smoke and fume, and since the pellets have a low moisture content inside, they also provide a high heat output.
The wood pellet oven, unlike the typical operation of wood-fired models, allows for easier flame and temperature control.
Indeed, pellets are basically biomass, i.e. organic matter, hence more environmentally friendly than gas, as they are not a fossil fuel, and allow for more eco-friendly combustion.
The advantages of using a wood pellet oven are numerous:
For proper cooking of food on pellet ovens, the choice of the right fuel is also crucial.
In fact, pizza ovens must only be fuelled by pellets derived from virgin wood, without bark, paraffin and adhesives. Before purchasing it, it is ver important to make sure that it is certified, so as to be sure that it does not contain any substances that may contaminate food.