Brick Oven

• Brick ovens require special installation by a builder if you intend to place one in your kitchen. These units resemble a dome assembled from firebricks. Brick ovens are often referred to as "Pompeii ovens" by professionals and get their look from the fire-red bricks used in their construction. Brick ovens heat at exceptionally high temperatures and can be wood-burning or gas units, depending on the setup of your kitchen. For indoor use, brick ovens require extensive ventilation. You can also install these units outdoors, which would eliminate the ventilation requiremen.
  
  

Wood-Burning Oven

• Wood-burning pizza ovens work just like they sound -- by burning wood. These ovens provide a smoky flavor and intense heat by burning wood logs over extended periods of time. Wood-burning ovens are typically constructed from brick but also can be built into a fireplace or concrete unit. Just like brick ovens, wood-burning ovens require extensive ventilation and professional installation for home use, but you can also install them outdoors.
  
  

Countertop Units

• Spinning countertop units are specifically designed for home use. You can purchase these units at home goods or grocery stores, and they fit on a countertop without taking up much space. These units cook both frozen and fresh pizzas by spinning a pizza pan under an intense heat source. Because only portions of the pizza are heated as they come under the heat source, the pizza does not end up with a crispy crust. Some units are limited in the size of pizzas that they can heat; therefore, cooking for large crowds means taking time to heat each pizza.
  
  

Convection or Home-Range Oven

• A home range is suitable for creating pizzas at home without the additional purchase of a pizza oven. Convection ovens work well for creating pizzas because their built-in fan units heat pizzas evenly, making sure that the cheese on the top melts before the crust on the bottom burns. You can still use a regular range -- without a convection oven -- to cook pizzas, but you should use an aerated pizza pan to make sure that the crust cooks evenly and does not burn before the top of the pizza has cooked through.