Pictured here is the handmade, wood-fired brick oven at the Back Alley Bakery in Hastings, Neb. It cooks bread at 600 degrees, giving it a crunchy, light brown crust. (Martin Wells)

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Pictured here is the handmade, wood-fired brick oven at the Back Alley Bakery in Hastings, Neb. It cooks bread at 600 degrees, giving it a crunchy, light brown crust.

Credit: Martin Wells