An oven, particularly a household baking oven, comprising - an oven compartment defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls (11a, 11b), - an oven door closing the oven compartment at a front opening, and - a heating element arranged on a top side of the oven compartment, preferably in parallel to the top wall, for top heat food preparation, in particular for baking, for roasting, for broiling, for frying and/or for grilling, the heating element comprising at least a first loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater, particularly of tubular design, and a second loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater, particularly of tubular design, wherein each of the first loop-shaped heating rod and the second loop-shaped heating rod is designed as a single-loop unit of at least essentially rectangular loop shape, the first loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular first area and the second loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular second area, wherein the at least essentially rectangular first area is larger than the at least essentially rectangular second area and wherein the at least essentially rectangular second area is preferably kept free from heating element sections or components, characterized in that the first loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater is operable with an electrical power having a value of between 50% to 80%, preferably of between 55% and 70%, more preferably of about 60%, in relation to the second loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater. - an oven compartment defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls (11a, 11b), - an oven door closing the oven compartment at a front opening, and - a heating element arranged on a top side of the oven compartment, preferably in parallel to the top wall, for top heat food preparation, in particular for baking, for roasting, for broiling, for frying and/or for grilling, the heating element comprising at least a first loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater, particularly of tubular design, and a second loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater, particularly of tubular design, wherein each of the first loop-shaped heating rod and the second loop-shaped heating rod is designed as a single-loop unit of at least essentially rectangular loop shape, the first loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular first area and the second loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular second area, wherein the at least essentially rectangular first area is larger than the at least essentially rectangular second area and wherein the at least essentially rectangular second area is preferably kept free from heating element sections or components, characterized in that the first loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater is operable with an electrical power having a value of between 50% to 80%, preferably of between 55% and 70%, more preferably of about 60%, in relation to the second loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater. wherein each of the first loop-shaped heating rod and the second loop-shaped heating rod is designed as a single-loop unit of at least essentially rectangular loop shape, the first loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular first area and the second loop-shaped heating rod framing an at least essentially rectangular second area, wherein the at least essentially rectangular first area is larger than the at least essentially rectangular second area and wherein the at least essentially rectangular second area is preferably kept free from heating element sections or components, characterized in that the first loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater is operable with an electrical power having a value of between 50% to 80%, preferably of between 55% and 70%, more preferably of about 60%, in relation to the second loop-shaped heating rod or resistance heater.