An oven (1, 82, 125, 151, 184, 186, 219) with an input station (19, 112, 155, 190, 225), a baking chamber (21, 116, 130, 154, 206, 224), an output station (18, 111, 157, 191, 226), a baking surface arranged along a circulation path passing through the baking chamber (21, 116, 130, 154, 206, 224) and a conveying apparatus (4, 84, 126, 159, 171, 192) for the baking surface, wherein a baking zone (22, 23, 117, 118, 156, 207, 208) which is provided with induction heating is provided in the baking chamber (21, 116, 130, 154, 206, 224), at least one inductor (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 71, 77, 119, 120, 121, 122, 139, 140, 179, 180, 209, 210, 217, 218, 228) being provided in said baking zone, said inductor being arranged parallel to the circulation path of the baking surface and extending along the circulation path, and said inductor producing a magnetic field which extends over the circulation path and which inductively heats the baking surface without any contact, wherein the baking surface consists of baking plates which are configured as susceptor plates (24, 38, 70, 76, 98, 102, 137, 138, 220) which may be heated inductively without any contact, wherein the inductor (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 71, 77, 119, 120, 121, 122, 139, 140, 179, 180, 209, 210, 217, 218, 228) is provided as an elongated inductor (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 71, 77, 119, 120, 121, 122, 139, 140, 179, 180, 209, 210, 217, 218, 228) which extends along the circulation path over a plurality of baking plates and which produces a large-area, broad magnetic field which extends along the circulation path over a plurality of baking plates and which simultaneously inductively heats a plurality of baking plates which are configured as susceptor plates (24, 38, 70, 76, 98, 102, 137, 138, 220) without any contact, wherein the induction heating in each baking zone (22, 23, 117, 118, 156, 207, 208) provides at least one elongated inductor (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 71, 77, 119, 120, 121, 122, 139, 140, 179, 180, 209, 210, 217, 218, 228) which extends along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates and which produces a broad magnetic field which extends along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates and which simultaneously inductively heats a plurality of baking plates which are configured as susceptor plates (24, 38, 70, 76, 98, 102, 137, 220) without any contact, characterised - in that the baking plates comprise upper and lower baking plates, - in that baking tongs comprising upper and lower tong parts are provided, and in that the upper and lower baking plates are contained or received in the upper and lower tong parts of the baking tongs, - and in that the elongated inductor (63, 139, 140) comprises two or more inductor bars (64, 139a, 140a) which are arranged adjacent to one another, which extend along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates and which run parallel to one another, - and in that each inductor which extends along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates is arranged horizontally in the oven and is fastened in a vertically adjustable manner to the frame of the oven. - in that the baking plates comprise upper and lower baking plates, - in that baking tongs comprising upper and lower tong parts are provided, and in that the upper and lower baking plates are contained or received in the upper and lower tong parts of the baking tongs, - and in that the elongated inductor (63, 139, 140) comprises two or more inductor bars (64, 139a, 140a) which are arranged adjacent to one another, which extend along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates and which run parallel to one another, - and in that each inductor which extends along the circulation path of the baking plates over a plurality of baking plates is arranged horizontally in the oven and is fastened in a vertically adjustable manner to the frame of the oven.