A carrier for preparing dough products, in particular baking bread products, in an oven, the carrier comprising:
- a series of containers arranged mutually spaced apart and arranged in series along a first direction, wherein each container of the series of containers comprises a bottom wall and a side wall to provide a cavity for holding dough portions, wherein the bottom wall of each container extends substantially parallel to the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
- wherein the series of containers comprises at least a first and second container at opposite ends of the series along the first direction,
- one or more inner air flow regions each extending between the side walls of a pair of neighboring containers of the series of containers to, at least during use, allow a substantially vertical flow of air through the carrier between the side walls of said neighboring containers,
- an inner surface area defined as an air permeable surface area of a cross-section through one of the inner air flow regions with a smallest air permeable surface area of any cross-section through any of the inner air flow regions in a respective plane that extends parallel to the first and second directions,
- a frame that is attached to the series of containers and that comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface for contacting a further carrier or a wall of the oven along the first direction, wherein the first contact surface is spaced apart from the side wall of the first container and extends substantially parallel to the second direction, wherein the second contact surface is spaced apart from the side wall of the second container and extends substantially parallel to the second direction,
- a first virtual plane substantially perpendicular to the first direction and that extends through the first contact surface,
- a first outer air flow region extending between the side wall of the first container and the first virtual plane to, at least during use, allow a substantially vertical flow of air through the carrier adjacent to the side wall of the first container,
- a first outer surface area defined as an air permeable surface area of a cross-section through the first outer air flow region with a smallest air permeable surface area of any cross-section through the first outer air flow region in a respective plane that extends parallel to the first and second directions,
- a second virtual plane substantially perpendicular to the first direction and that extends through the second contact surface,
- a second outer air flow region extending between the side wall of the second container and the second virtual plane to, at least during use, allow a substantially vertical flow of air through the carrier adjacent to the side wall of the second container, and
- a second outer surface area defined as an air permeable surface area of a cross-section through the second outer air flow region with a smallest air permeable surface area of any cross-section through the second outer air flow region in a respective plane that extends parallel to the first and second directions, and
- wherein a sum of the first and second outer surface areas is in a range from 0.8 to 1.2 times the inner surface area.