Every Steel Cucine range cooker can be specified with a gas hob, a full induction hob, or a mixed hob — and this decision affects your kitchen's electrical and gas requirements as much as it affects how you cook, so it's worth getting right before you order.

Gas (part of Dual Fuel) gives you an open flame with instant, visible control — turn the knob and the heat responds immediately. It works with any pan, including cast iron, copper and thin aluminium woks, and it's still the most popular choice for UK range cookers because it pairs gas responsiveness on top with even electric heat in the oven below. Steel Cucine's brass burners are engineered to be around 60% more efficient than the standard aluminium burners found on most competing cookers, so you get a hotter, more consistent flame from a smaller gas draw.

Induction heats the pan directly through electromagnetic energy rather than heating the hob surface, so it's faster to boil, safer (the surface stays cool to the touch), and easier to keep clean since nothing burns onto a flat glass surface. The trade-off is that it only works with magnetic cookware — cast iron and most stainless steel are fine, but pure copper, aluminium and some non-stick pans won't heat at all, so it's worth checking your existing pan collection first. Steel Cucine's induction hobs include flexible zones that merge two rings into one large surface for griddles, fish kettles or a big roasting tray. Oxford and Enfasi Mistral models go further with All-Flex Induction, where every zone is flexible.

Mixed Hob combines brass gas burners with a dedicated electric zone — either an electric frytop (for searing, frying and teppanyaki-style cooking) or an electric barbecue plate — each independently controlled so you can use half the surface or all of it. It's a genuinely useful middle ground if you cook a lot of stir-fry, pancakes or griddled food and don't want to dedicate hob space and a separate appliance to it.
Before you decide, check three things at home: whether your kitchen has (or can have) mains gas, whether your consumer unit can support a dedicated induction circuit (typically 32-40A), and what your existing cookware is made from. A qualified Gas Safe registered engineer is a legal requirement for any gas hob connection in the UK, and induction hobs need a dedicated electrical circuit fitted by a qualified electrician — both are worth confirming with your installer before you finalise a hob configuration. Full technical specifications for every hob type are on our FAQ page, and you can see gas, induction and mixed hob configurations running side by side across the full range cooker collection.