Thank you dagogo. I will look at both of those

These 30" induction cooktops have large burners at the left front:

• Fulgor Milano F7IT30S1 (11" burner, $1499)
• Electrolux EW30IC60LS (10")
• Hestan KIC30BK
• Miele KM6365

These 36" induction cooktops have large burners at the left front:

• Electrolux EW36IC60LS (11", $1979)
• Fulgor Milano F7IT36S1 (11", $1999)
• Hestan KIC36BK

I have the wolf 36”. I am also left handed. I love the fact that 4 hobs are the same size and I can place most of my pans anywhere I choose. The large hob on the right is not an issue at all. Since there are no hobs in front - no interference from other pans stirring with my left hand. Highly recommend the cooktop and in the US quite a bit less than Miele when I purchased almost 5 years ago. Not sure about Canada.

Thank you wdcruise! I will look look at these. The Miele 6365 is definitely on my list. I prefer a 36” only because my current one is this size but to be honest I don’t think I need five burners.

Kim, I have the Wolf priced out for us also. It works out to be in the same price range as the Miele. But I loved the white display panel on the Wolf vs the Miele‘s red lights that have to be turned on. Seems very easy to use.

The Wolf 36" also has the bridging function on the left, so in fact your largest hobs (with two - four 8" hobs bridged) would be on your left. That, combined with the fact that you can put a relatively small pan on the 11" hob on the right, should give you a lot of flexibility for left vs right.

So far any pan that works on the 8” works on the 11”. I found Wolf to have the best pot recognition flexibility.

So can you put a 12” on a smaller hob?

You can - how efficient and effective it cooks will depend on what type of pan (heat distribution) and what you are cooking. I would not put one there unless I need 2 12” pans at the same time and might consider bridging two of the hobs for better coverage of the pan. Over subscribing a hob doesn’t cause an error (at least on the Wolf) - but it may impact how well foods cook.

I've put a large pan on a small hob (on a Wolf) and it works fine if you're keeping a fully cooked soup warm, or cooking vegetables that you're stirring frequently. However, if you're trying to get a good sear on fish or meat and you have filled the entire pan all the way to the edges, you may not get an even sear. Haven't tried that, though.

The only time I had a problem with a bigger pan on a smaller hob was making caramel. The pan was just slightly larger than the hob (it extended beyond the hob about 1/2 inch all the way around). The sugar would dissolve initially but then crystallize out at the edges. Moving the pan to a larger hob solved the problem.

Thank you repac