Jenn Air Oblivion Flex ?

With a range being deeper front-to-back than most induction cooktops, room for controls is available outside the surface area usually used by cooktops. In this configuration, two diagonal 12-inch hobs could fit, with small hobs filling the other diagonal.

30-inch induction ranges by Wolf have a large hob front left with a small hob rear left, and two medium hobs on the right. If one of the pans can do with less maximum power than the other, and operate somewhat offset, both pans might fit.

Thermador "Liberty" 30-inch range allows a lot of freedom for whatever you want to do on left and on right, but it is not clear to me without looking deeper whether one can control four pans independently. Best would be to take two pans to a dealer and test the range.

You didnt say what you're usually cooking when you use these large pans. Is it possible that whatever you're making in one of the skillets could be made on a griddle? You could use the bridge feature & griddle, which wouldn't crowd your 12 inch skillet. Profile/Cafe & Wolf have a bridge feature on the left & large hob on the right.

The caveat in using a griddle & bridge is, the middle of the griddle is cooler than the areas over the burners. It still cooks food, just isn't as hot. So you'll have to shuffle foods around a bit or cook the middle items a little longer.

Gaggenau and Thermador

Thanks for quick replies & suggestions! Keep them coming, the more options we can find that match our needs & budget, the better our chances of locating them at a local dealer. By way of further clarification: a diagonal configuration of two large 11" hobs will still suit our work-flow just fine: when cooking w/ two large pans we rarely have a third burner going, much less a fourth, so working across a smaller front element that is not in use is not a problem. A low-profile rectangular griddle on one side of the cooktop will not work for us as replacement for a second large skillet/pan. Since we are typically cooking large quantities, parallel pans capable of doing the same thing at the same time in equal quantities is a must (we frequently split the same dish into separate pans to finish one half for vegetarians & one half for meat eaters). Sometimes we will step down to one or two smaller 9" bottom pans (12" at opening), but they are likewise at least 1.5" deep to be able to hold larger quantities of roasted vegetables, curries, stir-fries, stews, etc. We are willing to spend a reasonable premium to get the configuration we need, but not willing to change the work-flow our cooks have honed over a combined 70+ years in the kitchen.

We used to routinely use two large pans side by side on our Miele induction range, one of the many reasons we are reluctant to switch to anything else in our new house.

I don't think anybody makes a 30 inch cooktop with two 11 inch hobs. Miele is a good suggestion, as that Flex zone looks like it could work with a 2nd huge pan. Thermador Liberty looks like the better choice -- in theory. Best to try them out to see if they suit your pan sizes.

Gaggenau 400 full surface and Thermador Freedom both use the entire surface to heat up to five pans of any size anywhere. However, the Thermador Freedom can be a bit touchy when using three large pans so you essentially can do two large pans and a smaller pan or two in different areas, but if you stack them all too close then they don't heat very well.

The drawback being they are expensive.

Both Thermador and Gaggenau are owned by Bosch (btw).

As mentioned above, the $5300 Thermador CIT30YWBB might meet your requirements as it can accept pots between 3½" and 13" in diameter. Each side of the cooktop can accept up to three pots simultaneously, but you'd have to place one of your large pots on the left-hand side and the other on the right-hand side leaving space for any additional pots directly behind them. Remember that the cooktop is only 21-1/4" deep -- and not all that space is usable -- so there wouldn't be much room for additional pots behind the two large ones. Be sure to read the User Manual including the FAQs.

The $3400 Miele KM6360 has one element for a 7"-11" pot, two elements that can be combined for a 9x15" pot, and a third element for a 4-6" pot. Could you actually fit two 14" pots on that cooktop? Dunno.