@snowwhitegehrig that's great to hear. It's Sofia by the way rather than Sophia...Thanks for the kudos. I personally have had the dual fuel range since 2016 and love it and fortunately have not had any issues with it. This was my first range that had a gas cooktop so it took some adjusting but I really fell in love with the fact that all the burners were the same spec and could do full power or low simmer on each allowing me to cook what I want, how I want, where I want. It's also my partner's favorite piece in our kitchen. However, if I were to replace it, I would definitely want to try induction next. There's something visceral and primal about cooking over an open flame however I anticipate that the move to induction would garner, a) quicker, easier cleanup and less smelliness if something spills over, b) more instantaneous control over temperature, c) way more power available (boiling in seconds rather than minutes). The one drawback I would see is that a gas cooktop will stand up to more abuse...a pot dropped too hard or maybe even a spice bottle dropped at the right angle could damage the glass. But, I'm always up for trying something new. Induction is the way of the future I suspect...many areas / states are starting to ban gas in new construction so...

I bought an induction cooktop because of all the rave reviews on this site. It was a great decision, and I love using it. There isn't anything that my gas range could do that my induction cannot..... well, except maybe char peppers or work in a power outage. The induction cooktop does the low end so much better than my gas. I can put chocolate on to melt and walk away. My hollandaise does not turn into scrambled eggs. On the other end, water boils so much quicker than with gas. Taking a pan off my cooktop does not shut it down immediately either. I believe I have a couple of minutes in which to return to pan to the cooktop to resume cooking. Cleaning it is also such a dream. No more lifting grates, and no more burnt on anything, I bought a portable unit to "test drive" before I got my cooktop, but keep in mind that the portables are only going to give you a taste of what the cooktops are like. Sort of like deciding whether you like the ride of a Mercedes S class based on taking a Smart car out for a test drive.

I have the 36" dual fuel. See my post here: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/fulgor-milano-range-dsvw-vd~4270192?n=5

Since folks occasionally come across this thread, perhaps it's time for a 2023 update. Bosch Bosch has released a new "Pro" model in their 800 series line. The 800 Series Induction freestanding range (model number HIS8055U has front control knobs, but a rather small oven at 3.9 CuFt. While it does check my boxes for individual burner controls, preferably knobs, there's a few things to note: Oven size is rather small No bridge burner While Bosch themselves don't list out the wattage of each burner, it is a 40A circuit, so it may be a little less power than the Miele, Wolf or Fulgor Milano And this is a rumor and something I heard on a few appliance review videos, but unable to confirm: This product is the Smeg cooktop. If so, the burner power would be two burners at 3,000 W and two at 1,400 W. Which is indeed quite a bit less than the other top choices I had listed in the original post So overall it may look great, has front control knobs for each individual burner, but it may not have the power and/or reliability of the Bosch Benchmark slide-in induction range. Thermador They have been known for their "Freedom Induction Cooktop", especially in the 36" version. There are no truly dedicated burners, but a large "flex zone" on both the left and right side that are each powered by two separate inductors. You can use each zone as two individual burners or as one large cooking zone. You can slide pots and pans around over the entire zone and with several different programming options, it will remember your setting and transfer it to wherever you move the pan. Or you can set it to be in incrementally lower power settings front to back. So it can be on 9 at the front, 7 in the middle, 5 further back, etc.... Sear and just slide it back to lower the power setting. Extremely high tech and super impressive. So now Thermador has released this in a 30" induction range. The Thermador Liberty® Induction Professional Range 30'' Pro Harmony® (that's a mouthful) with model number PRI30LBHU is a sleek looking cooking range, with an impressively capable induction cooktop. What stood out to me: The Liberty or Freedom cooktop is phenomenally flexible, powerful and high tech. A little overwhelmingly high-tech even However, in a 30" range, it seems a little small. While the entire glass cooktop is 22 1/2" deep, a large section in the front is taken up by the controls. Based on some initial measurements, that means the flex zone cooking surface is only about 15 1/2" to 16" deep. I have to find one in person to confirm that, but based on images and scale, that's it came out to. Sounds awfully small to me And, for me, the biggest sticking point is the lack of individual burner control. On the 36" version there is a very sleek looking control panel that is very intuitive with a slider control. On the 30" version, it looks very much like the Bosch controls and hence not my personal favorite. But it may work for you All that being said, it's probably been the most exciting release in the 30" induction range world for the last year. The images attached are the size of the Thermador cooktop and the comparison the controls of the 30" Liberty range vs the 36" Freedom cooktop Other updates Dacor Has completely abandoned and discontinued the 30" induction range Fisher & Paykel Someone did point out that DCS sold the household appliance brand F&P to Haier. Which is a Chinese conglomerate that owns GE Appliances, Hoover, Hotpoint, Sanyo and a few other brands. I have not necessarily heard anything bad about F&P and know several folks have purchased F&P 9 series Classic models since they come in different colors to match your desired interior Fulgor Milano They seem to be more prevalent now than they were when I wrote the original article. And many people are quite impressed and happy with the quality. One re-occurring comment I see is that the oven seems to indicate that the preheat is complete, while the temperature is not fully distributed throughout the oven cavity yet. Especially in simple bake mode. The workaround seems to be to preheat with a convection mode to ensure the entire oven cavity is heated through and then switch back to the preferred baking mode. A bit of a workaround, but it that's the only complaint, I think it remains a strong top contender GE Cafe and Profile No major updates Miele Likewise no significant updates. The induction range is still on version 3 and remains equally impressive as it was when I posted the original article. Wolf Only has released a style update with a different oven door handle. Wait times seem to have gone down, but no feature or other technical updates As far as I know those are the updates I was able to find, so I hope this helps those continuing to shop around