5 Best Dual-Fuel Ranges, According to Rigorous Testing

Our pros love the Dacor Transitional Dual Fuel Range's easy-to-use control panel and intuitive interface. We also appreciate the large knobs that are backlit and easy to grab and the smooth glide of the oven's two roll-out racks.

It's also an attractive range: It has a beautiful design that is very sleek with brass covers for the burners. The six gas burners range from 16,000 to 22,000 BTUs, so it packs some serious power.

This model excelled at our oven heat-distribution tests, evenly toasting bread on both the bake and broil settings. When testing the steam function, we found that our salmon skin got nice and crispy while the flesh remained very moist.

To test Dacor's Dual 4-Part Pure Convection function, which claims that the convection oven won't transfer flavor, we baked sugar cookies and two heads of garlic side by side on the same rack. And we can confirm that the claim is accurate: The sugar cookies didn't taste like garlic.

Though we noted that the self-clean function was neither noisy nor smelly, we also found that it didn't clean as well as some other models' do, and this oven has a lot of small crevices and grooves that make it tricky to clean.

Dual-fuel ranges tend to be somewhat expensive, but this model from ZLINE is one of the most affordable models we've tested. The Professional Autograph Edition Dual Fuel Range comes in various colorways and sizes, but we tested the 36-inch model with mixed metals: stainless steel, a matte white oven door and gold accents.

In our Lab testing, the six-burner cooktop — with burners ranging from 1,000 to 18,000 BTUs of power — boiled a large pot of water quickly and kept a small saucepan of water at very consistent simmer. The oven received high marks in heat distribution, toasting bread to an even golden brown and baking cakes well.

Though the oven door is on the smaller side, we found it easy to monitor our food through the window. One caveat: The range's gold knobs were a bit difficult to read, and the oven racks required some finessing to remove from and insert into the oven.

If you're looking for a sleek, professional-style range with best-tested performance, this 5 Series Dual Fuel Range from Viking is a great choice. It comes in two configurations: the VDR5366B with six burners and the VDR5364G with four burners and a griddle top in the middle. It's also available in 16 different colors so you can customize it to fit your kitchen.

We tested the powerful six-burner model, and it boiled water quickly and kept a pretty consistent simmer over time. Cake baked very evenly in this oven, and steak was nicely browned after being broiled. We found that the self-cleaning function worked well, and it only needed light scrubbing and a wipe after the cycle finished. The grates fit over the individual burners, so the range is easy to clean too.

The knobs are brightly lit and labeled in a contrasting color, so they're very easy to read. However, there’s no audible cue to indicate that the oven is done preheating — though a blue light does turn on.

Like ranges in many professional kitchens, this model has no digital interface or timer function, so if you’re looking for something with more smart-feature bells and whistles, this might not be the range for you.

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Wolf's Dual Fuel line comes in 30- and 36-inch sizes with one oven and 48- and 60-inch models with two ovens. All models offer an option to select a colored accent oven door for a dose of design in your kitchen.

In our Lab, we recently tested the 30-inch model. Though it has fewer burners — just four — than many other ranges we tested, we like the mix of power levels, which run from 9,200 BTUs for gently simmering to 20,000 BTUs for quickly boiling. This model is a great match for someone looking for additional cooking guidance as it features "gourmet chef assistance," a function that offers up to 50 cooking presets like prime rib or pie.

The oven performed well in our heat-distribution testing. It toasted bread and baked cookies evenly, and it nicely broiled up a steak with even browning. But we did find that the cakes that we baked on regular bake and convection bake weren't as evenly cooked as those from similar ovens.

One great advantage? The self-clean function was very easy to use: There wasn't much residue left to wipe away once the oven had finished the cycle. The cleaning test is often our most cumbersome, but this Wolf made it a breeze.

This innovative 48-inch model combines two electric side-by-side ovens and a stovetop featuring four gas burners and four induction burners. Though this is the only range on this list that we haven't tested yet, we have tested two high-performing Fisher & Paykel induction ranges in our Lab in the last three years. We also evaluated this model in the Fisher & Paykel New York Experience Center.

The two ovens — the main cavity is 4.8 cu. ft., and the secondary is 2.1 cu. ft — operate independently. The 48" induction range we recently tested boasts the same oven configuration. The main oven performed well, but we used the small cavity far less due to its small capacity. We found the main oven to be very powerful in our tests: The convection bake setting slightly over-baked cake. But cookies baked up evenly, and the broil function turned out a nice, juicy steak.

While this model does have a hefty price tag, it's a versatile range that delivers both a gas and an induction cooktop. It's also a great pick if you entertain a lot thanks to its size, with eight burners and two ovens.