This is a good hob and turns out to be better than the next most expensive one, but we had to phone up for info as AO and Zanussi websites confusing. It has 4 rings, easy touch controls, safety cut off. When you turn it off, it indicates still hot with an 'H' by the appropriate ring. Two of the rings have a double heat zone - back right has large oval and round, front left has concentric round ones for smaller and large pans. Only criticism is that there is no 'beep' from the rings when you turn them on or change heat, which we had on the previous hob (it does beep when you turn the hob on and off).