Cluny, Macon, Citeaux, Chemin or Bussy: which Lacanche is right for you?

The first Lacanche range cookers were made in 1796, for the restaurants and hotels of post-Revolutionary France. More than two centuries later, they're still made by hand in the same Burgundy village, and each one is built to order, for professional kitchens and home kitchens alike. Every panel is coated in enamel three times and fired at 850ºC, so the colour stays deep and glossy for decades.

The Classic range has over twenty models, and a metre is the size most of our customers choose. At that width, the choice comes down to two cookers. The Macon is our best-selling Lacanche, with two main ovens and a smaller third oven with its own grill. The Cluny has two equal ovens side by side and two storage drawers beneath, in a perfectly symmetrical design. If you have more room, the Citeaux and the Chemin are our most popular larger models, and both add a low-temperature simmer oven and space on the hob for a plancha or a chargrill. For a 90cm space, the Bussy is the one our customers choose most often.

You’ll find the full Lacanche range, with prices, on our Lacanche range cookers page, and more on cooking with one, read about the benefits of a Lacanche range cooker.

Lacanche Cluny

The Cluny is the cooker that began the Lacanche range, and its perfect symmetry is a big part of its appeal: two generous ovens side by side, with two deep drawers beneath for roasting tins and baking trays. If you love the look of a classic French range and want two full-size ovens, the Cluny is the one for you.

You can choose between two kinds of electric oven, static or fan, and every electric oven comes with its own grill. Food cooks quickly in a fan oven, and a static oven is ideal for baking and slow cooking, so one of each is a good combination. Gas ovens are available too, if you prefer.

On top, choose five open brass burners, from a powerful 5kW burner big enough for a 40cm casserole down to a gentle one for sauces; four burners around a cast-iron simmer plate, where you slide a pan towards the edge to bring it down to a simmer; or a five-zone induction hob, worked with the same Lacanche knobs.

The Cluny is a metre wide. The Lacanche Cluny dual fuel, with a gas hob, starts from £5,860, and the all-electric Lacanche Cluny induction from £7,090. There's one on display at our Woodstock showroom, so do come and see it.

Lacanche Macon

The Macon is our best-selling Lacanche. It's the same width as the Cluny, with the same choice of hobs, and in place of one of the Cluny's drawers there's a third oven with its own grill. If you cook a lot and tend to have lots of different dishes on the go at once, the Macon is the one for you.

On a busy evening, you can brown a gratin or warm the plates in the third oven while both main ovens are full. It's smaller than the main ovens, but the same trays and racks fit it, so you won't need a separate set.

The two main ovens are the same as the Cluny's, each gas or electric with its own grill. On top, choose five open brass burners, four burners around a cast-iron simmer plate, or a five-zone induction hob.

The Macon is a metre wide. The Lacanche Macon dual fuel, with a gas hob, starts from £6,330, and the all-electric Lacanche Macon induction from £7,720.

Lacanche Citeaux

For a larger kitchen, the Citeaux is a metre and a half of serious cooking, and it's one of the two larger Lacanche cookers our customers choose most. If you have the room and love to cook for a crowd, it's well worth a look.

There are three ovens across the front. In the centre is a wide main oven, gas or electric, big enough for the Christmas turkey. On the left is a tall electric oven with its own grill, and on the right is a simmer oven, set at a low temperature for warming plates and holding dishes until everyone sits down. You can even set it low enough to dry tomatoes and mushrooms. If you'd rather have another full oven, it can be specified as a second tall electric oven instead.

The hob is where you have the most choice. Start with three or four open brass burners, three burners with a cast-iron simmer plate, or three induction zones, then add two more elements alongside: a plancha for drop scones at breakfast and seared fish at supper, perhaps, or a chargrill, a multi-cooker for steaming and pasta, or extra burners. The traditional hob, with its simmer plate, and a plancha alongside is a combination our customers love.

The Citeaux is 1505mm wide and available for natural gas, LPG or all-electric, with gas or induction on the hob. The Lacanche Citeaux Classic 1505mm starts from £10,770.

Lacanche Chemin

The Chemin is our customers' other favourite larger Lacanche, and if you love the Macon but have more room, it's the one to look at. At 1.4 metres, it has everything the Macon has – two main ovens and a third oven with its own grill – plus a tall simmer oven for warming plates and slow cooking. That's four ovens in all, and if you'd rather have another full oven, the simmer oven can be specified as a second tall electric oven instead.

On top, there's the Macon's choice of five open burners, burners around a simmer plate or five-zone induction, with room for one more element alongside, such as a plancha, a chargrill or two extra induction zones.

If you're deciding between the two larger models, the Citeaux has the bigger main oven and room for two extra hob elements, while the Chemin has four ovens and five burners or induction zones as standard.

The Chemin is 1405mm wide and available for natural gas, LPG or all-electric, with gas or induction on the hob. The Lacanche Chemin Classic 1405mm starts from £10,920.

Lacanche Bussy

At 90cm, the Bussy is the most compact of the five, so it’s a natural choice for a smaller kitchen or for replacing a 90cm range cooker.

There are two ovens side by side: a tall electric oven with its own grill, and beside it a second oven, gas or electric, with a deep storage drawer beneath. On top are six burners, one more than on the metre-wide Cluny or Macon, or you can choose induction. If you'd prefer the tall oven on the right, the Lacanche Beaune is the same cooker, mirrored.

The Bussy is 900mm wide. The Lacanche Bussy dual fuel, with a gas hob, starts from £6,140, and the all-electric Lacanche Bussy induction from £6,860.

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Lacanche has been independent and family-owned for more than two centuries, and as a third-generation family business ourselves, we're proud to be one of its official distributors. Every Lacanche is built to the specification you choose, down to the enamel colour – any of 32, or a bespoke colour matched to a sample of your own – and the trim on the knobs and handles. Stainless steel with brass trim is one of our customers' favourite combinations. 

Our team will talk you through every choice, one at a time, or you can start with our Lacanche cooker builder. Lacanche cookers are made by hand and have long lead times, but we're one of only a handful of distributors with access to available stock in much shorter timeframes. 

You can see Lacanche range cookers at our Reading and Woodstock showrooms, alongside AGA cookers – we compare the two in our guide to choosing between an AGA or a Lacanche – as well as La Cornue, which we compare in our article on choosing between a Lacanche and La Cornue cooker. Get in touch for our best prices on the Lacanche range, or to book a showroom visit.