It concerns a hob (10) comprising a hob tray (12); a burner opening (16) provided in the hob tray (12); a burner (20) positioned under the hob tray (12) so that it can be accessed through the burner opening (16); a flange (22) provided on the burner (20) below the hob tray (12);
a circumferential sealing element (30) which includes a soft synthetic material positioned around the burner (20) between the flange (22) and the hob tray (12); and an acute angle (34) presented toward the flange (22) between the burner (20) and the inner wall (33) of the sealing element (30) which comes into contact with the burner (20) to form a seal.