Cooker Hood Buying Guide
The cooker hood is an indispensable appliance in all modern kitchens today. It can greatly complement your cooker so that you get not only efficient cooking but you get a cleaner environment, and, when style is greatly considered, you can also have a classy and stylish kitchen.
A good cooker hood can remove odor and grease from the cooker by air extraction or recirculation. If you have access to an outside wall, your cooker hood will get the odor and grease from the air and let it go outside the wall. If you don’t have access to an outside wall like when your cooker is a kitchen island, a cooker hood can filter the air and re-circulate it so you get cleaner air.
A cooker hood can be a centerpiece of your kitchen as they tend to be easily visible as they are relatively big and mounted. So you need to look out for the best style and color of your cooker hood that complements the design of your kitchen.
Cooker Hood Air Extraction
This type of cooker hood works by removing the foul odor and greased air from your kitchen directly to the outside of the house or through a ducting kit. This can be perfect for a cooker placed near a wall leading to the outside
This type of cooker hood works by removing the foul odor and greased air from your kitchen directly to the outside of the house or through a ducting kit. This can be perfect for a cooker placed near a wall leading to the outside
Cooker Hood Air recirculation
This type of cooker hood sucks up the air from the cooker and filters it through several layers of charcoal and other filtering materials, and is then circulated back as clean air. This is the best choice if your cooker is located at the center of a kitchen with no direct access to walls leading to the outside of the house.
This type of cooker hood sucks up the air from the cooker and filters it through several layers of charcoal and other filtering materials, and is then circulated back as clean air. This is the best choice if your cooker is located at the center of a kitchen with no direct access to walls leading to the outside of the house.
Chimney Style Cooker Hood
This cooker hood style is placed directly over large hobs and fixed to a wall going up like a traditional chimney.
This cooker hood style is placed directly over large hobs and fixed to a wall going up like a traditional chimney.
Integrated Cooker Hood
This style is integrated into the kitchen units and is therefore hidden from view.
This style is integrated into the kitchen units and is therefore hidden from view.
Conventional Cooker Hood
This cooker hood is fixed to the bottom of the cupboard and protrudes in front.
This cooker hood is fixed to the bottom of the cupboard and protrudes in front.
Telescopic Cooker Hood
With a shallow front cupboard, the telescopic cooker hood is fitted flush when not used and extended out from the cupboard when being used.
With a shallow front cupboard, the telescopic cooker hood is fitted flush when not used and extended out from the cupboard when being used.
Stainless Steel Cooker Hood Casing
Since a cooker hood is exposed to smoke and water particles in the steam, you should only choose a cooker hood with stainless steel casing if you want it to last a very long time.
Since a cooker hood is exposed to smoke and water particles in the steam, you should only choose a cooker hood with stainless steel casing if you want it to last a very long time.
Cooker Hood Centrifugal Blower
The power of your centrifugal blower determines how fast it can remove the air from your cooker. The power of a blower is measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM). A 700 to 1000 CFM is typically used in a home kitchen. If you use a cooker hood for big restaurants with more hobs, then you may consider higher CFM blower hoods.
The power of your centrifugal blower determines how fast it can remove the air from your cooker. The power of a blower is measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM). A 700 to 1000 CFM is typically used in a home kitchen. If you use a cooker hood for big restaurants with more hobs, then you may consider higher CFM blower hoods.
Cooker Hood Control Panel
Some cooker hoods have manual controls while the more modern cooker hoods have touch sensitive control panels with LCD displays.
Some cooker hoods have manual controls while the more modern cooker hoods have touch sensitive control panels with LCD displays.
Power Consumption
You need to consider the power efficiency of your cooker hood so you can save money on electric bills. Typically, the more powerful your blower, the more power it consumes. You may want to buy a cooker hood that has an automatic timer that shuts off the power after a given time.
You need to consider the power efficiency of your cooker hood so you can save money on electric bills. Typically, the more powerful your blower, the more power it consumes. You may want to buy a cooker hood that has an automatic timer that shuts off the power after a given time.
Cooker Hood Light
Some cooker hoods come with energy saving lightw while others come with the more powerful halogen light.
Some cooker hoods come with energy saving lightw while others come with the more powerful halogen light.
Warranty
You need to have at least a 1 year warranty as well as parts replacement. Make sure the company you are buying from has a service center near you.
You need to have at least a 1 year warranty as well as parts replacement. Make sure the company you are buying from has a service center near you.
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