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What are the Best Cooker Hoods? – Buying Guide
The best cooker hoods have a strong extraction rate, operate quietly and clean easily. Reputable brands, the likes of Bosch and ViandPro, offer unmatched reliability, sophisticated visual appeal, and impressively simple functionality. Your cooker hood plays a key role in the hygiene and preservation of your kitchen. So it is essential to compare your options before purchasing. Consider their advantages, your budget and spatial requirements to narrow down the best cooker hoods for your kitchen.
What Does a Cooker Hood Do?
A cooker hood is a ventilation system that extracts odours, grease, moisture and smoke from the air while cooking. It prevents the build-up of particles on your walls and improves the quality of the oxygen you breathe.
What are the Different Types of Cooker Hoods?
The different types of cooker hoods are: Canopy, Ceiling, Chimney, Angled, Integrated, Island, Downdraft and Telescopic. These 8 categories cover distinct methods of installation, visual characteristics and beneficial features.
How to Choose a Cooker Hood?
To choose a cooker hood, first consider the layout of your kitchen. Some cooker hoods aren’t suitable for integration or open-plan designs. Others might be too bulky for the space you have. You also need to know the difference between ducted and recirculated extraction and the level of performance your kitchen requires. Lastly, your desired aesthetic goal could impact the type of cooker hoods in your “maybe” list. Some may better suit a minimalist or maximalist appeal.
What’s the Difference Between a Ducted and Recirculation Cooker Hood?
A ducted cooker hood expels the air it extracts outside of the home through a piped or channelled ductwork system. A recirculation cooker hood relies on grease and carbon filters to capture and absorb the impurities from the air. The clean air is then released back into the kitchen.
What is a Good Extraction Rate for a Cooker Hood?
A “good” extraction rate for a cooker hood is the length x width x height of your kitchen x 10. This will determine the minimum extraction rate (in m³) that your kitchen needs. See our calculator if you need some assistance.
The Benefits of Different Types of Cooker Hoods
Offers concealed integration, hiding the working components and encouraging a seamless, minimalist aesthetic.
Compatible with open-plan kitchen designs, providing ultimate discretion and functioning almost invisibly.
Acting as the centrepiece of the kitchen, housing comparably more powerful motors ideal for wider hobs.
Provides open space above the cooking area, creating easier access to your hob and preventing head bumps.
Maximises room for cabinetry, suiting various kitchen layouts that require more space or elegant appearances.
Contributes to the functionality of island kitchen units, providing 360° extraction, capturing fumes from all angles.
Prevents all visual obstructions, retracts completely when not in use, and preserves spaciousness.
Presents an ideal solution for smaller kitchen spaces, with an extendable, drawer-like extraction surface.
How Much do Cooker Hoods Cost?
Cooker hoods usually cost between £60 and £4,000. Factors such as the type, extraction power, integrated technology and materials will affect the price of your cooker hood. The reputation of the manufacturer can also influence the total figure.
What Cooker Hood Features Should I Prioritise?
User-Friendly Controls
Choosing a cooker hood with user-friendly controls will improve your efficiency in the kitchen tenfold. Intuitive controls aren’t just easy to use. They allow you to focus on your food, rather than diverting your attention to a button you need but can’t find.
Energy Efficiency
Energy-efficient cooker hoods consume little electricity compared to standard models. And the less electricity you use, the lower your short and long-term running costs will be. Furthermore, energy-efficient appliances usually operate more quietly, a significant comfort benefit in open-plan kitchens.
Adequate Integrated Lighting
Illuminated cooker hoods offer direct, shadow-free lighting to your cooking area. An unobstructed, lit-up view of your pots and pans allows you to cook more precisely and reduce safety hazards. You’re far more liable to burns when you can’t see what you’re doing!
Discover the Best Cooker Hoods for Your Kitchen Today
Modern Living is a proud, family-owned supplier of modern and affordable appliances from world-renowned brands. We have over 25 years of experience in the kitchen and bathroom industry, so we can offer quality advice to realise your vision. Our mission is to provide the best buying experience possible, never push products, and ensure you’re satisfied.
If you’d like to see your cooker hood before you buy, visit our Bradford Showroom. We will offer in-person demonstrations and advice to help you make the right choice.
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