It can either be sent outside extraction hood or it can be pumped through a filter and recirculated back into the kitchen recirculation hood. Below is a bit more of an in-depth explanation of the two:. When the air is extracted from your kitchen, it needs somewhere to go. Below is a more in-depth explanation of the two:. These cooker hoods simply send the air outside through ducting. They do not filter or process it in any way. Funnelling the air directly outside is more efficient and often more effective than recirculating it back into the room.
It is important to note that, because they use ducting to channel the air outside, you will need to plan a route for the ducting right from the start, especially if you want the cooker hood above an island or against a non-external wall.
The ducting can often be ugly and ruin the look of your kitchen if left to the last minute. These cooker hoods push the air through filters. The filters then remove any cooking smells before the air is reintroduced back into your kitchen.
Most modern recirculation hoods feature a basic grease filter as well as a charcoal filter, which work together to remove grease, food smells and smoke from the air. You should also bear in mind that the filters will need replacing occasionally. These cooker hoods may be the best solution for anyone redoing their kitchen on a budget and can be useful if you are reluctant to design your kitchen around where the ducting can go.
In an ideal scenario, your hob would be positioned against an outside facing wall so that a very short length of ducting can go up from the hood before going straight out through a hole in the wall. Firstly, what is on the other side of the wall? If the adjoining room is a utility or cloakroom, an unsightly length of ducting which you can choose to box in may not be an issue. Failing that, you might be able to run the ducting above the ceiling through the floor space.
However, this depends on how your joists are positioned as it would need to run alongside them. Furthermore, you will be limited on how long the ducting can be and how many bends it can have. We recommend limiting the length to 5 metres, reducing that by 1. There are many different styles on the market, each with a different approach to removing food odours and airborne grease. With so many different styles to choose from, things can get confusing.
The main things you need to consider are the size and location of the hob and whether you prefer the cooker hood to be hidden or made into a feature. This hidden style is ideal for those of you that do not wish to make your cooker hood into a feature. Integrated cooker hoods are built into your cabinets and look just like another wall unit at first glance.
They are switched on by pulling a handle or pressing a switch. Some even come with a small amount of space for a spice rack! This design is available in both recirculating and extracting models. Usually fitted to the underside of a wall unit, these cooker hoods are more visible and obvious than the integrated type but are a little more subtle than the designer or chimney hoods.
Although these cooker hoods are becoming less popular, they are still great for kitchens with limited space because they can fit under a cupboard — saving your valuable storage space.
Chimney hoods have become very popular in recent years because of their ability to make a stylish statement. Often made from brushed stainless steel, these cooker hoods have a wide section at the bottom connected to a chimney. A chimney-style hood can bring an industrial or urban edge to both on-trend shaker kitchens and sleek contemporary designs. They can go either snuggly between two units or sit perfectly on their own as a standalone hood.
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In our latest round of cooker hood testing, we took products from Elica, Ikea, Siemens and Zanussi to the lab to find out whether they were up to the task of extracting moisture, grease and odours from your kitchen. Our latest batch was varied when it came to designs, including canopy hoods that sit flush with the underside of wall units, which are great for smaller spaces, and an island hood that hangs down from the ceiling and is ideal for large hobs. But we found noticeable differences when it came down to the performances of different kitchen extractor hoods, with some doing a great job at leaving a kitchen pristine, and others struggling to scoff up gasses and aerosolised airborne grease.
To learn more about the different types of cooker hood, read our guide on how to buy the best cooker hood. As you cook, quantities of grease become vaporised and they float freely in the air. To test how well a cooker hood is able to extract grease, we turn it to its highest setting and fry 44g of vegetable oil in a pan for 30 mintes. We leave the cooker hood on for an extra 10 minutes, then we check to see how much grease is captured in its filter by weighing it.
We then award a star rating depending on performance — a well-rated cooker hood will have successfully pulled aerosolised grease into its trap, while a sub-standard product will leave the air polluted. If you just want to find out how plus cooker hoods fared in our test lab, you can read all of our cooker hood reviews. Consistent with our grease-extraction test, there was a notable difference in performance when it came to extracting moisture from the kitchen as well.
To find out more, read our guide on how we test cooker hoods.
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