cooker extraction hood

hotcookie101

Hi,

Another kitchen question!!

We were planning on keeping our current extractor (which I think is a MFI make-approx 10 years old)

But it is very noisy. And although it seems powerful if you stand outside by the vent, there is still a lot of steam when you are using it.

So I was wondering if anyone can recommend a 60 cm stainless steel chimney style hood. It vents to the outside.

I would really like one as powerful as possible, and as quiet as possible. Our new cooker (freestanding, zanussi) has 2 weird vents at the back of the hob that let all the steam out from the oven, so we will be needing to use it a lot I think. (if I had known about the vents, probably wouldn't have bought it!)

Thanks

hotcookie101

Hi,
Just bumping this up in case anyone can recommend an extractor
Thanks

cddc

Extractors are noisy! You can pick up a basic s/steel hood from all sorts of places for about £100 or less. Compare the specs for extraction rate and db level though, some are better than others.

Many people pay a premium for form over function. Just because one is more expensive it does not mean that it has a better extraction rate or it will be quieter. Just the shape of it is more expensive to produce.

I think the lack of response to this thread suggests most people view their extractors as noisy tools which are there to do a job.
Not many people think, god I love my extractor!