Were you ever in the middle of making stir fry for dinner when suddenly the kitchen gets all smokey, so you run to open all the windows and turn on the ceiling fan to get the smoke away? The worst is when all of the family members come into the kitchen one by one to ask “what’s burning?” So when this starts to get to you, it’s time to look into range hoods. After you start using one, you’ll find your cooking experience more pleasurable then ever before.
Now that you’re ready to shop around for your kitchen range hood, here are some things to keep in mind. You may fall in love with a certain design, but make sure that you measure the area of your stove top before you look, because it’s not a one size fits all product- the range hood cannot be smaller then the stove top- it needs to cover the area completely. If you don’t measure before you shop, you may wind up being very disappointed if the range you love doesn’t come in the proper size.
No matter if your stove top is connected to a wall in you kitchen, under you cabinets, or it’s mounted on an island in the middle, you will find a hood that is suited for you. The difference between an island range hood and a regular one is that it is suspended from the ceiling, not hanging from the wall. In many hoods, the smoke and fumes are redirected outside, sort of like a chimney. You may not be able to swing that off in your kitchen, because of the way your house is built, so you always have the option of a ductless range hood, the only downside about that is you’ll have to clean the range hood filters rather often.
There is a great selection of hoods out there and you’ll find one that’ll fit really well in your kitchen. A great way to start is by looking at the selection of Zephyr range hoods- they make stainless steel range hoods, commercial range hoods, ones that could be mounted to the ceiling, to walls, or under the cabinets. And that’s just for starters. All this information is will be easy to get to by shopping online.
After your range hood is installed, you’ll find that only delicious aromas will be wafting through your kitchen, the only problem is, you’ll have a lot more visitors coming to your kitchen volunteering to taste test.
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