The 10 Best Cooker Hoods

This hood is an impressive piece of kit which will do plenty to get nuisance smoke and air out of the way, and to recirculate fresh, clean air throughout your kitchen and home. As a chimney hood, it is perhaps a little more complex than most, but instructions are clear, and reviews are certainly positive. It offers a clean, black aesthetic likely to look great amongst kitchen tech and goods elsewhere.
It’s extremely energy-efficient, and the built-in technology even allows you to manage the hob directly. This is likely to be of huge benefit to anyone who has previously struggled to juggle both hobs and extraction units separately in the past. It offers three speeds of extraction, and is likely to be all you’ll need to get your kitchen air healthy and clean again.
At just over 70db, it’s also unlikely to cause much aggravation, as there are many more noisier hoods out there. Be prepared to ask for help to install it, however – as it is a behemoth piece of kit!

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BEST TELESCOPIC COOKER HOOD

The Bosch Serie 4 line delivers the very best quality time after time. As previously mentioned, it isn’t easy to find A-rated energy efficiency when looking for a good value built in cooker hood, but this range is a fab example of the best of both worlds.

It is capable of removing unwanted grease from large kitchens with its impressive ability to remove 740 cubic meters of air per hour. When you need its services, simply slide it out from the body and it will kick in.

At 90cm wide, you can install it above any larger hob or range areas. The boost mode will rescue the atmosphere when you are frying steaks, cooking fish or using spices, and the lighting can be turned on if you’re struggling to see when it goes darker in the winter months.

The higher power and smaller dimensions means it is one of the louder hoods, but as it works quickly, there’s no doubt it isn’t going to be on for long anyway.

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This appealing, modern and affordable cooker hood is likely to be one of Smeg’s biggest kitchen assets, and it’s likely to support kitchens of varying sizes. It’s an ‘A’ rated hood that’s ideally built for larger kitchens, meaning that if you’re struggling to clear greasy cooking air from a larger space, this could well be what you’re looking for.
Offering three speeds and two separate filters, you can tweak and fine-tune your extraction experience as you wish. There are four LEDs fitted to the hood, meaning you can illuminate your cooktop without spending much in the way of energy. It’s a recirculating hood, which means it is going to need some form of external installation.
Beyond this, it is exceptionally easy to use, and will likely appeal to anyone looking for a modern hood with plenty of sheen.

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Zanussi’s leading cooker hood is clean looking and offers plenty of air recirculation at an impressive price. This simple hood installation option is likely to appeal to anyone who is keen to cut down on fan noise, too, with an upper limit on noise reaching 68db.
This is one of the easiest hoods to hide away, too, meaning that it’s never likely to jut out or look like it’s out of place. It’s easy enough to set up across most cabinets and kitchen systems, meaning that it might be the perfect choice for anyone who is keen to keep their spaces looking a certain way. This hood is also fantastic for extracting fumes and controlling air to a precision standard. There’s no more fumbling around trying to smoke up and out of the way.
Paper filters are easy to come by as well as to swap in and replace, and what’s more, there are three specific speed settings. This means that you can use it to help filter out small amounts of cooking smoke as well as heavier meal demands.

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BEST VISOR HOOD FOR SMALL KITCHENS

This is a visor hood which is available in either black, white or stainless steel, which is excellent if you’re fussy and want everything to match perfectly in your kitchen.

Ideal for smaller kitchens given its 60cm width and maximum extraction rate, it is a good size to not be too obtrusive. There are three speeds to choose from, as well as two lights which give a great level of illumination.

It is also a nice price under £100, so good if you’re after a great value cooker hood which still makes the purchase and effort worthwhile.

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BEST CEILING COOKER HOOD

If you are lucky enough to have the space and room layout for a ceiling cooker hood then there is no reason why you shouldn’t go for one. It can sort out the fumes in your entire kitchen as well as being relatively out of view.

This model is 100cm wide, so good even above range cookers or large cooking spaces, as well as in the centre of medium kitchens. The powerful 760 cubic metres of air per hour will work hard to ensure every corner of the room is cleaned.

Boost mode will work overtime to rid the room of that curry or fajita smell which is very unappealing the next morning. You can pop the washable filters in the dishwasher too, so there are no further costs involved and you will have a cooker hood which is always working at its optimum.

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BEST INTEGRATED COOKING HOOD

When you want to keep your kitchen fresh, clean and fume-free yet don’t want an ugly hood unit on the wall, it can be hard to find a happy medium. But this is where integrated models come into play.

Just open the cupboard door and the hood will come to life, working to banish bad air particles. There is a slider where you can choose between three different speed settings, and opening the door also means the light comes on to illuminate your kitchen.

At 60cm wide, it sits just nicely over a standard sized hob. It is very good value, comfortably under £100, and with a C rated energy efficiency, it is one of the more eco-friendly integrated options out there.

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BEST DOWNDRAFT EXTRACTOR

Want the most modern answer to your extraction needs possible? Don’t like the idea of a big clunky appliance above your hob no matter how stylish it is?

Downdraft extractor hoods sit behind your hob, and rises out of the bench at the touch of a button. This means it is always hidden when not in use, yet there in seconds when you do need it.

As it is quite long, it is great behind either a large hob or at the side of a range cooker or similar. A boost mode will eradicate stronger fragrant smells and smoke, and the filter is washable so can be cleaned in the dishwasher or by hand using a mild detergent. This will keep it working at its best at all times, so you always get maximum performance.

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BEST CHIMNEY COOKER HOOD

Hotpoint bring a lot to the table with this chimney cooker hood. It comes with a sleek exterior and also packs a lot of power. Able to rid of any unwanted odours and grease from larger rooms, it will not interrupt your dinnertime with excessive noise either.

In terms of value, this is up there with the best of them. If you are searching for a chimney cooker hood for comfortably under £300 then you will be surprised to see this efficient, quality cooker hood from Hotpoint fits the bill.

It has everything that you want and is simple to use. The buttons make switching between speeds easy, and a boost mode will help when the food is particularly fragrant.

Designed to sit over standard sized hobs, it has a maximum noise level of 60dB and is capable of removing 757 cubic metres of air each hour – perfect for mid-sized kitchens. 

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This super-efficient cooker hood is likely to be perfect for bigger kitchens. Not only does it make light work of getting rid of thick, greasy air from the general atmosphere, it also works hard to recirculate air that’s fresh to breathe, so that you can actively clean parts of the kitchen you won’t be able to take a sponge or mop to!
This hood has a washable grease filter, meaning it’s never too hard to maintain and keep working to optimum standards. You also benefit from built-in halogen lighting, meaning that working on those meals in the dark can now be a thing of the past. It’s also amazingly efficient with an ‘A’ rating, something of a rarity for bigger hoods and those built with larger kitchens in mind.
At just 52db, it’s also one of the quietest cooker hoods around, meaning that if you want to get rid of greasy air and smells without causing too much of a noise, this could well be the ideal choice for you. There are also four different speeds to pick from, meaning you can use it for a variety of different meals and cooking standards.

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