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Jenn-Air range hood – 600 CFM perimetric hoods

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This new 32-inch wide Jenn-Air range hood offers modern European styling married to the powerful perimetric ventilation system with 600 CFM extraction rate. The result is sleek, unobtrusive wall hood that blends innovation and elegance with superb extraction results, and looks more like a decorative picture frame than a high performance hood. The JXP5032WS Jenn-Air range hood has thin, barely visible channels that are located on the perimeter of a glass finished panel, and extract unwanted smoke, steam and cooking odours by pulling air through. The perimetric panel comes with a contemporary design of black glass with stainless steel trim or white with white trim, so these range hoods can fit with both Jenn-Air Floating Glass and Euro-Style Stainless appliance suites.

Additional style options include trim kits available in an Oiled Bronze and black aluminum finish. Other key features of this Jenn-Air range hood include 3-speed blower, concealed controls, 2 halogen lights and dishwasher-safe aluminum mesh filters. Also available in recirculating mode. Jenn-Air.

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Island mount range hood from Kuppersbusch Platinum White Edition

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This high performance Kuppersbusch island mount range hood from Platinum White Edition has 4 power levels with the maximum air extraction rate of 950 m³/h, offering optimum absorption of cooking fumes from the hob. Conveniently located control panel enables direct and easy selection of the appropriate air extraction speed. Kuppersbusch unique turbo option can provide short-term power boost in case you have to extract dense cooking fumes. The IKDU 9900 island mount range hood comes with the thick and closely meshed metal grease filters, equipped with magnetic catches for a high absorption of grease from the cooking fumes – quite a necessary aspect for recirculating air extraction. The island hood also has 2 charcoal filters that should be replaced whenever the filter saturation indicator alerts you to do so. Its automatic delay stop feature allows for continuous cleaning of air and shuts off automatically after predetermined period of time. The 90cm diameter canopy is made of elegant, dirt-resistant fabric with stainless steel trim. Four bright halogen lights provide optimum illumination of your cooktop. You can find this island mount range hood from Kuppersbusch Platinum White Edition for around 3,000 €. Other [...]

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Hoods and Vents

You can cook without a hood or a vent, but moisture, grease, odors, and heat from cooking on a cooktop can damage the rest of your kitchen.

Also, steam from cooking condenses on windows and walls, and in some cases carbon monoxide from the burning of gas can build up.

A range or cooktop hood or vent will remove most if not all of the above problems.

Hood Styles

Hood choices range from basic ductless wall-mount units, to systems with lights, timers, and easy-clean surfaces.

You can buy hidden slim-line hood designs which are concealed under cabinets which slide out when in use. Another kind can be used as a shelf for microwaves with the venting fans underneath. Yet another kind can incorporate a wall-mounted microwave above the range.

Hoods come in many styles, stainless steel, tile, or paneling that matches the cabinetry, for example.

The hood or vent should be at least as wide as the range top.

Hood components

Most hoods have a fan which moves stale air from inside the hood to the outside through ducts. There are two types of fans; axial, which have blades similar to ordinary fans, and centrifugal, which look like a wheel and can move more air [...]

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