Cooker hoods 

Cook hoods may seem a rather boring topic, however you would be surprised at the number of varieties they come in to meet your needs and design. The option you choose will have an impact not just on functionality but also on design. The role of a cooker hood is to extract fumes, heat, smoke and airborne grease from the air when you are cooking and filter the air. The current list of styles is endless, from more hidden devises to lavish chandelier designs. Airuno categorise their cooker hoods into six styles for the kitchen. You could opt for an extractor that can disappear when not in use, or that is built into the cabinetry to retain clean lines. Or for more of a statement you could opt for an island hood or a ceiling hood.

The countertop extractors are suitable for use with induction hobs and run smoothly with you hob, meaning they are very much out of the way, Air Uno’s Bach-Evo countertop also has the benefits of an optional carbon filter with 4kg of granular activated high quality carbon which means you can go three years without maintenance.

With the use of remote control, the downdraft extractor will come up out of you work top next to the hob. The benefits to this type of extractor is the easy to use design, it works by sucking the fumes downwards instead of upwards like a ceiling fan. You could opt for a stainless still or black, or if you prefer you could have it in glass. The Parsifal downdraft extractor is high in efficiency as well as having an easy to clean design.

Classic ceiling hoods can make a statement and often provide lighting to the space above the hob. They are also more versatile in design as they can be used with all types of hob. Glass and stainless-steel work very nice in this type of hood, and again these are remote controlled and have the added extra of lights making it less obvious they are in fact a cooker hood, as the bulk of the appliance is concealed in the ceiling.

If you have a small kitchen spacer or are looking for a clean line finish, then the built-in cupboard hood maybe a better option. This design is incorporated into your kitchen cabinetry pulling the fumes and smoke upwards through a built-in filter. They also can provide light over the hob. By comparison to a ceiling hood which provide light to the a large working area of the  room, this type of hood will provide only a small directed amount of light to the immediate hob area.

Island hoods can make a great statement above a cooking island. This option can come as simple suspended rectangular hood, as seen in the Verdi hood by Airuno, or alternatively why not opt for a modern light feature in either a cuboid or cylinder shape. The Rossini island hood incorporates a modern shelving space into the extractor fan offering a third level of functionality. If glamour is more of what you are looking for there are several chandelier styles available on the market that would also work above an island.

And finally there is the wall hood, placed above the hob and mounted directly on the wall, this style brings a modern artistic look to your kitchen, with options of black glass or stainless steel and touch control as seen in the Boheme wall hood. The beauty to this design is it is not too opposing over the hob as it runs alongside the wall. There is also optional LED lighting in warm or cool white. This type of extractor draws the fumes into both the front and bottom panels ensuring great efficiency.