Compare The Best Bosch Cooker HoodsDecember 2019

Types of Cooker Hoods

Cooker hoods come in all shapes and sizes. The 3 main fitting types of are island (free hanging), wall-mounted and built-in. The hood that is best for you will be dictated mostly by the shape of your kitchen, and the position of your cooker within it.

Island

They are regularly used for kitchens where the cooker is situated in a central ‘island’ work surface. They are the most stand-out and visually impacting style of hood, and give a kitchen a modern, open-plan feel.

Wall-mounted

These hoods are attached to the wall of your kitchen directly above the hob, pulling smoke and dirty air away from the cooker. They aren’t as dramatic as island hoods, but aren’t hidden like inbuilt extractors. They can be simple as a ‘visor’ hood over the hob, or as eye-catching as giant ‘chimney hoods’ looming over the whole cooker. Wall-mounted hoods are the most common type of cooker hood, and suit all kitchens, from the very small to the larger ones.

Built-in

These hoods are generally smaller and quieter, but also come with less power. They are meant to be integrated into cupboards and ‘hidden’ away from obvious view. Because of their smaller size, they are ideal for more cramped kitchens, or places where a traditional chimney extractor hood would be too bulky.

Extraction Types

Cooker hoods work by sucking up the air given off from cooking, and either moving it to the outside through a duct or cleaning and recirculation it inside the room. Most cooker hoods can be operated both ducted and in recirculation mode.

The extraction power rating is measured in m³/h - the higher a hood’s extraction rating, the quicker it extracts air from the room.

Ducted

Ducted hoods feature a duct which channels hot air and smoke to the outside. Because they require access to the outside air (normally through a hole drilled through an outside wall), these type of hoods usually require specialist installation, or a hole from a previous installation. Extracting the air is more effective than recirculation the air.

Recirculating

Recirculating hoods take the dirty air and smoke given off from cooking, pass it through a filter to clean it, then blow it back into the kitchen. They do not require outside access, so are easier and less invasive to install, but are not as efficient at removing smoke and cooking odours as ducted hoods.

Filters

Filters serve to trap grease and smoke given off by cooking, leading to a better-smelling and cleaner kitchen. There are 2 different types of filters for cooker hoods - grease filters are important for all different types of hoods, since they help reduce the grease in the air and the smell of cooking. Carbon filters, on the other hand, are only necessary with recirculating air systems, since they strip the smoke from the air before it is recirculated back into your kitchen. These filters last about a year before they need to be replaced.

The hoods in our system are given a grease filtering efficiency grade. The better the grade, they more efficient they are at removing grease and odours from the air.

Cooker Hood Colours

Cooker hoods come in many different colours to best complement your cooker and kitchen. Most hoods can be found in plain silver, white or black but you can also find more adventurous colours - from bright red to fluorescent green - if you really want to make a statement!

Noise Level

A cooked hood is basically a large fan, so they make can make quite a lot of noise when turned on. The noise will depend on the power level of the extractor used - generally speaking the more powerful the fan, the louder it will be. Other factors such as the material used for the hood may also affect the noise level of your cooker hood.

Many hoods feature a low and high speed, with differing noise levels for each.

Bosch Kitchen Extractor Prices

The price range of Bosch extract hoods is from £69 to £1,400 and in total we found prices for 127 Bosch extract hoods. A new Bosch kitchen extractor costs on average £478 and 80% of Bosch extractor fans are priced between £158 and £849. The Bosch DDD97BM60B is the most expensive Bosch kitchen extractor that we found at £1,400, and the Bosch DLN53AA70B is the cheapest at only £70.

Price Range of Bosch Cooker Hoods

Bosch extract hoods start at £70 and their most expensive extract hood costs £1,400. The average price of Bosch extract hoods is £475 which is the 22nd highest average price of all extract hood brands.

How Good Are Bosch Kitchen Extractors?

We have evaluated 1 expert reviews and 1,209 user reviews for kitchen extractors and used this information to calculate an average rating for Bosch kitchen extractors of 89%. This makes Bosch the best rated cooker hood brand according to customer reviews.

When Are Most New Bosch Extract Hoods Released?

We looked at the release dates for new Bosch extractor fans over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any evident trend. In June 2018, 20 new Bosch extract hoods were released making it the biggest month that year for new Bosch cooker hood releases. September was the biggest month in 2017 for new Bosch extractor fans, with 11 new Bosch extractor fans released that month. Also the biggest month in 2016 for new Bosch kitchen extractor releases was September, with 37 new Bosch cooker hoods released that month.

How Fast Do Bosch Kitchen Extractor Prices Drop After Release?

Bosch extract hoods tend to depreciate faster than most extractor fans. Most extractor fans drop in price by 3% in the first 6 months after release. On average, in the first 6 months after release, Bosch cooker hoods drop in price by 5%.

That means a saving of £24 on a typical £444 new Bosch cooker hood if you wait 6 months before buying.