Compare the Best Cooker HoodsJuly 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.

Kitchen Extractor Prices

We currently list 1423 kitchen extractors ranging from £29 to £3,841. On average, a new extract hood costs £459 and 80% of kitchen extractors are priced between £99 and £999. The cheapest extract hood that we found is the Electriq A24MAB0F50 at only £30, and the most expensive is the Miele DA 6700 D at £3,840.

Extractor Fan Brands - Price Range

NOVY kitchen extractors start at £1,891 and their most expensive cooker hood costs £1,891. The average price of NOVY kitchen extractors is £1,891 which is the highest average price of all cooker hood brands.

The second highest average extract hood price out of all brands is KitchenAid extractor fans with an average price of £1,422. KitchenAid extractor fans start at £587 and their most expensive extract hood costs £3,000.

The average price of Miele cooker hoods is £1,210 which is the third highest average price of all extractor fan brands. Miele cooker hoods start at £230 and their most expensive extractor fan costs £3,840.

Extract Hood Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 1 expert reviews and 1,211 user reviews for extract hoods and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of cooker hood. Bosch is the top rated extract hood brand with an average rating of 89%. Miele is the second best brand with 88% and Siemens is the third best brand with 86%.

Biggest Kitchen Extractor Retailers

We found 822 current offers for extractor fans from eBay making it the biggest extractor fan retailer. That is more than twice as big as the second biggest retailer, AO for whom we found 372 current offers for extractor fans. The third biggest retailer is Appliance City with 356 current extractor fan offers.

When Are Most New Cooker Hoods Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any obvious pattern in the release month for new extractor fans. June was the biggest month in 2018 for new kitchen extractors, with 167 new kitchen extractors released that month. 103 new cooker hoods were released in June 2017 making it the biggest month that year as well for new cooker hood releases. The biggest month in 2016 for new cooker hood releases was October, with 345 new extract hoods released that month.

How Fast Do Kitchen Extractor Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, cooker hoods drop in price by 2%.

A typical new extract hood costs on average £459. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £9.

Maximum Extraction Power

'Max Extraction Power' denotes the maximum speed of air extraction for the cooker hood.

Across the range of cooker hoods, the maximum extraction power range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of the majority of cooker hoods range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The KitchenAid KEICD12030, which is on sale for £3,000.00, has the highest maximum extraction power and is a 1,651m³/h max extraction power extractor fan. The cooker hood with the lowest maximum extraction power is the Logik L60CHDX17, which is a 69.82m³/h max extraction power extractor fan and can be purchased for £59.99.

Types

The type of the cooker hood denotes it's case design, such as wall mounted or integrated. Different kitchen designs will favour different types of hood.

Chimney / wall-mounted is the most frequently found type amongst new kitchen extractors. We found 1,794 kitchen extractors that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods. We found 382 extractor fans that are built-in extract hoods, making this the second most common type amongst new extractor fans.

Noise Levels

'Noise Level' denotes the noise level of the cooker hood, measured in decibels (dB).

Across the range of extract hoods, the noise levels range from 24dB to 90dB. The noise levels of the majority of extractor fans range from 64dB to 68dB. The kitchen extractor with the loudest noise level is the Caple BXC911, which is a 76dB noise level extract hood and sells for £201.23. The extractor fan with the quietest noise level is the Hotpoint HTS93G, which is a 35dB noise level extract hood and is priced at £759.00.

Energy Efficiency of Cooker Hoods

The Energy Efficiency Class of a cooker hood shows how well it uses energy, and how much is unnecessarily wasted. Products are ranked from G to A++ in terms of how little energy they use compared to the norm.

A is the most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new extractor fans. We found 591 extractor fans that have an energy efficiency rating of A. The second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new extract hoods is C. We found 472 extract hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of C.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Extract Hoods?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying extractor fans. For each retailer it shows the total number of extractor fans where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying extract hoods. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 633 of their cooker hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Kitchen Extractors for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for kitchen extractors by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of cooker hood prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's cooker hood prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 77% of their extractor fan prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.