Compare the Best Cooker HoodsApril 2020

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.

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.

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 1243 kitchen extractors ranging from £24 to £3,359. On average, a new kitchen extractor costs £426 and 80% of kitchen extractors are priced between £99 and £899. The cheapest extractor fan that we found is the Teka DM70 at only £25, and the most expensive is the Elica Intersteller C at £3,359.

Kitchen Extractor Brands - Price Range

The average price of NOVY kitchen extractors is £1,910 which is the highest average price of all extract hood brands. NOVY kitchen extractors start at £1,910 and their most expensive extract hood costs £1,910.

The average price of Mercury extract hoods is £1,417 which is the second highest average price of all cooker hood brands. Mercury extract hoods start at £1,350 and their most expensive cooker hood costs £1,450.

Ilve extract hoods start at £1,029 and their most expensive extractor fan costs £1,639. The third highest average extractor fan price out of all brands is Ilve extract hoods with an average price of £1,261.

Extract Hood Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 1 expert reviews and 1,226 user reviews for kitchen extractors and used these reviews to determine the average rating for each brand of kitchen extractor. The top three kitchen extractor brands are Bosch, Siemens and Miele. Bosch has an average rating of 89%, Siemens has an average rating of 86% and Miele has an average rating of 86%.

Biggest Extract Hood Retailers

We found 422 current offers for extractor fans from AO making it the biggest kitchen extractor retailer. That is significantly bigger than the second biggest retailer, Boots Kitchen Appliances for whom we found 349 current offers for extractor fans. The third biggest retailer is Appliances Direct with 281 current kitchen extractor offers.

When Are Most New Kitchen Extractors Released?

We looked at the release dates for new extract hoods over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any clear pattern. 11 new extract hoods were released in January 2019 making it the biggest month that year for new extractor fan releases. In June 2018, 171 new extractor fans were released making it the biggest month that year for new kitchen extractor releases. June was also the biggest month in 2017 for new kitchen extractors, with 103 new kitchen extractors released that month.

How Fast Do Cooker Hood Prices Drop After Release?

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

That means a saving of £11 on a typical £426 new cooker hood if you wait 6 months before buying.

Maximum Extraction Power

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

Comparing all extractor fans, the maximum extraction power range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of most kitchen extractors range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The kitchen extractor with the highest maximum extraction power is the KitchenAid KEICD12030, which is a 1,651m³/h max extraction power extractor fan and is priced at £3,000.00. The kitchen extractor with the lowest maximum extraction power is the Hoover HGM610NX, which is a 67m³/h max extraction power kitchen extractor and is on sale for £129.99.

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.

We found 1,856 cooker hoods that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods, which makes this the most frequently found type amongst new cooker hoods. We found 385 extract hoods that are built-in cooker hoods, making this the second most common type amongst new extract hoods.

Noise Levels

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

Comparing all cooker hoods, the noise levels range from 24dB to 90dB. The noise levels of the majority of extractor fans range from 64dB to 68dB. The cooker hood with the loudest noise level is the Hotpoint PHBG98LTSIX, which is a 76dB noise level kitchen extractor and currently retails for £344.00. The Hotpoint PHBS68FLTIX, which is on sale for £233.97, has the quietest noise level and is a 35dB noise level extract hood.

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 frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new kitchen extractors. We found 626 kitchen extractors that have an energy efficiency rating of A. We found 488 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of C, making this the second most common energy efficiency rating amongst new cooker hoods.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Kitchen Extractors?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying cooker hoods. For each retailer it shows the total number of cooker hoods where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying cooker 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 Boots Kitchen Appliances. 161 of their extractor fan prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Extractor Fans for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for extract hoods 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 Boots Kitchen Appliances. 46.1% of their kitchen extractor prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.