Compare the Best Cooker HoodsFebruary 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.

Extract Hood Prices

The price range of extractor fans is from £29 to £13,439 and in total we found prices for 1286 extractor fans. On average, a new extract hood costs £454 and 80% of cooker hoods are priced between £100 and £931. The Bosch DWB068J50B is the most expensive extract hood that we found at £13,439, and the Essentials C60SHDX19 is the cheapest at only £30.

Extract Hood Brands - Price Range

The highest average extract hood price out of all brands is KitchenAid extract hoods with an average price of £1,278. KitchenAid extract hoods range in price from £544 to £3,000.

Ilve extract hoods start at £845 and their most expensive cooker hood costs £1,639. The average price of Ilve extract hoods is £1,224 which is the second highest average price of all cooker hood brands.

Mercury extractor fans range in price from £1,109 to £1,275, and the third highest average extractor fan price out of all brands is Mercury extractor fans with an average price of £1,191.

Kitchen Extractor Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 1 expert reviews and 1,211 user reviews for kitchen extractors and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of extract hood. Bosch is the top rated extractor fan brand with an average rating of 89%. Siemens is the second best brand with 86% and Miele is the third best brand with 86%.

Biggest Extract Hood Retailers

We found 425 current offers for cooker hoods from AO making it the biggest cooker hood retailer. That is slightly bigger than the second biggest retailer, Boots Kitchen Appliances for whom we found 361 current offers for cooker hoods. The third biggest retailer is Appliances Direct with 296 current cooker hood offers.

When Are Most New Extractor Fans Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any obvious trend in the release month for new extractor fans. January was the biggest month last year for new extractor fans, with 11 new extractor fans released that month. 171 new extractor fans were released in June 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new extractor fan releases. In June 2017, 103 new extract hoods were released making it the biggest month that year as well for new kitchen extractor releases.

How Fast Do Kitchen Extractor Prices Drop After Release?

In the first 6 months after release, extract hoods drop in price by 3% on average.

That means a saving of £12 on a typical £454 new extract 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 cooker hoods, the maximum extraction power range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of the majority of kitchen extractors range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The KitchenAid KEICD12030, which is priced at £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 Hoover HGM610NX, which is a 67m³/h max extraction power kitchen extractor and can be purchased for £139.99.

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.

Amongst new extract hoods, the most popular type is chimney / wall-mounted. We found 1,854 extract hoods that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods. Built-in is the second most popular type amongst new kitchen extractors. We found 383 kitchen extractors that are built-in extract hoods.

Noise Levels

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

Across the range of cooker hoods, the noise levels range from 24dB to 90dB. The noise levels of most kitchen extractors range from 64dB to 68dB. The extract hood with the loudest noise level is the Whirlpool WHVS90FLTCK, which is a 76dB noise level extractor fan and is priced at £799.00. The extract hood with the quietest noise level is the Hotpoint PHBS68FLTIX, which is a 35dB noise level cooker hood and is on sale for £250.97.

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 kitchen extractors. We found 621 kitchen extractors that have an energy efficiency rating of A. C is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new kitchen extractors. We found 487 kitchen extractors that have an energy efficiency rating of C.

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 extractor fans. 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. 152 of their cooker hood 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 extractor fans by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of extract hood prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's extract hood prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was Boots Kitchen Appliances. 42.1% of their cooker hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.