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

We currently list 1258 extractor fans ranging from £29 to £13,439. On average, a new cooker hood costs £460 and 80% of kitchen extractors are priced between £101 and £931. The cheapest extractor fan that we found is the Essentials C60SHDX19 at only £30, and the most expensive is the Bosch DWB098J50B at £13,439.

Cooker Hood Brands - Price Range

The highest average kitchen extractor price out of all brands is NOVY extractor fans with an average price of £1,786. NOVY extractor fans start at £1,786 and their most expensive kitchen extractor costs £1,786.

The second highest average cooker hood price out of all brands is KitchenAid kitchen extractors with an average price of £1,378. KitchenAid kitchen extractors range in price from £540 to £3,000.

The average price of Ilve cooker hoods is £1,224 which is the third highest average price of all kitchen extractor brands. Ilve cooker hoods range in price from £845 to £1,639.

Extract Hood Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 1 expert reviews and 1,209 user reviews for cooker hoods and used this information to calculate the average rating for each brand of cooker hood. The top rated extract hood brand is Bosch with an average rating of 89%. The second best brand is Siemens with 86% and the third best brand is Miele with 86%.

Biggest Extract Hood Retailers

The biggest extract hood retailer by number of products currently for sale is AO. We found 430 current extract hood offers from AO. The second biggest retailer is Boots Kitchen Appliances with 364 offers. That means AO is slightly bigger than Boots Kitchen Appliances when it comes to kitchen extractors. Appliances Direct is the third biggest retailer with 274 current offers.

When Are Most New Kitchen Extractors Released?

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

How Fast Do Extractor Fan Prices Drop After Release?

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

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £12 on a typical £459 new extract hood by waiting 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 the majority of extract hoods range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The extractor fan with the highest maximum extraction power is the KitchenAid KEICD12030, which is a 1,651m³/h max extraction power cooker hood and can be purchased for £3,000.00. The extractor fan 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 £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.

The most popular type amongst new extract hoods is chimney / wall-mounted. We found 1,850 extract hoods that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods. Built-in is the second most common type amongst new cooker hoods. We found 382 cooker hoods that are built-in extract hoods.

Noise Levels

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

The noise levels of kitchen extractors range from 24dB to 90dB. The noise levels of most kitchen extractors range from 64dB to 68dB. The Indesit PHBG98LTSIX, which is priced at £387.00, has the loudest noise level and is a 76dB noise level extractor fan. The kitchen extractor with the quietest noise level is the Hotpoint PHBS68FLTIX, which is a 35dB noise level extractor fan and is available at £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.

We found 620 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of A, which makes this the most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new cooker hoods. The second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new extract hoods is C. We found 483 extract hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of C.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Extractor Fans?

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. 167 of their kitchen extractor prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Extract Hoods 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 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. 45.9% of their cooker hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.