Compare the Best Cooker HoodsMarch 2021

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

Cooker hoods range in price from $69 to $4,299 and in total we found prices for 54 cooker hoods. The average price of a new extract hood is $879 and the 80% of extract hoods are priced between $107 and $2,105. The Miele DA424V6 is the most expensive cooker hood that we found at $4,299, and the Broan 433011 is the cheapest at only $69.

Cooker Hood Brands - Price Range

Elica cooker hoods range in price from $2,226 to $2,226, and the highest average extractor fan price out of all brands is Elica cooker hoods with an average price of $2,226.

Best extractor fans start at $2,105 and their most expensive kitchen extractor costs $2,105. The second highest average kitchen extractor price out of all brands is Best extractor fans with an average price of $2,105.

Miele extractor fans range in price from $749 to $4,299, and the third highest average extract hood price out of all brands is Miele extractor fans with an average price of $1,994.

Extract Hood Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 4 expert reviews and 1,702 user reviews for cooker hoods and used this data to calculate the average rating for each brand of extract hood. The top rated kitchen extractor brand is Bosch with an average rating of 88%. The second best brand is AEG with 86% and the third best brand is Siemens with 85%.

Biggest Extract Hood Retailers

The biggest extractor fan retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 37 current extractor fan offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is A J Madison with 11 offers. That means eBay is over 3 times bigger than A J Madison when it comes to cooker hoods. Adorama is the third biggest retailer with 1 current offers.

When Are Most New Kitchen Extractors Released?

April to June is the most common period for new extractor fans to be released in. For the latest extractor fan features you may want to consider waiting until April 2021. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current kitchen extractors tend to drop off when the next models are released. Last year most new extract hoods were released in June, with 64 new extract hoods released that month. April was the biggest month in 2019 for new cooker hoods, with 36 new cooker hoods released that month. 168 new extract hoods were released in June 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new cooker hood releases.

How Fast Do Extractor Fan Prices Drop After Release?

On average extractor fans drop in price by 3% in the first 6 months after release.

That means a saving of $24 on a typical $879 new kitchen extractor 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 extract hoods, the maximum extraction power range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of most extractor fans range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The extractor fan with the highest maximum extraction power is the Siemens LC91BUR50, which is a 920m³/h max extraction power kitchen extractor and currently retails for $1,098.34. The kitchen extractor with the lowest maximum extraction power is the Cookology VISOR600SS, which is a 180m³/h max extraction power extractor fan and is priced at $70.48.

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 1,949 extractor fans that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods, which makes chimney / wall-mounted the most frequently found type amongst new extractor fans. Built-in is the second most popular type amongst new extract hoods. We found 391 extract hoods that are built-in cooker 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 96dB. The noise levels of most extractor fans range from 64dB to 68dB. The extractor fan with the loudest noise level is the Cookology IDLINT901SS, which is a 72dB noise level kitchen extractor and can be purchased for $324.24. The Miele DA424V6, which can be purchased for $4,299.00, has the quietest noise level and is a 42dB noise level cooker 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.

Amongst new cooker hoods, the most frequently found energy efficiency rating is A. We found 700 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of A. The second most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new extract hoods is C. We found 526 extract hoods 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 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 kitchen extractors. 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. 36 of their extractor fan 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 extract hoods by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of extractor fan prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's extractor fan prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 97.3% of their extract hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.