Compare the Best Cooker HoodsMay 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.

Extract Hood Prices

Extract hoods range in price from $69 to $4,299 and in total we found prices for 23 extract hoods. A new kitchen extractor costs on average $1,181 and 80% of cooker hoods are priced between $102 and $2,249. The most expensive cooker hood that we found is the Miele DA424V6 at $4,299, and the cheapest is the Broan 433011 at only $69.

Extract Hood Brands - Price Range

Elica extract hoods range in price from $2,212 to $2,212, and the highest average kitchen extractor price out of all brands is Elica extract hoods with an average price of $2,212.

The second highest average cooker hood price out of all brands is Best extractor fans with an average price of $2,105. Best extractor fans range in price from $2,105 to $2,105.

Miele cooker hoods range in price from $749 to $4,299, and the average price of Miele cooker hoods is $1,994 which is the third highest average price of all extract hood brands.

Extract Hood Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 5 expert reviews and 2,150 user reviews for extract hoods and used these reviews to evaluate the average rating for each brand of kitchen extractor. The top rated extractor fan brand is Bosch with an average rating of 88%. The second best brand is AEG with 85% and the third best brand is Siemens with 85%.

Biggest Extractor Fan Retailers

We found 11 current offers for extractor fans from A J Madison making it the biggest extract hood retailer. That is slightly bigger than the second biggest retailer, eBay for whom we found 10 current offers for extractor fans. The third biggest retailer is Adorama with 1 current extract hood offers.

When Are Most New Kitchen Extractors Released?

The most common period for new kitchen extractors to be released in is between April and June. That means that most of the latest cooker hood technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. In June 2020, 65 new extractor fans were released making it the biggest month that year for new kitchen extractor releases. In 2019 most new cooker hoods were released in April, with 35 new cooker hoods released that month. The biggest month in 2018 for new kitchen extractor releases was June, with 166 new extractor fans released that month.

How Fast Do Extractor Fan Prices Drop After Release?

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

That means that on a typical kitchen extractor costing $1,181 you could save on average $30 by waiting 6 months before buying.

Maximum Extraction Power

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

The maximum extraction power of cooker hoods range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of the majority of extractor fans range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The Best Cirrus, which is priced at $2,105.00, has the highest maximum extraction power and is an 840m³/h max extraction power kitchen extractor. The Cookology VISOR600SS, which can be purchased for $69.52, has the lowest maximum extraction power and is a 180m³/h max extraction power cooker hood.

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 extractor fans, the most popular type is chimney / wall-mounted. We found 1,917 extractor fans that are chimney / wall-mounted extractor fans. The second most popular type amongst new cooker hoods is built-in. We found 371 cooker hoods that are built-in extractor fans.

Noise Levels

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

Across the range of kitchen extractors, the noise levels range from 24dB to 96dB. The noise levels of the majority of extract hoods range from 64dB to 68dB. The kitchen extractor with the loudest noise level is the Cookology IDLINT901SS, which is a 72dB noise level cooker hood and is available at $323.03. The Miele DA424V6, which sells for $4,299.00, has the quietest noise level and is a 42dB 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.

The most common energy efficiency rating amongst new cooker hoods is A. We found 714 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of A. The second most common energy efficiency rating amongst new kitchen extractors is C. We found 512 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 A J Madison. 11 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 cooker 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 A J Madison. 100% of their kitchen extractor prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.