Compare the Best Cooker HoodsAugust 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

Extract hoods range in price from $59 to $3,364 and in total we found prices for 116 extract hoods. The average price of a new cooker hood is $729 and the 80% of kitchen extractors are priced between $199 and $1,618. The most expensive extractor fan that we found is the Elica Yin at $3,363, and the cheapest is the Cookology VISOR600SS at only $59.

Cooker Hood Brands - Price Range

The highest average cooker hood price out of all brands is Elica extractor fans with an average price of $2,012. Elica extractor fans range in price from $485 to $3,363.

The average price of Miele kitchen extractors is $1,600 which is the second highest average price of all extract hood brands. Miele kitchen extractors range in price from $899 to $2,000.

Siemens extractor fans start at $203 and their most expensive kitchen extractor costs $2,489. The average price of Siemens extractor fans is $904 which is the third highest average price of all kitchen extractor brands.

Extractor Fan Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 3 expert reviews and 1,233 user reviews for kitchen extractors and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of kitchen extractor. The top three extractor fan 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 Kitchen Extractor Retailers

We found 40 current offers for extract hoods from eBay making it the biggest kitchen extractor retailer. That is over 20 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Adorama for whom we found 2 current offers for extract hoods.

When Are Most New Extractor Fans Released?

We couldn't see any clear trend in the release dates for new extractor fans over the last 3 years. January was the biggest month last year for new cooker hoods, with 12 new cooker hoods released that month. In June 2018, 168 new extractor fans were released making it the biggest month that year for new cooker hood releases. Also the biggest month in 2017 for new extractor fan releases was June, with 103 new extractor fans released that month.

How Fast Do Extractor Fan Prices Drop After Release?

New cooker hoods drop in price by an average of 3% in the first 6 months after they were first released.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $23 on a typical $729 new cooker hood 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 kitchen extractors range from 21m³/h to 2,500m³/h. The maximum extraction power of most extractor fans range from 650m³/h to 800m³/h. The kitchen extractor with the highest maximum extraction power is the Siemens LF91BUV50, which is a 940m³/h max extraction power cooker hood and is available at $1,574.41. The Cookology VISOR600SS, which is on sale for $59.13, has the lowest maximum extraction power and is a 180m³/h max extraction power extract 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.

We found 1,907 extractor fans that are chimney / wall-mounted extract hoods, which makes this the most common type amongst new extractor fans. We found 394 extract hoods that are built-in extractor fans, making built-in 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).

Across the range of kitchen extractors, the noise levels range from 24dB to 90dB. The noise levels of most cooker hoods range from 64dB to 68dB. The Bosch DRR16AQ20, which currently retails for $1,975.02, has the loudest noise level and is a 76dB noise level extractor fan. The Siemens LF98BIP50, which can be purchased for $1,235.56, has the quietest noise level and is a 42dB noise level extractor fan.

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 658 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of A, which makes A the most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new cooker hoods. We found 507 cooker hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of C, making C the second most common energy efficiency rating amongst new cooker hoods.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Extract Hoods?

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 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. 40 of their extract 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 extract hoods by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of kitchen extractor prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's kitchen extractor prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 100% of their cooker hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.