Compare the Best Cooker HoodsOctober 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.

Cooker Hood Prices

We currently list 82 extract hoods ranging from $58 to $4,299. On average, a new cooker hood costs $1,000 and 80% of extractor fans are priced between $151 and $2,000. The cheapest cooker hood that we found is the Cookology VISOR600SS at only $59, and the most expensive is the Miele DA424V6 at $4,299.

Extract Hood Brands - Price Range

The average price of Best kitchen extractors is $2,105 which is the highest average price of all cooker hood brands. Best kitchen extractors start at $2,105 and their most expensive cooker hood costs $2,105.

The second highest average cooker hood price out of all brands is Miele extract hoods with an average price of $1,976. Miele extract hoods range in price from $749 to $4,299.

The average price of Elica cooker hoods is $1,815 which is the third highest average price of all cooker hood brands. Elica cooker hoods start at $479 and their most expensive cooker hood costs $3,337.

Extractor Fan Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 3 expert reviews and 653 user reviews for kitchen extractors and used this data to calculate the average rating for each brand of kitchen extractor. The top rated cooker hood brand is Bosch with an average rating of 89%. The second best brand is Siemens with 86% and the third best brand is Elica with 86%.

Biggest Extractor Fan Retailers

The biggest kitchen extractor retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 22 current kitchen extractor offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is A J Madison with 14 offers. That means eBay is much bigger than A J Madison when it comes to extractor fans. Adorama is the third biggest retailer with 2 current offers.

When Are Most New Extract Hoods Released?

April to June is the most common period for new kitchen extractors to be released in. For the latest extract hood technology you may be best waiting until April 2021. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current cooker hoods tend to drop off when the next models are released. April was the biggest month last year for new cooker hoods, with 28 new cooker hoods released that month. 168 new extract hoods were released in June 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new kitchen extractor releases. In June 2017, 103 new cooker hoods were released making it the biggest month that year as well for new extract hood releases.

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.

That means a saving of $31 on a typical $1,000 new extractor fan if you wait 6 months before buying.

Maximum Extraction Power

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

Across the range of cooker hoods, the maximum extraction power 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 Siemens LF91BUV50, which is on sale for $1,532.72, has the highest maximum extraction power and is a 940m³/h max extraction power extractor fan. The cooker hood with the lowest maximum extraction power is the Cookology VISOR600SS, which is a 180m³/h max extraction power extract hood and can be purchased for $58.67.

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.

Chimney / wall-mounted is the most common type amongst new extract hoods. We found 1,921 extract hoods that are chimney / wall-mounted cooker hoods. The second most popular type amongst new cooker hoods is built-in. We found 394 cooker hoods 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 cooker hoods range from 64dB to 68dB. The Bosch DRR16AQ20, which is available at $1,918.89, has the loudest noise level and is a 76dB noise level extractor fan. The Siemens LF98BIP50, which can be purchased for $1,202.03, 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.

The most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new extractor fans is A. We found 661 extractor fans that have an energy efficiency rating of A. C is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new extract hoods. We found 515 extract hoods that have an energy efficiency rating of C.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Extract Hoods?

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 extract hoods. 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. 21 of their cooker hood 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 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 eBay. 95.5% of their extract hood prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.