If you love to cook, or even if you’re not so fond of cooking, you need to add an oven range hood as a kitchen accessory. This basic but required item features a canopy, normally made of  brass, copper, stainless steel, silver, zinc, bronze, or aluminum. Range hood manufacturers may also make hoods with tempered glass, plastics made to resist heat, or even wood materials.

Also called an extractor hood, an oven range hood, “swallows up” the smoke and vapors produced when you cook. Therefore, kitchen equipment is essential if you want to maintain a cleaner environment when cooking. 

Stainless Steel, Bronze, and Copper Hoods – All Look Great and Keep the Kitchen Cleaner

Not only do copper hoods or hoods made of other high-quality materials get rid of pollution, they also prevent sticky residue – residue that lingers and clings on kitchen surfaces and cabinets around the cooking space. 

Making a Selection: Featured Range Hoods to Add to Your Kitchen

What you choose in a range hood will depend on the design of your kitchen and the types of appliances you have in place. Below are some of the hood types you’ll want to consider for your kitchen or an outside cooking area.

1. A Ceiling Mounted Range Hood

As you might suspect, this range hood is affixed to the ceiling. Therefore, this type of range hood is often mounted over a stove placed in an island installation.

2. A Wall-Mounted Style

A wall-mounted style hood is installed, as the name suggests, on the wall over the range. You’ll need to clear some space between the cabinets to allow for a proper fit. If you choose this type of install, you’ll have to forego adding an over-the-oven microwave or an above-the-stove cabinet.

3. A Compact Under-the-Cabinet Design

This compact range hood is great if you want to play down the hood’s design and allow for more space for your kitchen cabinets. It’s best to install this hood so it sits about three feet above the cooking space.

4. Outdoor Range Hood

Basically, an outdoor range hood will either be island- or wall-mounted. If you’re installing a hood for an outdoor kitchen or grilling area, make sure to place the equipment higher (at least 36”) to provide maximum ventilation. 

5. Professionally Vented Range Hoods

If you’re seeking an extractor that you can count on to remove all the smoke and toxins out of your kitchen space, you can’t go wrong with a vented range hood that is professionally styled.

6. Customized Hood with Insert

You can also customize your range hood so its not so visible – but, instead, conforms to the design of your cabinets. The insert serves to ventilate the area while the custom-created hood is an aesthetic upgrade.

7. A Downdraft Vented Range Hood

Not as common as other range hoods, this type of range hood installation is hidden behind the cooking area until you use it. Therefore, this is the ideal hood to install where you have limited space. It works out well when paired with stoves that are located in an island area or next to a wall. 

Keep Your Kitchen Cleaner with a Decorative Range Hood/Extractor

A range hood is a must-have item for the kitchen. Without the accessory, you’ll spend just as much time cleaning as you will cooking. To save time on cleanup and upgrade your kitchen’s appearance, make sure your kitchen–whether indoor or outside–is equipped with a range hood over the cooking or grilling space.