Extractor in meat free house?

7 years ago

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Hi,

We're designing our open plan 40sqm extension at the moment. It'll be open plan kitchen to dining room to living room.

On the kitchen island we are planning a 2 ring gas and 4 ring induction hob. The extension will be an asymmetrical pitch above the island.

We could go with either a overhead extractor or downdraft built into the island. Neither is particularly palatable as the overhead would break the open plan look, and the downdraft is very expensive and prone to faults.

As the entire house is vegetarian, there will never be any meat cooked on the hobs. My question is whether you think we would need an extractor at all. I rarely if ever use the extractor in our smaller kitchen/living room at the moment.

Enclosed is a general layout of the planned extension and kitchen.

Any advice would be great.

Cheers

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Christine Desmo

7 years ago

Hi Ed I was struck by the similarity with our new kitchen layout. We recently renovated and I absolutely did not want either an overhead extractor (because I wanted to raise the ceiling), but also did not want to cut expensive quartz for a pop-up extractor which all seem to give trouble eventually and basically don't work!

The solution was a German-made Bora induction hob with the downdraft in the middle of the hob. I have to say that it was the best investment we made! Ours could not be ducted outside (which is always the best option) without losing too much efficiency so we went for a filtration system. It works even better than I thought removing all smells and grease! It was really well worth the money. ...and no ugly hood blocking the view out! Watch the videos on the website - it actually does work exactly like that! They also do different options where you have gas on one side and induction hob on the other with the extractor in a panel between the two. Definitely an investment! You really do need extraction though as Fiona said. Strong cooking smells will will be absorbed into your furniture and soft furnishings in an open plan area.

The best of luck with your project. I hope you love the end result as much as we love ours.

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fionaoneill
7 years ago
Hi Ed, one of the worst smells to have all over an open plan house and wafting upstairs is boiled cabbage...which is a vegetable, Lol! You can't do without an extractor, even with doors and windows. Remember these will not be open on cold wintry evenings, and not only smells but moisture and condensation from cooking will destroy your new extensions. Look at your design again and reposition your hob, you have two outside walls to position your hob against. Also , a lot of wasted space in both the utility and kitchen. I presume you have your reasons for wanting to reorientate your main doors and patio to the side otherwise the kitchen could go where dining table is and have back open onto the garden.
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Kittihawke
7 years ago
Christine, thank you so much. Just what I have been looking for! Best designed hob in the world
bouncebob
7 years ago
Hi Ed, I would say ALWAYS put an extractor in for grease smells and moisture from boiling. Downdraft would be my presence in your situation. And depending on your situation in the garden recirculation might be best - you don't want the cooking smells to end up on your patio seating area ;-) Success!
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7 years ago
Hi Ed

what about a flush ceiling extractor? this will not break up the open plan look as it will be installed into the ceiling. if you are unable to duct out through the ceiling or if you dont have any space in your ceiling there are recirculating options which only come down approx 170mm - you will hardly notice them

best of luck

barry
Christine Desmo
7 years ago
But grease can't get all the way to the ceiling!
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Surreal Designs Kitchen Studio
7 years ago
most ceiling extractors come with powerful motors (many which can be placed outside or in another area of the house) and if you switch them on approx 10 minutes before cooking you will create an airflow in the room leading straight to the hood. the grease particles are very fine and are carried in the warm air all the way to the ceiling extractor and are then caught in the grease filter of the appliance - remember to clean your grease filters regularly to ensure the hood works at max performance

Extractor in meat free house?

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