What’s the most powerful cooker hood on the market in the UK? In this article we’ll be answering that question and listing some cooker hoods with especially high extraction rates.
Since the style of cooker hood affects extraction rates, we’ve decided to look at the most powerful models in each different category of cooker hood.
About Cooker Hood Extraction Rates
How is extraction rate measured?
The extraction rate of a cooker hood is measured in cubic metres of air extracted per hour, usually written as m³/hour.
What is a good extraction rate for cooker hoods?
The average kitchen in the UK is roughly 30 m³. This means that it in theory, it would only take 6 minutes of having a 300 m³/hour cooker hood on full to replace all the air in the kitchen.
One formula used to calculate what extraction rate you need is the following:
- kitchen width x kitchen length x kitchen height x 10 (all units in metres)
Therefore, a kitchen that was 4 metres wide by 6 metres long and 2.6 metres high would require an extraction rate of:
4m x 6m x 2.6m x 10 = 624 m³/hour
The average extraction rate of a domestic cooker hood in the UK appears to be around 300-500 m³/hour, so anything above that is relatively powerful.
Chimney and canopy hoods tend to offer the highest extraction rates while integrated and visor hoods usually have quite low extraction rates.
Cooker hood extraction rate calculator
Canopy Hoods
Canopy hoods are designed to be discreet, fitting neatly into a kitchen cabinet unit. This type of hood can be a good choice for smaller spaces and minimalist-style kitchens, though you need to make sure your kitchen cabinet will be deep enough to accomodate it. Here are the most powerful we could find.
1. Stoves Sterling 90INT 86 cm Canopy Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 760 m³/hour
Width: 86 cm
Stoves’ stainless-steel cooker hood can handle a variety of steamy scenarios in the kitchen with ease. It offers three different speeds plus a Boost mode to clear stronger odours.
This hood can be installed as either a vented or recirculating extractor.
It comes with three aluminium grease filters which can be washed in the dishwasher, as well as two carbon filters which can’t be washed and should instead be replaced every four months or so.
This hood is fairly easy to install, and relatively quiet at 63 decibels. Given its wide design (86 centimetres), it could be a good choice for wider hobs and range cookers.
2. Bosch Series 6 DHL785CGB 70 cm Canopy Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 730 m³/hour
Width: 70 cm
Coming in at 70 cm wide, this cooker hood is ideal for a standard 60 cm cooker. It will keep a good-sized kitchen smelling and feeling fresh and clean too, thanks to the powerful extraction.
It can move up to 730 cubic metres of air an hour. So, even on the nights when you’re cooking fish, this hood will stay on top of all the smells.
The handy boost functions ensure that any smells are eliminated quickly, and the grease filters inside trap all the unwanted stuff. Plus, to clean the grease filters, you can simply pop them in the dishwasher or hand scrub them.
Whether you intend to use this cooker hood as an extraction or recirculating unit, the installation is simple. It is very easy to use once installed, and it can be easily hidden from view for a seamless kitchen design.
Ceiling Hoods
As the name suggests, ceiling hoods are designed to fit into the ceiling. They can either be flush to the ceiling or protrude slightly from the ceiling.
They are a good choice for kitchen islands, offering an uncluttered-looking ceiling.
1. Hoover H-HOOD 700 HDC110IN Built In Ceiling Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 991 m³/hour
Width: 110 cm
If you own a larger hob or have a range cooker, the 110 cm width of this cooker hood is ideal. It should ensure that any smells and smoke are quickly expelled from your kitchen.
This powerful hood can move a massive 991 cubic metres of air in an hour on the boost setting. So, when you’re cooking with spices or fish, this cooker hood will power through all the smells and ensure nothing lingers, only the lovely taste of your meal.
Of course, as this cooker hood is so powerful, it’s ideal for larger home kitchens and people who have a preference for stronger-smelling dishes!
This cooker hood is also ideal if an extraction unit isn’t possible, as it also offers the option of being installed as a recirculating hood. So, it will clean the air in your kitchen very quickly and ensure all the grease from cooking is stored in the washable grease filters inside the unit.
Bear in mind it can be pretty noisy at 76 decibels, but this is to be expected for such a powerful hood.
2. Elica Skydome H30 Built In Ceiling Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 790 m³/hour
Width: 100 cm
This pricey hood from Elica is designed to fit flush to the ceiling, though in practice it may need to hang down from your ceiling a bit.
It’s offers an unobtrusive yet powerful solution for extracting steam and cooking smells. It’s pretty stylish, and you can adjust the warmth of the LED lights to get the right ambience in your kitchen.
At just 53 decibels on the highest setting, this hood is quiet, so it could be a good choice if you use your kitchen as a social space.
It comes with a smart remote control that you can use to adjust the settings, so you won’t need to get up on a chair to adjust the hood, no matter how high your ceilings are!
Chimney Hoods
Chimney hoods are mounted to the wall and have a ‘chimney’ that is used for the ducting. They’re a good choice for kitchens that have plenty of wall space over the hob.
1. Smeg Victoria KT90BLE 90cm Chimney Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 788 m³/hour
Width: 90 cm
This modern and stylish chimney cooker hood is the perfect addition to any kitchen island. It will look beautiful in any modern home. Yet, Bosch has designed this with much more than looks in mind.
This is one of the most powerful cooker hoods in this article, moving up to 837 cubic metres of air in an hour.
Yet, it is still whisper-quiet. In fact, even in the boost mode, this cooker hood only reaches 54 dB. So, you can comfortably have a conversation standing underneath this cooker hood.
There are tonnes of amazing features that make this cooker hood stand out as one of the best on the market.
We love the PerfectAir Ventilation system, though. Once you turn the hood on, this mode takes care of the rest. It will increase or decrease the power depending on how much fresh air is needed taking all the guesswork out of it.
You can enjoy cooking while the hood extracts or recirculates all of the air in your kitchen quickly.
Downdraft Hoods
These hoods are built into the counter behind the hob. They can be raised up when you need them, and then slid down out of view when you’re done.
This type of hood can be a good choice for kitchen islands where installing a traditional hood might be impractical. They also tend to be very stylish, and are great for impressing guests!
1. SIA DD90BL 90cm Downdraft Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 850 m³/hour
Width: 90 cm
This downdraft cooker hood is ideal for an induction hob on a kitchen island. It is 90cm wide too, so it’s perfect for the larger hobs on the market or if you want to make sure that none of the smells from cooking leave the kitchen.
You’ll certainly have the power too. This cooker hood can move an impressive 850 cubic metres of air in an hour. This is enough to keep all of the smells and grease from cooking at bay.
Plus, there are three speed settings and a timer, so you can leave this hood running while you enjoy your dinner.
The cooker hood looks amazing when it is closed, so it won’t interfere with a clean and modern design at all. Plus, you can set this cooker hood up to recirculate or extract the air, so if you have ducting in place, this could be the ideal cooker hood for you.
2. Montpellier DDCH60 60cm Downdraft Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 750 m³/hour
Width: 60 cm
This extractor will look amazing when you aren’t using it. The unit is completely smooth, thanks to the fully touch-screen controls. So, it’s nicely hidden in the counter.
When are using it, you’ll enjoy a powerful extractor will plenty of modes to help you keep the smells and nasty stuff out of your kitchen.
This cooker hood has a timer with several options to choose from. Select the length of time you’d like the extractor to run for, and then leave it to it.
Once the timer ends, the extraction will turn off, and the unit will disappear into the counter automatically.
This is certainly a very powerful extractor and a very reasonably priced one compared with other models on the market.
There are no brand names visible either, so it will blend in nicely with your other appliances.
Integrated Hoods
Integrated hoods are a bit like canopy hoods. The difference is that they are designed to fit fully inside a kitchen cabinet unit, giving a sleeker look compared to a canopy hood which is more visible.
1. AEG DGE5661HB 54 cm Integrated Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 700 m³/hour
Width: 54 cm
This integrated hood from AEG is surprisingly powerful given its small size, measuring just 54 centimetres wide.
It can be installed ducted or used as a recirculating hood, and comes with powerful LED lights so you can easily see what you’re doing as you cook.
The Hob2Hood function connects your hob to the hood, allowing it to automatically adjust the extraction rate based on how you’re using your hob. You will need a compatible AEG hob for this feature, but if you have one, it is a brilliant feature that comes in so handy almost every time you cook.
This product is relatively cheap given how powerful it is, and its small size makes it ideal if you want something unobtrusive or are limited in terms of space.
2. Bosch Serie 2 DEM66AC00B 60 cm Integrated Cooker Hood
Maximum extraction rate: 625 m³/hour
Width: 60 cm
The Bosch Serie 2 DEM66AC00B integrates into a cabinet above your kitchen countertop. At 60 cm wide, it fits well over a standard-sized hob.
This hood can quickly remove cooking odours from medium-sized kitchens thanks to its powerful extraction rate of 625 cubic metres per hour.
It offers a choice of three speeds and is quite easy to install, though it’s fairly noisy.
Visor Hoods
At the time of writing, we couldn’t find any visor hoods that can extract more that 500 m³ of air per hour. If you want something with a very high extraction rate, consider a different type of cooker hood.
What’s the Most Powerful Cooker Hood on the Market?
When researching this article, the most powerful cooker hood we could find was the Hoover H-HOOD 700 HDC110IN Ceiling Hood, which has a maximum extraction rate of 991 m³/hour.
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