| Ventilation -- The secret to a clean, odor-free kitchen |
Page 1 of 2 (ARA) – The kitchen is one of the most active rooms in your home -- one that is filled with the delicious, mouth-watering smells of what’s cooking. But along with the good smells come the bad: smoke, steam and grease splatter. Homeowners who are tired of feeling the heat -- simply need to vent. Ventilation is an essential, but often underappreciated and misunderstood, element of the well-designed kitchen. So the experts at Thermador -- a leading appliance manufacturer and an American kitchen icon – have spotlighted all the ways vent hoods add to the vitality of your kitchen. Health and Safety Ventilation fans remove moisture, odor and the unhealthy byproducts of combustion, including carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. Proper ventilation is essential for maintaining a healthy indoor environment and minimizing airborne health risks. Controlling moisture reduces the cause of many types of mold, ventilation systems reduce your cooktop’s high heat and exhaust to provide you with a safe cooking area. Odors With proper ventilation, there’s no need to worry about lingering cooking odors or smoke. Blowers freshen up your kitchen with amazing efficiency and some models include delayed shut-off to tackle lingering odors. Switching on the hood a few minutes prior to cooking will start circulating the air and help remove odors once cooking has started. Let the aromas of your finished product get all the glory when it's time to eat. Cleanliness Proper ventilation helps to eliminate grease and smoke from the culinary workspace. Reducing moisture protects paints and finishes. Hoods capture grease in dishwasher-safe filters to protect your kitchen cabinets, countertop and floors. When it comes to selecting the best ventilation system for your home ask yourself two questions: Where am I placing my hood and where am I placing my blower? What are your Kitchen Ventilation Options? Wall hoods are mounted directly to the wall or suspended under a cabinet. Chimney hoods attach to the wall with a chimney ascending up to the ceiling. Island hoods are similar to chimney hoods but the ceiling suspends the hood above the cooktop, ideal for island cooktops or commercial-grade ranges. Custom inserts can assimilate your ventilation into existing kitchen furniture or cabinetry for a seamless design. Downdraft ventilation is a flexible alternative to overhead ventilation. As the name implies, it sucks the cooktop heat downward out of the kitchen or to the island toe kick. |
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