I have seen different cooktop islands and ventilation variations at friends’ places. I always get the impression that the extractor hood over a cooktop island is not as effective as with a regular cooktop in the kitchen countertop. Since I often need a lot of space for cutting and food preparation, I would like to have a large working island. Personally, I don’t mind facing away from the guests while cooking. Do you have any experience with this? Cooking on the island or on the main kitchen countertop? And which type of extractor hood is truly powerful?
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
To counter the "Who has the most expensive equipment contest" (but hey... it’s no different with the houses themselves here : We also didn’t want a hood above the island and in the end decided on the AEG IDE84241IB, which I found reasonably priced. Even though it is still next to the kitchen and not yet installed, in my opinion the space it takes up in the cabinet is still quite limited.
Fummelbrett schrieb:
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By now, I have decided against induction. It will be a regular ceramic glass cooktop.I agree with Chand1986. Why?
chand1986 schrieb:
Reason?I'm definitely not a conspiracy theorist, but I have read quite a few warnings regarding induction cooking. It is also "officially" recommended to keep a minimum distance of about 40cm (16 inches) from an active cooktop. It might not matter – or maybe it does. I just don't want to take that risk, especially since family planning is still pending. A ceramic cooktop isn’t that bad or outdated after all.
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chand19865 Mar 2018 16:25Fummelbrett schrieb:
but I have read quite a few warning messages regarding induction.Most warnings come from things people don’t really understand. There are alarmists for absolutely everything.
Fummelbrett schrieb:
It is also "officially" recommended to keep a minimum distance from a running cooktop of about 40cm (15.5 inches), I believe.That’s to make sure grandma with a pacemaker doesn’t get into trouble while cooking.
Fummelbrett schrieb:
And I don’t want to take that risk, especially since family planning is still pending.Not having a TV in the bedroom helps the most here. You simply can’t cook that much.
Fummelbrett schrieb:
I’m definitely not a conspiracy theoristYet some still want to scare you...
You can find nonsense about anything. And whoever manages to scare people successfully can keep selling ceramic glass cooktops—or something like that.
Fummelbrett schrieb:
A ceramic glass cooktop isn’t that bad or medieval, after all.Well, the difference between ceramic glass and induction might not be medieval versus modern. More like horse-drawn carriage versus car. Both get you there, but one is much slower and the other offers far more convenience.
Do you have a mobile phone? Harmful Wi-Fi radiation inside your house? High-voltage power lines nearby?
Your concern is unfounded and fed by inflated fears.
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