I just ordered a 30" Bluestar rangetop and am doing the same search for a hood. One thing to note is that if you have a 36" rangetop, you might want to consider a 42" hood, rather than a 36" hood. The extra width does not add much to the cost of the hood (usually) and will improve your ability to capture grease, heat, etc. Although I haven't bought it yet, I've pretty much settled on the Kobe that Deeageaux identified above. I haven't found anything with similar specs that is in the same price range. The Kobe also gets good reviews on gardenweb. What Wolf model can you get for $2000? I have looked at most of the major brands and it is very difficult to find a hood with sufficient power for $2000. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but I'm wondering if we are comparing apples to apples.

I would also like to laud the monogram service. We had an issue with our newly installed hood being too loud. A GE tech. with 20+ years came out and showed me how it was wrongly installed. He even fudged the service records so I did not have to pay in spite of it being my problem. I really like the fact that they did not send out a tech. who knows nothing about the appliance - that is what happened when I needed service on my Bosch dishwasher.

Talking to my appliance saleswoman yesterday, and she pointed out that it won't be often that we're using all burners on the Bosch range at maximum BTU, thereby needing a higher CFM vent. I am also concerned about whether we get into the need for "makeup air", but the range hood we'd use would be 600 cfm or less, so I am assuming that is not required. (The Code Enforcement officer here told me that they don't have any particular requirements for MUA.)

Tyler, so how is it going with the cooktop/hood? We are planning a remodel and considering a similar situation. We are in Florida, so I’d like to avoid MUA if possible as it is painfully humid and hot AF here 360 days of the year and one of my main goals of this remodel is to keep the hot air out. We have an older 1959 home, 94” ceilings. Our kitchen designer wants to put a 36” wolf gas range-style cooktop in front of a 104” window with a 6” backsplash/ledge using a wolf or zephyr 48” ceiling mounted hood at 600 or 700 CFM. So if the cooktop lands at 36”, that puts the vent 4’8”away from the countertop on the ceiling. I’m looking for functionality of suckage (sorry, I never made it past geometry into trig, so “suckage” is as good as it gets for me—lol) and if I have to use a different island hood that hangs 36” above the cooktop, so be it. I’m curious how it’s going for you, especially cleaning the window after cooking. Is it a daily chore or weekly? (I don’t see the window as a cleaning issue, when I cook, most of the splatter winds up on me or flies sideways, but rarely backward—but I’ve been wrong before, and I’ll be wrong again). I just don’t want to make the hood mistake. Any and all input is appreciated ;)