Vent-A-Hood is a great choice as well as Capital with their matching hood.

Here is a link that might be useful: ventahood

What is your budget and what style are you looking at?

From what I can tell, there are only two styles, chimney and wall-mounted under a cabinet (which is what I want). Can I get something decent for under $1500? Also what is the cfm requirement for the 48" Culinarian?

sjb3ip,

1) There are three basic styles pro canopy,chimney,and standard. But there are many design styles.

2) You do realize you are getting the most powerful 48" gas range on the market? The rule of thumb is 1cmf/10btu. But 1840 cfm does not exist anywhere near $1500

3) So 1500 cfm it is then.

4) When kitchen desingers are building a highend kitchen without the benefit of an unlimited budget and the KD has spent almost all the money on built-ins, pro ranges, and high end finishes she/he turns to Best for the least expensive acceptable quality range hoods.

4a Best K210A48SS with 1500 cfm blower is about $1750. This has 430SS and 22" deep(24" is the gold standard). It has "stain less" not "stain proof" steel. If you live anywhere near salt water you need to skip this option. After 7-10 years of hard use it may rust a bit and needs to cleaned with something like Bar Keepers Friend in that case.

4b Best UP27E48SB with 1500cfm blower is about $2250. This is a very deep 27" so it can be placed higher and still get good capture. This has the better 304 SS. Very unlikely to rust,but still not stain proof.

5) Have you discussed make-up-air codes in your local area with your GC? If not you should.Many cities in the northern half of the country have these. If it gets cold in your area and you have a relativly air-tight house you may need to make-up for the air you remove so as to not cause a dangerous backdraft with fireplace/furnace/heater.

6) If you are considering Vent-a-Hood have a salesperson show you how exactly you would clean it. Some say VAH needs to be cleaned very often and it is a PITA. Others think it is ok. I am in the former camp.

I got the Best K260A54SS 54 inch hood with a Best EB15 1500 CFM external blower and added the baffle filters. It was a shade over $2200 including taxes from a local dealer. AJ Madison was $50 more for the same package although I'm sure they would have matched or beat my local dealer.

I haven't installed it yet, since my demo is scheduled to start on July 11. But I should be using it in about 2 months time. This particular hood is only 24 inches deep, but I'm having it installed 3 inches out with 15 inch upper cabinets flanking each side.

Here is a link that might be useful: Best K260A54SS

Thanks all for the info.

Deeageaux - I appreciate the information/education. I have done a lot of research on my appliances, but had left the hood till the end, so no, I really don't know that much about them and what I need. After looking at the Eurostoves site, I saw what is definitively a chimney hood, and what I think is the classic style (wall-mounted, under a cabinet), but I don't know what the pro canopy is. I like the under the cabinet style.

So, it's 1840 cfm is what I need for the Culinarian? If so, then that's what I should get. As for the price, I threw out there something that I thought was reasonable, but it looks like I'm off. So, given that info, what would you recommend as a reasonably priced hood for the 48" that isn't a Vent-A-Hood(based on your description), that is well-made and works well with the most powerful range on the market?

Also, I'm in SoCal, so I don't think the air codes will be an issue.

Thanks again!

Just about every body has to deal with Make Up Air (MUA) requirements today. Usually anything over 400cfm requires that a system be installed.

The 1840cfm number is just a rule of thumb. It is not a contractual obligation.

I would go with 1200 cfm at the lowest by using a remote blower, internal blower or line blower.

My max would most probably be 1400 cfm remote blower if I had a bad duct run .

thanks Trevor - since you sell these things, do you have any recommendations of what we should get?

I would go with the modernAire but that's not much difference to the Abbaka insert / liner.

Provided your cabinet maker makes the box correctly you should only need to by a 34" insert /liner

I put a 1200 CFM Prestige over a 30 inch Blue Star RNB. The fan unit was so wide that the people who made the hood said the hood needed to be 40 instead of the 36 or 38 I was originally targeting, in order to fit the unit in. So I have a 40 inch hood over a 30 inch range -- which I thought would be really overkill. But it is wonderful! I just seasoned a new wok and the steam was really impressive and rose right into the hood. I am so glad now that I have the 1200. Must say, it is noisy! But to be able to make that much smoke and not have the kitchen smell up at all -- it is amazing. I would never have thought to get this set up if it had not been for the Appliances Forum!