Thanks!! The links are especially helpful.

I believe that kompy's hood was the Bonanza by Independent, now made by Bluestar

Here's mine. It's waiting for a duct cover above it. It's Thermador PH54GS, 54"x27" and came "free" with the range and fridge purchase. 1000 CFM.

And my Vent-a-Hood.

Hood is NOT lopsided - just the way the picture was cropped and angle of photo!!!! I've had it now for several years and I love it!

DrB...free! Wow. It looks great and I love your range.

Anglophilio...your range i so cool. Thanks for the pic of your cool hood. Is your range original to your house?

Mine's an Ancona hood from Costco:

Mine is Bosch-36" over 36" induction cook top

Vent-a-Hood

Vent-a-hood PRH9 42"

I have a VentaHood model ZTH236. It's 36" wide by 24"deep

ILoveRed, it dates from the same year -1948. But it's an O'Keefe and Merritt and I learned that stove brands used to be sold either east of the Mississippi River or west of it. O'Keefe and Merritt is a West Coast brand and I bought it used and all cleaned up when we lived in LA in the early '80s. It came with us to KY and I adore it - would never part with it.

Mine is an island range hood from Kobe - 36" wide for my 30" stove. I wanted baffles (not mesh), and it had to be able to fit with the high ceilings (9') in my new kitchen. There are photos in my "reveal" thread here: http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/4751866/my-reveal

Nhbaskets...hey I'm not judging. One of the reasons I asked for width is because I've seen a lot of really bright kitchen people with hoods the same width as their range. I know what the recommendations are and yet????

please keep the photos coming. I really want a SS hood this time and this is so helpful! Thanks for taking the time to post your pics of your gorgeous hoods since the past pics are GONE.

Mostly it depends on how much you cook at one time. The idea behind the 3" overlap on each side is so that the hood collects all the fumes and doesn't require as much air flow to get rid of them. If you only cook with a couple of pans, use the centre burners, and don't cook that often, there should be no problem. Now i cook a lot of pasta and stir fry dishes, and I've found that the 3" overlap keeps things in check at 600 CFM. If I had an equal size, i'd need at least double the CFM.

Modern Aire 24" x 42" over 42" range...never had a problem with it being too small.

I don't have a photo handy but I have a 36" hood over a 30" range and it's not always wide enough. If it were over a 36" range, it would be fine, though--I'd be able to put the wok in the middle. A large wok on a 30" range sticks out past the 36" hood....

We have an older version of this hood and have been happy with it. This one looks a touch nicer and has a quiet mode.
Costco Hood

Vent-a-hood (JDH142/C2 SS)

CFM: 300

42" over 36" induction

Stainless steel with antiqued copper bands. (Our salesperson forgot to order the large rivets. <sob/>

Thank you all so much. This is so helpful.

Fori...your comment (although I had to read it twice to get it, duh) makes so much sense. I can see why a 36" hood would work with a 36" range if you use the middle burners.

I would love to see more if anyone else is willing.

Thank you Laura. Beautiful.

BlueStar 30" Incline hood over Bluestar Platinum 30" range. Still under construction - plastic on the fridge and the back splash goes in today.

We were very impressed that even on high speed you could easily have a conversation while standing in front of the range.