It's been a while since my hood research, but I think Trade Winds has a good reputation. They are the split off another reputable company with decent designs, as I recall, and offer fairly good pricing. I don't know about the grease cleaning specifically, but I will say that you should avoid Vent-A-Hood if you have a concern about cleaning--warning that a lot of VAH owners are passionate about their hoods and will say that they have no problem cleaning, but others have reviewed this brand as a difficult-to-clean system. I just purchased a Wolf hood for my remodel, and they get fairly good reviews for functionality and easy-to-clean baffles. I wouldn't put any baffles in a dishwasher just due to the risk of wearing off the finish on an expensive product. Hand-washing with a degreasing dish detergent will prolong the life of any baffles.

I might ask what you are cooking that creates a lot of grease? Is there any chance you could move to more of an outdoor grilling situation for some of the messiest meats or an outdoor fryer if you're doing fried foods? At some point if you're creating a lot of heavy grease that is going to build up in your ducting beyond the hood, and you wouldn't be able to clean that at all. Some people have been known to move to the commercial brands if they are avid cooks and do a lot of heavy-duty cooking that creates grease, like frying french fries at home.

We don't think we generate a lot of grease but do cook every meal for a family of five.

It was the design of our last TW. The baffles slope slightly, grease runs towards the rear, it does not take much, and there is no where for it to goes. It seeps out of the baffle and into the 1/2 " groove. A small grease trap rail would be a great addition to the design.

We had a 1400 CFM blower so it worked extremely well. We do saute most nights and sometimes sear. Out solution was to fold a piece of paper towel and place it in the groove before installing the filters.

Sometimes talking to a sales rep in person can help with the decision. I was able to find a Wolf vent hood model that had been a floor display, so I got it at a substantial discount. If you have an appliance showroom in your area with a number of hoods on display including a reputable line like BlueStar, you might be able to determine better what the track record is as far as grease containment. I've also been impressed with the shape of Monogram pro-style hoods, as they have a good under-hood capture area similar to Wolf.

If you generate that much grease (we do as well btw) then you'll likely not be very happy w/ any consumer hood unless you clean the filters quite frequently. I'd certainly check out Wolf, Best/Braun and some of the others anyway.

Commercial hoods are much better for handling that amount of grease as the baffles are at a steeper angle and the overall design provides for much better grease flow from baffles down to the removable grease cup.

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I agree about residential hoods being inferior for grease. I wish i had time to seek out another fabricator and build our original design but at this point i cannot wait another 2 months.

Here is a pic of what i was trying to build

I fully understand timelines but be careful that you don't cause yourself years of frustration and unhappiness to save a week or two now.

Given what you've said I would certainly call your local Accurex dealer and maybe Captiveaire as well. My guess is that you'd be much happier with one of these.

What you're showing in your image looks like a standard Captiveaire back shelf hood. These are often either in stock or can be made in a few days (depending on c19 status). You can then get a blower from Fantech, Accurex or Captiveaire.

@opaone Yes, Captivaire, that's the name I was trying to think about earlier. That would be a good option here. Thanks.

You could also check Hoodmart.