Hi, we are renovating our house and are going with samsungs black stainless steel appliances. We really want to match the range hood as best as we can. We also don't want to spend a lot of money since this is our first home. Can anyone recommend any range goods in black stainless? Is it better to try and match all appliances as best we can as opposed to just getting a stainless hood? . Thank you!

Thank you for all your opinions. @Patricia. As it turns out, we are doing a Bosch dishwasher and a samsung microwave, but the refrigerator, range and hood are GE Profile. After much scouring of the internet I actually found the exact application I was looking to do with the GE range I'm looking at with a hood from a different brand. What do those of you with the trained design eye think?

Hello - we are purchasing kitchenaid black stainless steel appliances and it was suggested to us to get the Zephyr black stainless steel hood to pair with our kitchenaid appliances. However, I’m concerned that kitchenaid black stainless steel and zephyr’s black stainless steel hood may be different colors. Does anyone have these? Do they match or look noticeable different?

With induction you may need to upgrade your electrical, so that would be one mark against it (similar to a dual fuel range). But for ease of cleaning it wins by a long shot. I have never heard that induction doesn't get hot enough. My personal experience extends to an induction hob, which I used to make rice and boil water for noodles. It seemed totally fine for those tasks. My friend just finished her kitchen and put in a GE Cafe double oven induction range - she says she can't get over how quickly water boils and how responsive it is. I suggested induction to her - she didn't know about it, and they were going to run a gas line and I suggested induction instead. Her DH told me over the weekend that he's SO GLAD they didn't do that. so regarding pot temperature - I would think that would have more to do with the type of pan you're using than the range itself, as the induction coils are just exciting the pan material; the stove itself doesn't get hot. The only thing that doesn't function that well on induction is a wok, or other cooking that requires an open flame (smores, roasting peppers). Pretty short list.