I am really digging the look of A - looks very custom and beautiful. Hate D. C is nice if you want more of an industrial look (but still classic). I cannot attest to cleaning the wood hoods but I have a similar hood to C and it’s not hard to clean at all, but it does get dirty.

My personal favorite is C. Seems to be in better proportion to it's surroundings. It is eye-catching and will let people enjoy your backsplash.

I thin A ties in the wood from the lower cabinets.

E - none of the above!

How about something with a bit softer curves:

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@chispa which brand is this?

Go with C. Works better aesthetically with your modern slab cabinets. Zephyr makes a very nice wall mounted chimney hood.

@sunarakaa, I don't know, I just had them saved in my ideabooks! I know that Modern-aire and Vent-a-hood can make similar ones.

I like vent-a-hood I dislike wood hoods they get greasey are hard to clean and over time usually change color from the heat and the grease . BTW all the ones you show are mounted too high as for the CFM how many BTU from the range that is how you decide the CFM and also how staright is the venting. For every bend you need to add CFM and just in case forget the potfiller the most silly thing ever unless you have a sink beside the stove to dump the boiling water in which case you don't need a pot filler .

For everyone who picked C, for venting purposes, flat bottomed hoods are almost as useless as over the range microwaves. They have very little capture area. Therefor, grease, odors and other effluents, will easily escape into the kitchen, and beyond.

Not a fan of wood or plaster hoods. They tend to be overwhelming, and they’re the first to look dated. I also prefer the ease of cleaning stainless steel hoods.

You can easily get a custom look with stainless hoods. As @chispa said, look at Vent A Hood, and Modern-Aire. We got a Vent A Hood, and almost 6 years later, we’re very pleased.

BTW, if you’re getting a high end gas range or rangetop, you’ll need more than 600 cfms.

@darbukaI am buying 36" wolf gas range with griddle. Adding 42" hood to get extra coverage. I have to place an order within next couple of hours as my builder is getting 15% off on wolf :)

confuse between wood hood or VAH vs Wolf steel hood.

I actually like the ones that chispa posted. Do like A as well.

Good that you’re getting a 42” hood over the 36” Wolf gas range. You’re still going to need to up the CFMs. 600 will not be enough. I’m not a venting expert, like the two (kaseki and opoane) who often give advice on these matters…but I know enough to say that. And, don’t forget about MUA…Makeup Air.

What confuses you about wood hoods vs stainless steel? Several posts in this thread, including mine, explained why SS is most preferrable. Is there something else that’s an issue?

As for VAH vs Wolf, Wolf does not customize their hoods. They have a couple of stock options, like in your pic D. VAH has many configurations of hoods, plus the ability to dress them up with platinum, stainless, or brass bands. Here’s ours…I didn’t want a chimney style:

BTW, as you can see, my Thermador rangetop is 36”. We wanted the full use of six burners, as we oven move pots from one burner to another…so, we opted to forego the built in griddle, and use a portable griddle instead. This way, when we’re done with it, it gets washed, and put away. Even the salesperson at Wolf, when we were considering that brand, warned us that the built in griddles never ”look”clean once you use it. There’s always some residue that won’t get removed.

@darbuka what do you think about Zephyr Siena Pro Wall Hood 1200 CFM?

I like A or one of the curved SS. We had a custom wood hood made. I had to go with a zline insert wanted a GE but the delivery date was too far out. Our hood has a removable panel so we can get to the insert.

I dont know about cleaning this is the first time I dont have otr microwave.

Sunarakaa, I have that exact Zephyr hood in a 48" and LOVE it!

Sunarakaa, I’m not a pro, and have no experience with Zephyr products. So, I can’t offer an opinion. However, I’ve learned enough from the forum’s two experts, @kaseki, and @opoane, to know that 600 CFMs will not be adequate for a high end gas range, and what size and shape is preferable for capture and extraction. Also, to factor in MUA.

I was hoping at least one of them would see this thread, and offer you advice.

Purely aesthetically - D looks a bit bulky, would go with either A or C personally.

Darbuka, I think it's @opaone

Thanks, @lucky998877! I thought that’s what I typed. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Lots of funky things happening when I visit this site on iPad.

Option c and its the best to go w wall backsplash you have chosen.

@lucky998877 how long do you have you had it for?

@kaseki,@opaone please advice on Zephyr Siena Pro Wall Hood 1200 CFM vs VAH Vs Wolf hood and how many CFM i need for my 36" six gas burner.

@sunarakaa it has been in daily use for a full year now (sorry if this posts twice, the 1st one disappeared).

@lucky998877 do you have the built in griddle, or portable griddle?

sunarakaa…..just curious, did you order your hood?

@sunarakaa the griddle is not built in, it rests over a long burner. It came with the range.

Aesthetically, I like C, but I can tell you I had a flat-bottomed vent and recently replaced it with a ZLine similar to D (but smaller), which more efficiently captures.

@nidnay no still deciding. so much confusion :) Still have to decide between CSO and MW vs Speed oven. Range with griddle or without griddle, wolf single wall oven or another brand!!

Want to order all the appliance at the same time. So overwhelmed!!

Someone called my name. This thread was not linked to the Appliance forum, so I wasn't aware of it. I suspect without reading it that all of the requirements that should drive hood choice (read limit hood choice) are addressed in the Appliance forum hood threads, hood FAQs and links, and Greenheck Guide (https://www.tagengineering.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/KVSApplDesign_catalog.pdf).

With respect to choosing a particular manufacturer's hood among several, I do not recommend hoods I haven't owned. (For the purpose of this comment the only relevant hood is my Wolf Pro Island hood.) I will comment about a hood I haven't owned if, due to its configuration, it does not have the essential characteristics that derive from commercial hoods within the limitations that residential applications impose on size and aesthetics.

Feel free ask questions once an at-least-minimal banquet of Appliance forum hood threads have been digested.

@kaseki do you think that Wolf 42" Pro Wall Chimney Hood 600 CFM will be fine with my 36" gas range top?

Let's assume that this hood has an effective aperture of 22 x 40 inches. (I don't have one to measure.) This is 6.1 sq. ft. At 90 CFM/sq. ft. that requires 550 CFM actual flow for hot oil cooking (meat searing, wok cooking and such), which in turn may* require a blower rated at 825 CFM to operate at 550 CFM in the presence of pressure losses from such as the hood baffles, hood to duct transition, ducting, imperfect MUA, etc. (Obviously, you haven't read the material yet.) Without any further information I would select from the range of 800 to 900 CFM zero static pressure rated Wolf blowers.

I would use a roof blower and install, if possible, a Fantech silencer somewhere in the path between hood and roof.

Eight-inch duct should be OK, but you should calculate the duct velocity at 550 CFM and confirm that it is in the 1000 to 2000 ft/min range.

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*So much depends on the actual blower's fan curve, the pressure-balancing quality of the make-up air system, and the hood baffle pressure loss function that only guesswork is possible. So far, no one has complained here that the factor of 1.5 was insufficient.

@kaseki thanks a lot. This information is very useful. Hood will vent trough the wall (See pic C) We have deck there.

I cannot comnent in the ability to clean a wood vent but I assume it is the same as cleaning wood cabinets. However it would get more steam, grease. etc. which might require you to refinish it more often. As far as the aesthetics of the choices you posted, I think the wood covered hoods look a bit more on the country end whereas the SS give a more contemporary look. I am not an expert on sizing them.

It is generally a bad idea to dump cooking effluent into a deck space that might be occupied with people. There are hoods made for outdoor grilles just to move the smoke and grease toward the sky. If you have to go out to the deck, you might consider an exterior chase to duct the effluent higher. Even without the chase exterior duct could be used to bring the outlet to the roof line.

A for me by a mile

I vote for C

W.r.t. A - D: Loveliness, overlap, and CFM are not the only hood characteristics that are useful. Hoods should have baffle filters for significant flow rates, and some volume below the filters to average transient cooking plumes. Volume above the baffles helps even out the flow over the baffle space without adding significant additional pressure loss. (Low, thin hood shapes need restrictive baffles to even the flow.)

D is the Wolf Pro hood shape, and meets these criteria. I can't see into the others to evaluate them.

I have the same dilema and need to order quickly. I was planning to do B for my house but i am now thinking i should probably do A as all suggested. here is a pitcure on a hood at Home Depot. Between lead time for delivery, power of CFMs , 1 or 2 motors and thickness that will fit in the shape of hood i like i am so stuck and confused too.

I understand 600/900 CFM seems to be reccommended. How about the blowers 1 or 2? my first floor is 1,500 sqft with open arches in between room so smell goes easily upstairs. is there a brand i shoud stay away from? Thank you

I would do A or B. I have C and the dust is always an issue.

We are actually thinking on changing the hood to the covered kind.

Not D…..too heavy looking.

A OR C. The others just don’t work with your cabinet choice. I think all hoods get dirty and wiping them regularly will preserve the finish on wood ones. So many of us had custom wood hoods until the sleek stainless ones came into fashion. If the wood has a good finish, you can keep it clean just like wood cabinets need to be kept clean.