We have the Island mount version of the same hood which is 900cfm and I can tell you without a doubt, it is not powerful enough to contain all the smoke your range will put out. We have a 36" Capital culinarian with a chargrill, so this is pretty much an apples to apples comparison. It gets along OK for most simple tasks, but if you cook something that really has a lot of smoke/grease, it just gets overwhelmed. We were kind of in the same boat as you, picked up higher end appliances for bottom basement prices and took a gamble on this hood thinking it might be adequate given the specs. At some point we will probably be purchasing something similar to the setup you mentioned you cant afford. My advice would be to bite the bullet and do it right the first time so you dont end up like us :( Not only will we have to replace the hood, but the ducting on the cavalier is only 6inch, so we will likely need to replace that as well. Nothing like cutting holes in the ceiling of your brand new kitchen!! Hindsight 20/20....

Some of your appliances are similar to mine. We ordered the Thermador CIS365GB, but we would have gotten the CIT365GM if we hadn't found a great deal on the GB. My husband loved the mirrored finish on the GM, but it wasn't worth the extra $$, at least not IMO. I liked the Thermador cooktop because of the high power elements, plus it has nice controls. We have the EL 27" single oven, EW27EW55GS. It's not installed yet, but we decided on this because it's supposed to provide very even heat. The inside is smaller than I like, but the 30" unit would have required completely disassembling and redoing the cabinets. As our cabinets are one-of-a-kind custom (the router was made specially for the doors and doesn't exist any longer) this would have been exorbitantly expensive. We're mounting a Panasonic convection MW above the EL oven. I deliberately chose 2 separate units rather than a double oven so if one breaks (I assume it will be the MW), I can replace it independent of the other. This advice came from GW. We have different fridge and DW. I'm still deciding on hoods, but I wouldn't go with anything less than 36" width. One distributor told us the Vent-a-hood 300cfm unit would be sufficient. I'm not so sure. There's an Ancona undercabinet unit with 900cfm which appeals. I do a lot of high-heat cooking so I want an efficient hood. Hope this helps, Cheryl

I have one that we've been using for 2 years. An island mount one. It works well, cleans up easy. I've only had one problem and that was my fault. I didn't read the directions about how to dim the lights. I basically broke the button on the control panel 14 months after I bought it. I called Euro kitchens and they sent me a new panel set (two panels) at no charge. It took about 20 minutes to replace the panel. We are redoing our kitchen, and the only reason I'm not using another Spagna Vetro, is that I wanted more power to go with a larger range.

OK, sounds like I want to pass up those Ikea options. I want to be able to have friends over and have conversations with my H and kid, so I don't want something insanely loud. Thanks for the rec on Costco!! I haven't been lately, but we do have a membership. I just looked it up online and indeed it sounds like a nice option, especially for that price! I'm going to read all the reviews carefully to see whether it's loud... would love any other recommendations as well. Thanks all!! This forum is the best!