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When it comes to purchasing a new cooker hood, you first have to choose between a ventilated (ducted) or recycling (ductless) hood. You then have to decide design of cooker hood as they vary in shapes and structure, which can create a different look and feel of your kitchen.
There are various types of cooker hoods to choose from, with the chimney and slanted hoods being the most common in Malaysia. While most people assume that they are suitable for all kinds of kitchen design, there are certain aspects that beg to differ.
The height of your kitchen ceiling matters. If you have a low ceiling in your kitchen, a slanted hood is more suitable than a chimney hood because it has a better angle to absorb the cooking fume, as they draw air up from an inclined degree. Meanwhile, a chimney cooker hood is more suitable for high ceilings, as the chimney requires more ceiling space to install.
Before installing your kitchen cabinets, you need to allocate space for your cooker hood and cooktop. This ensures that your cooker hood can fit nicely into the space allotted and there won’t be unsightly gaps or challenges in installing it.
Featured product: FUJIOH 900mm Chimney Cooker Hood FR-ST2190
The chimney cooker hood is the most commonly used type of cooker hood. It is a vertical unit, which draws air up from the stove, filters it, and then releases it outside. Since it is attached to the wall with a chimney on top, it offers a higher performance suitable for large kitchens.
Featured product: FUJIOH Chimney Cooker Hood FR-ST2190 with High Airflow
For instance, the FR-ST2190 features enhanced airflow and fume suction to remove fumes from the kitchen area. It also comes with an Auto Fan Clean whereby the internal fan automatically switches to boost operation on the last 5 seconds of the timer function and blow off oil stains by centrifugal force.
The chimney cooker hood has a long history, and it is still considered to be the best cooker hood. It is the most popular type of cooker hood, and there are several advantages and disadvantages to this type of cooker hood.
Chimneys are more aesthetically pleasing and can be mounted higher on a wall than slanted hoods.
The noise level is lower than slanted hood because the motor is placed at the top.
The chimney hood has a larger opening at the top, so it can be harder to clean, especially if you have pets or messy cooks in the house.
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A slanted cooker hood is essentially chimney style, which draws air up from the stove, but instead of being horizontal, it draws air up from an inclined degree. The hood is slanted to make a designer statement, making it the ideal fit in contemporary kitchens.
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For instance, the FR-SC2090 features a Super Kirei Fan, which can effectively eliminate the accumulation of oil and stain build-up on the fan. It also repels and induces oil from cooking fumes to collect in the oil tray. The lower positioning of the cooker hood helps in the smooth and efficient absorption of cooking fumes.
The slanted cooker hood is a type of chimney that is more compact and efficient than the conventional chimney. That said, this type of cooker hood has several advantages and disadvantages.
The slanted hood has an energy-efficient design that allows for better smoke, grease, and odour extraction.
The design of the hood will prevent users from bumping their head into it.
Slanted hoods are bulkier than chimneys due to their design.
Depending on your kitchen design, you can choose either a chimney or a slanted hood based on the advantages and disadvantages we listed above. That way, you can make a sound decision for your kitchen.
Plus, all FUJIOH made in Japan cooker hood comes in colour variations that you can choose to fit your dream kitchen. For instance, the FUJIOH FR-SC2090 comes in four colours, such as texture black, silver metallic, rich silver, and white.
Producing over 900,000 units of cooker hoods annually, FUJIOH holds the No. 1* household market share in Japan, despite being in the industry for 80 years. If you’re looking for a kitchen hood, consider FUJIOH cooker hoods. For more information, contact us at FUJIOH Malaysia or email enquiry@fujioh.my.
* Fuji Industrial Group has No.1 household cooker hood market share in Japan. (April 2021 research by Tokyo Shoko Research, including ODM products)
* FUJIOH is a corporate brand of Fuji Industrial Group.
