Hood Or No Hood

[TYM 0]

Do not plan to install a hood for my new place as we do not foresee we will do a lot of cooking.

However, would still want to leave the option of fixing one should it become necessary in future.

What are the things i need to take note of when planning for the kitchen so that a hood can be install in future with minimal fuss? Or is it just as easy as buy one and fix it? Tks.

[TYM 0]

Nobody?

[deremi 0]

Do not plan to install a hood for my new place as we do not foresee we will do a lot of cooking.

However, would still want to leave the option of fixing one should it become necessary in future.

What are the things i need to take note of when planning for the kitchen so that a hood can be install in future with minimal fuss? Or is it just as easy as buy one and fix it? Tks.

i nv install too...for me is not a need.

[karen77sg 0]

Actually a hood does help if u do some cooking...

Why dun install now rather hv the hassle later on?

[MaCe 3]

no hood for me either.

but you ask your electrical contractor to leave a "electrical point" for future use.

those chimney hoods are nice but no money now...

[TYM 0]

no hood for me either.

but you ask your electrical contractor to leave a "electrical point" for future use.

those chimney hoods are nice but no money now...

Tks.

Actually a hood does help if u do some cooking...

Why dun install now rather hv the hassle later on?

Thinking of spending on the "must have"items first, dun want to overstretch my finances and take unnecessary loan/credit.

[chew@PPLe 0]

I have no hood either. My parents don't use hood, my mil has but she don't use it as well. Usually I try to cook with lids on and very little oil, healthier and not too smokey.

[deremi 0]

I have no hood either. My parents don't use hood, my mil has but she don't use it as well. Usually I try to cook with lids on and very little oil, healthier and not too smokey.

i agree...i did the same as u.

[TYM 0]

I have no hood either. My parents don't use hood, my mil has but she don't use it as well. Usually I try to cook with lids on and very little oil, healthier and not too smokey.

Looks like can put the hood on hold first. Tks.

[JS21 0]

Actually I didn't want hood at all since in the previous house, we had a chimney hood for so many years and hardly/never use it at all! I went around telling the salesmen I'm only looking for cooker, not putting hood!

Then later I changed my mind, because one salesman said why not buy a cheap one which can protect your cabinet? Those flat hoods are pretty cheap at only $200 or less if it comes in a package of hob and hood. Moreover it provide additional lighting source and at the same time suck up some grease if the need arises, like doing deep frying.

[florabliss 0]

Hi, need some advice to whether should I be getting a hood.

The reason why I wanted one is because I have a open kitchen, with the cooker hob facing the kitchen window. I'm afraid that the smell, grease or fume will affect the living room. However, I've been advised by a lot of friends that the hood isn't that effective even though their suction capacity is up to 850m3/hr. At the end of the day, the hood will just be an additional item to clean. So they advised me that since I hardly cook and PVC roller blind will be put at the open worktop area (which will block the living and kitchen), I don't need to get the hood.

So should I forgo the hood and opt for more storage space (cabinets) instead?

[wreckit 1]

If you don't cook heavy at all and don't have upper cabinets, then you don't really need a hood. But a ventilation fan on the window would be useful

[OCCTY 0]

hihi,

if no hood, will the underside of the top cabinet gets really oily and sticky? so, if bcos no hood, dun do top cabinet, will the ceiling turn yellowish over time har?

i also toying idea not to get hood as i really do not want additional item to clean...

[kueh 0]

hihi,

if no hood, will the underside of the top cabinet gets really oily and sticky? so, if bcos no hood, dun do top cabinet, will the ceiling turn yellowish over time har?

i also toying idea not to get hood as i really do not want additional item to clean...

I think so long as you clean up after each cooking session, should be ok ba? My grandpa house also no hood, got concealed cabinet for pipings but after 30 years, the cabinet laminate still consider very good condition despite the age but must really maintain lah.

Maybe u can paint the ceiling once every few years to maintain?

[hasibee 0]

My mum and in-law's place didn't have hood. I fixed hood for the hse.

Irregardless of how frequent or how heavy is your cooking, here are the Pros and Cons :

Pros of having hood :

- top layer cabinets not greasy n sticky after cooking.

- smell of the food does not spread to living area and the rest of the hse.

- if you hang clothes indoors during rainy days in the kitchen, your clothes don't stink of food.

- when deep frying, the oil/grime don't splash n the rest of the cooking area doesn't get too oily like area around your hob. Especially the floor doesn't get sticky after cooking.

- Ceiling/walls tends to get yellowish and dirt traps bcos of the stickiness after sometime. Need to repaint every 2 -3 yrs to maintain clean ceiling.

Cons:

- takes up space so can't fully utilize the top area to have cabinets.

- Some very beautiful designs/branded models can be very expensive.

Usually if you buy hob and hood together, you can get them at a good package. It is a worthy investment. In the long run, you might not have so much time to keep wiping and cleaning your cabinets every time you cook, cost/time/effort to re-paint ceiling/walls, cleaning kitchen flooring since it gets sticky.

With SG weather unpredictable and so many stories of litterbugs these days, I usually hang my clothes indoor at the kitchen. It dries easily and also when I cook, the clothes don't stink.

Just my 2 cents worth of thoughts........