Can't speak to your exact question, but wanted to let you know that I had a futuro at old house, and have bought one for new house. When we went to hhgregg fine lines and listened to other quality hoods, my daughter and I were amazed at how loud they were compared to our futuro. Good choice! I always felt that the glass would be a constant challenge, but I am interested to hear what glass hood owners have to say.
Lisa

Wow! no one with any suggestions??

I can't speak from experience, but we were recently faced with the same decision. I liked the way the glass looked becase it seemed to open up the space more, but we decided to go with the stainless because we too were worried about the dirt/grease on the glass. Our designer warned against the glass saying it will look terrible if it isn't totally clean. Also my DH went saw a glass model in a store and it was covered in dust (as usual in a store) and it looked terrible. The SS model in the same store looked fine - and I'm sure no one was cleaning those.

(Now please know I do plan to clean my hood... just not often! ;) ) Hopefully the SS will look OK between cleanings too.

Hope that helps- good luck!

A few months ago I posted the same question and really didn't get much of a response either. I ultimately went with a stainless hood (which you can see on the "it's a star" thread) because I got a good deal on a good hood (thanks to Beekeeperswife). But now that my kitchen is together I think the glass would have looked better, but I'm not sorry because I know it would have been a pain to keep looking good.

Hey thanks guys,
By the sounds of things, i think i have now been persuaded to go with the stainless steel...I think everyone is right, the glass might look a bit better at the start, but the novelty will wear off quickly after cleaning it every single time you cook!