What is the diameter of your exhaust duct? Regardless of brand or price, a hood won't be very effective if the duct is too small. Most hoods with 600 cfms or more need a duct that is either 8" or 10" diameter. If your duct is smaller, you can find hoods that work with 6" ducts, but they will not be as effective, and will be more noisy. That's not the hood's fault, it's the ductwork. So let us know the size of your exhaust duct in your kitchen.

A better statement of the requirement is to handle the velocity and expansion of the rising cooking plume without spillage of the effluent out of the hood into the kitchen.

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Thank you, Frieda. We will have to open the wall to the outside and can and accommodate 6-8" or larger, depending on the hood specs. I've been looking at hoods with 900-1000 cfms. I'm looking at Proline hoods, more reasonably priced and well- reviewed.

I have a 30" Bluestar and went with a vent-a-hood. I'm very pleased with it.

Thanks Debbie

We purchased a Bluestar 30" range this spring and installed a Cavaliere hood from Lowe's. It is 900CFM and it works wonderfully! It looks great and performs like a champ. The price is very affordable I think, compared to many other brands, and it holds up well even when cooking super spicy bulgogi on high heat. I would recommend taking a look. This is the link to the one we purchased: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Cavaliere-Convertible-Wall-Mounted-Range-Hood-Stainless-Steel-Common-30-in-Actual-29-5-in/999919948

Thank you Debbi!

Mandy,

Thanks for the information. I was looking into Cavaliere range hoods myself!