They’re virtually useless. People who pick them don’t really cook and care more about form than function. If you cook, do a standard overhead hood. Pick function over form. Or get the cooking zone off of the island. Only 10% of kitchen time is fire to food. 70% is sharp knives and water prepping.

I don't have those options. It's either this or nothing at all.

Of course there are options between a ceiling grate that makes you climb on top of the cooktop to clean it and nothing. First, if you can do a ceiling grate, you can do a standard island hood. Then there’s a whole host of other things that haven’t been explored. Post your layout and pictures of the space.

What did you end up installing? I'm exploring options