Which cooker hood do I need?

Generally speaking, the best cooker hood for you is the one that fits your kitchen layout, hob size and design preferences.

Depending on where your hob is located – on an island or against a wall – you have different cooker hood designs to choose from. Some common options: canopy cooker hoods, ceiling cooker hoods, integrated cooker hoods, glass cooker hoods. The size is primarily dictated by the width of your hob. Of course, small cooker hoods are available to suit smaller spaces.

In addition to design and size, the noise level of a cooker hood is crucial. While a completely silent cooker hood has yet to be invented, there are many low-noise models to choose from.

This is just a small taste of what to consider. Browse our cooker hood buying guide below for complete answers to your questions.

Which cooker hood to buy depends on its placement in your kitchen. More precisely, if your hob is on an island or peninsula, you have different options to choose from than if your hob is against a wall.

To determine which width of cooker hood to choose, look to your hob. The rule of thumb: to properly remove cooking odours from the kitchen, a cooker hood must be at least as wide as your hob.

52cm & 53cm cooker hoods: Available as canopy models.

60cm cooker hoods: Available as wall-mounted, integrated models, and venting cooktops.

70cm cooker hoods: Available as canopy models and venting cooktops.

75cm cooker hoods: Available as wall-mounted models.

80cm cooker hoods: Available as wall models, retractable downdraft models, and venting cooktops.

90cm cooker hoods: Available as wall-mounted models, integrated models, retractable downdraft models, island chimney models, and ceiling models.

100cm cooker hoods: Available as ceiling models.

120cm cooker hoods: Available as ceiling models.

Visit our products page and use the filters to find the perfect cooker hood for your kitchen in the width you need.

If you're also buying a new hob, redesigning your kitchen or simply yearning for a sleek aesthetic, a venting hob is worthy of a closer look, especially if your hob is on an island. A venting hob is an induction hob with an integrated hood fan – essentially two appliances in one.

The advantages: No need to buy a separate cooker hood, no obtrusive hood fan blocking your view.

Because a cooker hood typically runs while you cook next to it, a low-noise model is highly recommendable. Anything above 70 decibels is disturbing and can lead to buyer's regret.

A low-noise cooker hood

With PerfectAir sensor in our Bosch hoods, the air is monitored while you cook. It will automatically select the correct power level to capture steam and odours, while keeping noise to a minimum. And our Clean Air recirculation filters can reduce noise up to 5 decibels compared to standard systems. Cooking should be a time for winding down and relaxing, and our hoods make sure of that. Some of our hoods have been certified by Quiet Mark, so look out for their logo on our products page.

Even our most powerful cooker hoods are designed to keep noise to a minimum thanks to their aerodynamic design, stable construction and high-quality Eco Silence Drive TM motor.

• More flexibility: Control the fan speed, lighting and duration via the Home Connect app.
• Maintenance alerts: Prolong the life of your hood while keeping it working as efficiently as possible, with notification when the filters need changing.
• Voice control: Activate or change the settings on your hood without having to stop what you're doing via Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
• Automatic Hood Control: By linking your hob to your hood, it will automatically switch on when you start cooking so you can say goodbye to lingering smells in your kitchen.

Innovative features on some of our models help provide a more convenient and comfortable experience with your cooker hood.

Self-regulating fan speed:

The PerfectAir sensor constantly detects the level of odour in the air and adjusts the fan speed automatically. This ensures your kitchen air is always clean and fresh.

Hob-hood control

Turn on the hob, and your hood turns on automatically – brilliant! Simply synch them via the Home Connect app to control the cooker hood on the hob interface.

Cooker hoods are fitted with two types of filters, a grease filter and an odour filter. A metal grease and particle filter comes as standard on all our models. To reduce unpleasant cooking odours in ductless hoods, our cooker hoods come fitted with an active charcoal filter, our CleanAir standard odour filter.

Does your kitchen often smell unpleasant after cooking strong-smelling foods? Our Clean Air Plus odour filter is especially effective at reducing odours. For greater convenience, our Long Life odour filter is especially long lasting. You can upgrade to either anytime.

Which cooker hood is best? The answer depends on your kitchen layout and personal preferences. The best cooker hood brand is also a matter of personal choice. One thing we are certain of: our cooker hoods are German-engineered to please the senses. They look good, effectively reduce odours and come in low-noise models to keep the peace.

It depends on the type of hob you have. For electric hobs, the cooker hood should be installed around 45 to 64cm above the cooktop. A gas hob requires a slightly higher clearance of at least 65cm.

Ductless hoods, also known as recirculating hoods or non-vented hoods, draw in air and clean it using a grease filter and active carbon filter. The cleaned air is released back into the ambient air of the kitchen.

Similarly, extraction hoods draw in air and clean it via a grease filter. Then it's piped straight to an extraction point on the outside of your home.

Pro tip: Most of our cooker hoods can be installed as a ductless hood or an extraction hood, though you might need an adaptation kit.