"If you can't take the heat, get a range hood."
Hands down, a range hood is one of the most important and vital appliances in your kitchen that is overlooked. Ventilation in your kitchen is a must; pollutants, heat and steam from cooking can be irritating to your lungs and leaves the smell of dinner lingering in your home.
We’ve put together a list of 5 reasons why you need a range hood–if you don’t have one already.
Improve Your Air Quality
Who doesn’t like fresher air? While steam, odor and grease are a part of cooking, it doesn’t have to be miserable. A range hood captures and extracts air pollution right from the cooking source; it either filters (recirculating) or blows the air right out of your kitchen (ducted) and improves your air quality.
Cook Without the Mess
If you cook regularly, then you have dealt with sticky, caked-on film that splatters everywhere and takes forever to clean. Not only do you have to deal with grease, but moisture from cooking can be quite an unpleasant headache to deal with. With a range hood, you are able to greatly reduce the airborne grease and moisture. By omitting these pollutants, you will have a cleaner working area with less irritants going into your body and cooking environment.
Try New Healthier Recipes
Since you don’t have to worry about a greasy mess, steam, smoke, odor or pollutants with a range hood... try new things! Instead of having a home that reeks of cooked cabbage or a different dish, your range hood has amazing ventilation (as stated above) so you don’t have to be held back by the nature of food. With a range hood, you don’t have to worry about lingering odors.
“See” What You’re Making
There is just something about a range hood that offers great lighting and appeal when cooking. Instead of relying on a ceiling light in the middle of your kitchen, range hood lighting adds to the experience and art of creating your delicious meal. By having direct light over your range, you can cook better by really seeing what you’re doing, the texture, doneness and so forth. There are a ton of different range hood models offering different types of lighting features to fit the needs of your kitchen.
Increase Your Home Value
A range hood can transform your kitchen into an absolutely breathtaking space. By investing in a high-quality range hood, you increase your home appeal and value when it comes to selling – for a couple of reasons. The first, of course, it just looks tasteful. It’s an important appliance that could be a special added push for someone to purchase your home. Investing in your kitchen is a big deal especially when it comes to buyers. The other reason? Your home and kitchen are cleaner. Instead of odors being trapped in your home, you have a ventilation system to keep your home fresh –appealing to the overall look and feel.
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