The importance of a rangehood in your kitchen
Rangehoods are the unsung heroes of the kitchen. Dispelling unwanted odours, sucking up smoke and haze as well as lighting the food preparation area are just the beginning of what rangehoods bring to the kitchen.
Getting the right rangehood can be the difference between making your kitchen just a place to prepare food, or a place you want to spend time with your family and friends.
But not all rangehoods will work with all types of kitchens, which is why we’ve looked the NEFF rangehood range, and how they can help with your kitchen transform.
Let’s start with the look
The rangehoods of the past were bulky, loud, and unattractive appliances. But a NEFF rangehood is the opposite – exuding style and flair while promoting cleanliness in your kitchen.
The NEFF Flex Design range features the inclined rangehood, which is a sleek overhead rangehood that has trims in four distinct colours. This flexible design allows you to effortlessly change the trimmings on your rangehood (and other NEFF appliances!) to match your rangehood with your NEFF oven, cooktop and kitchen style.
On top of that, the NEFF inclined rangehood comes with some nifty features to boot. The automatic air sensor adjusts the rangehood’s power level automatically based on the amount of steam and smells that are produced when you’re cooking. This allows you to just focus on your cooking and let the rangehood take care of the steam and smells for you.
With a wide, touchscreen display and sleek coloured trimmings, the inclined rangehood oozes big ‘I know what I’m doing’ energy. But if subtlety is more your style, the NEFF integrated rangehood in stainless steel is modern and aesthetically versatile – perfect for all kitchen styles.
Light up your life
Lights are an underappreciated feature of a rangehood and can change the entire feel of your kitchen. If you prefer moodier kitchen lighting but don’t want to sacrifice the function of bright lighting over your food preparation area, then quality rangehood lighting might be the solution you need.
From the powerful 3 LED configuration of the wall-mounted models to the 2 LED configuration, NEFF rangehood downlights give more scope to how you can set up your kitchen lighting. Do away with white light in the kitchen – by using focused bright light on your food prep area, you can leave your kitchen lighting to set the mood.
Extreme extraction
Extraction is the main job of a rangehood, and if it’s performing well, you should forget it’s even there. It’s not until you have a bad rangehood that you notice it – haze that won’t clear, smoke from a sizzling steak that sets off the alarm, the smell of burnt onion from a chicken biryani that lingers for days. Not to mention the noise, which is sometimes enough to drive guests out of the kitchen altogether.
With high-performance extraction, the NEFF inclined rangehood deals with all the by-products of your kitchen creations, with minimal noise. The NEFF inclined rangehood also has the power boost feature, which allows you to set a defined extraction boost position to increase the catch-rate of pungent cooking smells and large amounts of steam.
The next step up from a rangehood is integrated ventilation in a cooktop, such as the NEFF vented cooktop. This two-in-one appliance is perfect for the minimalist kitchen that is being designed for total appliance integration and island cooktops, with no overhead rangehood required.
Help to remove excess heat
While rangehoods are designed to provide ventilation to your kitchen, an added benefit is the removal of excess heat. When a rangehood removes smoke and steam from your kitchen, it also removes heat from the space.
As the fan sucks up steam, smoke, and hot air from your kitchen, it gets pushed out of your home through a duct or is recirculated into the space with a slight cooling effect. While a rangehood isn’t a replacement for air conditioning or a fan, it can help transform a steamy kitchen into a more comfortable cooking space.
Rangehoods are a good investment
If you’re trying to sell your home, it’s a good idea to make sure your kitchen is up to date. An attractive kitchen with modern appliances adds major resale value to your home, and choosing the right rangehood can make a big difference in the look and feel of your kitchen, meaning you’ll more than likely see a good return on this investment.
Too often perceived as an afterthought in kitchen design, the rangehood makes an impact in the kitchen in a powerful way, both in terms of design and function. Factor rangehood design into your kitchen build or renovation with NEFF.
Book a free product demonstration today to see a NEFF rangehood in person. Our NEFF kitchen experts will show you just how easy they are to use and how valuable they are for any kitchen.
About NEFF
NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to create meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.
