Whether its a new flambé dessert recipe or a steamy tagine on your cooktop, the glam of a fabulous chef making exquisite food in the ideal kitchen space is heavily tainted without fresh air flowing throughout. This week we honor ten of the best 36″ range hoods for the kitchen space. A size that does not measure too big or too small, the standard 36″ width is known across the board as being “just the right size” with an effect that will leave guests flush with no less than foodie enthusiasm.

Top Ten: Modern 36” Range Hoods.

Flush Angles and High Tech Features Add to the Air Quality in Spaces Equipped with Modern Range Hoods.

1. AW 280
MANUFACTURER: Gaggenau
PRICE: $5,670
Dimensions: 36″W x 25.2″W x 21.1″H

Also available in 48″ versions, the energy-efficient AW 280 hoods by Gaggenau are made from stainless steel. They feature bright lights across the whole surface to brighten the cooking area, and for added ventilation, there are openings also positioned in the back of the hood.

2. Classic Chimney Glass Wall
MANUFACTURER: Viking
PRICE: $1,799
Dimensions: 36″W x 20″D x 27.5″H

Lightweight in appearance compared to the industrial look of some others, the Classic Chimney Glass Wall range hoods are elegant and barely visible. Included in the technical design is an LED display, halogen lighting that works for high visibility and a heat sensor that turns the ventilator’s power up if a certain level is reached.

3. 3C9
MANUFACTURER: CDA
PRICE: $1,620
Dimensions: 35.4″W x 32.9″H x 20.2″D

Once described as the laptop looking range hood, this curved glass air extractor has three speeds and a twin-fan motor that are operated by touch or remote control. Its sleek shape and high performance is washer-safe aluminum filters and a pair of 20-watt halogen lights that create a unique cooking glow.

4. ICON Designer Series E36WV100FS
MANUFACTURER: Electrolux
PRICE: $1,799
Dimensions: 36″W x 24″D x 33″H

This dual centrifugal blower ventilation system is designed to work intuitively with your cooktop. When the surface temp increases, the heat sensor turns on the fans of the Icon Designer Series to cool automatically. It comes with three fan speeds, 2 halogen lights, 3 stainless steel filters, and all filters are dishwasher safe. As the cooking surface temperature increases, the blower fan automatically starts.

5. PL36WC41EC
MANUFACTURER: Frigidaire
PRICE: $459
Dimensions: 36″W x 20″D x 7.25″H

Looking more compact than other ventilating kitchen range hoods, this Frigidaire version looks almost like a dvd player instead of a range hood. With three halogen light settings and a 4-way convertible exhaust system, its centrifugal blower fans come in three settings: low, medium, or high.

6. Monogram ZV800BJBB
MANUFACTURER: GE Monogram
PRICE: Available upon request
Dimensions: 35-7/8″W x 1-1/2″H x 13-11/16″D

Ultra modern, this GE Monogram range hood can be positioned flush underneath a cabinet or wall-mounted in either a black or stainless steel finish. The retractable glass canopy and four-speed ventilation system finds multilevel halogen lighting to be the most effective, offering six levels of intensity so you can create the effect you desire.

7. Island-Mount Chimney JXT8136ADS
MANUFACTURER: Jenn-Air
PRICE: $1949
Dimensions 36″W x 27″D x 29″H

With six different speed settings and electronic touch controls, this Island-Mount Chimney range hood by Jenn-Air is all about performance. Easy touch controls on its front panel allow for convenient cooking, adding more than just high tech looks to the quiet operating machine.

8. Masterpiece Series HMCB36FS
MANUFACTURER: Thermador
PRICE: $1899
Dimensions: 35.5″W x 21.5″D x 9.5″H

Similar in shape to the Island-Mount Chimney by Jenn-Air and the Icon Designer Series by Electrolux, Thermador has created their Masterpiece Series version of a modern kitchen range hood using the classic design except with a powerful internal blower that vents up to 600 CFM. It can be set to four different power settings for a full range of options for ventilation.

9. Butterfly
MANUFACTURER: Falmec
PRICE: approx. $1,155 – 1,575
Dimensions: 36″W

In a 27.5″ option besides the standard 36″ range hood, this Butterfly range hood by Falmec is made with high grade 304 stainless steel and comes with black or white tempered glass automatic opening panels. Like wings, the panels can be closed next to the machine when not in use, but while open, they offer touch control-powered air purification and LED illumination for food preparation and cooking.

10. Horizon – Arc Collection
DESIGNER: Robert Brunner
MANUFACTURER: Zephyr
PRICE: $2,775
Dimensions: 36″W x 1-3/4″D x 32-7/8″H

The dramatic thirty-degree lift of the Horizon range hood of the Arc Collection designed by Robert Brunner is a minimalist-looking advanced piece of cooking and ventilation technology. Similar to the sleek angle seen in the 3C9 by CDA, it comes in red, black or white glass on stainless steel. Optional is also the etching of a leaf motif pattern on the white glass, or links onto the black glass, and the front panel can be removed for ease of use and mobility.

Hope you enjoyed our roundup of the Top Ten 36″ Kitchen Range Hoods!

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