Sunday, 10 November 2024

Product Recommendation - [Kitchen Chimney]

In this post, we are providing at glance the products we consider to be some of the best offerings in the market in their respective categories. The products mentioned below have been put to rigorous tests, compared against the competing products from multiple brands, and have been analysed on various aspects pertaining to their intended use. For a comprehensive post on Kitchen Chimneys, you may read our detailed guide - https://shoppinaire.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-detailed-guide-to-buying-kitchen.html
Note: In our constant endeavour to assist you in making an informed buying decision, we test the new launches of the products on multiple parameters, and if they stand tall in our analysis we periodically add them to the below mentioned list of our recommended products. So, if you plan to make the purchase at a later time, you may visit the links once again at the very time of buying to ensure that the purchase turns out to be a very fruitful one.


Recapitulating on the most crucial aspects of buying a kitchen chimney -
  • SUCTION CAPACITY
Suction power is the capacity of the motor to suck oil particles and odor from the air. It is measured in cubic metre per hour. For Indian kitchen a chimney with higher air suction capacity is ideal. For frequent cooking, the range should be between 500 cubic metre/hr to 1000 cubic metre/hr depending on the size of your kitchen. The chimneys with a long hose have generally more suction power.

Also the capacity of the chimney to expel the impure air via the PVC pipes depend upon the number of bends/turns that are there in the pipe. If your chimney is installed in a place where the bends of the pipes is more than three, go with at least a 750 cubic metre/hour suction capacity for efficient cleansing operation.

  • FILTER CONFIGURATION

    • Baffle filter - This is one of the most commonly used filter in modern day chimneys. This filter is made up of multiple layers of curved stainless steel panels. The air sucked in via the chimney passes through these multiple curved layers thereby trapping all the oil and grease. The quantity of dirt, grime and oil in the sucked air do not alter the suction power or noise produced by the chimney. Furthermore, these require less frequent cleaning - typically once a month, and the filters require replacement only in about two years.
    • Cassette filter - This filter is also called as mesh filter and is made up of several layers of alluminium mesh consisting of tiny holes. These holes separate the oil and grime from the sucked air and the relatively cleaner air is passed through the PVC pipes to be expelled from the home. Chimneys installed with Cassette filter are generally more economical to own, however, they tend to produce more noise than the ones with baffle filter. Moreover, the filters require to be cleaned in about every two weeks of regular use, and require replacement in about a year and a half.
    • Auto Clean(Filterless) - Such chimneys are equipped with Aluminum non-stick turbine blower through which cooking fumes pass. Due to centrifugal forces, oil particles are forced to move toward blower wall and collected in easy to remove and washable collector/bowls. These detachable oil collector requires to be washed once a month, depending on usage. Filterless chimneys facilitate the least noisy experience of them all. But, the chimneys with baffle/cassette filter fare slightly better in homes that make use of generous quantities of oil and spices.


For an extensive buying guide on kitchen chimneys, head over to our detailed post - https://shoppinaire.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-detailed-guide-to-buying-kitchen.html
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