A classy touch: between minimalist design and fine finishes, the hood revolutionises the kitchen experience. Here is the complete buying guide.
Details make all the difference in interior design. The kitchen hood is an indispensable appliance that must combine style and functionality. Whether you are an accomplished chef or an aspiring cook, you no longer have to worry about unpleasant odours thanks to Faber hoods.
The shape of air: to every need its own hood.
Intelligent and versatile, the hood interacts with the space, bringing lightness and dynamism. The collection responds to the diverse demands of contemporary domestic environments, in perfect balance between beauty and practicality. When choosing the right hood, different influencing factors need to be taken into account, like kitchen size and layout, type of hood circulation, design, needed technologies and performance, as well as power settings. A well-designed hood, in harmony with the rest of the kitchen, makes for a pleasant environment, but which one to choose?
- Wall-mounted Hood: made with high-quality materials and powerful motors, it combines aesthetics and functionality, guaranteeing clean air, silence and practical functions for a top-notch kitchen.
- Island Hood: Attractive design from every angle, these hoods are characterised by symmetry and homogeneity, illuminating the heart of our domestic life.
- Suspended Hood: Not only do they act as elegant lighting points, but they also allow for freedom of movement in the cooking area. With a simple gesture, elegance is transformed into functionality.
- Ceiling Hood: minimalist and innovative aesthetics make this model a true design object, which reveals high performance thanks to perimeter suction technology.
- Built-in Hood: discreet, rational and silent, built-in hoods eliminate the aesthetic impact of the hood on the kitchen, integrating perfectly into the wall units.
Two ways of dealing with odours in the kitchen.
Extractor hoods and recirculating hoods offer two different approaches to managing cooking fumes, odours and steam in the kitchen. Extractor hoods pull fumes, odours and steam to the outside through ducts, ensuring clean, contaminant-free air. Recirculating hoods, on the other hand, filter the air with active carbon and grease filters, and then recycle it back into the kitchen. Many solutions adopt both modes thanks to optional chimney kits supplied with most models.
The sound of love: no noise in the kitchen.
Faber's research and development department is always working on the latest technologies to improve hood performance and ensure a high level of comfort in the kitchen: noise reduction thanks to the Sound Pro system, brushless motors, Sil & Still Technology and Remote Blower. These innovations improve energy efficiency and ensure quiet operation, even at peak performance and include some of the following benefits:
- Ambient well-being: reducing noise and improving the sound quality of the hood will make the kitchen experience pleasant and quiet.
- Consumption savings: the new motor guarantees the highest energy efficiency, making the hood sustainable and environmentally friendly.
- Constant clean air: you can achieve a continuous 24-hour exchange of air in the room, with minimal consumption, while keeping noise levels below 40 dB(A).
- The motor where you want it: hood noise can be further minimised by moving the motor away from the hood, ensuring a clutter-free environment.
Colours, finishes and materials: you are the designer.
The hoods are available in a wide range of high-quality materials, including stainless steel, tempered glass and customisable materials, to perfectly suit any style of décor. Stainless steel hoods offer a modern, clean look, ideal for contemporary kitchens. They are corrosion-resistant and easy to clean, always maintaining an impeccable appearance like the Ultra Slim model. Tempered glass, on the other hand, adds a touch of sophistication and brightness to the kitchen, combining transparency and strength.
Colour plays an important role when it comes to designing the kitchen. Having a wide colour palette to choose from gives you options to meet your design needs. Faber’s Beat model for example comes in several different colours, including the trendy and iconic Dusty Blue. Moreover, many hoods within the Faber range come in Gloss, Matt or Satin finishes, to suit every kitchen style. This variety allows you to choose the solution that best suits your aesthetic needs, ensuring durability over time.
A look at filters for long hood life.
Cooker hood filters are essential for capturing grease, odours and unwanted particles produced during cooking. Available in various materials and structures, filters must be chosen carefully, considering the specific functionality of the devices for which they are intended. There are two main types of filters found in hoods:
- Grease filters
These filters, found in all filtering and extraction systems, prevent grease residues from damaging the motor. They are made of aluminium or stainless steel mesh and capture grease and cooking residues.
- Odour filters
These filters, exclusive to filtering hoods, clean the air with active charcoal which, thanks to its porosity, absorbs odours effectively and returns fresh, clean air.
Faber has introduced several significant innovations to its filtering hoods. These include the High Filtering Hood (HFH) technology, designed to maximise the efficiency of active charcoal filtration, and the High Performance active carbon filter, which filters more than 80 per cent of fumes thanks to highly concentrated carbon microgranules and has a lifetime of up to 6 months. To know more about these and Faber’s other filter innovations, read our dedicated blog about kitchen hood filters: types, functionality and maintenance.
What else needs to be known before buying a Faber cooker hood?
In order to design the best hood on the market, certain elements must be kept in mind:
- Air Quality: the High Filtering Hood (HFH) eliminates up to 95% of odours thanks to an extended filtering surface, ensuring clean, odour-free air, and it’s even possible to monitor the air quality with our air quality sensors in selected hood models.
- Other Technological Innovations: like the 'Steam Off System' to eliminate condensation and brushless motors for high performance with low energy consumption.
- Home Automation Integration: Some hoods can be controlled via apps and voice assistants, allowing management of suction, lighting and other functions for an automated home environment. The Faber Cloud app is available with certain hood models.
- Modular innovations: flexibility and customisation with the model, integrating harmoniously with the kitchen décor.
With its innovative and functional designs, Faber ensures that each hood blends perfectly with the style and requirements of your kitchen. Choose the one that suits you now and transform your kitchen into a more beautiful and elegant space.
