| | | A - The hood has a fundamental role in the kitchen because it eliminates odours caused by cooking food and extracts the vapours which would otherwise stagnate and tend to condense on cold kitchen surfaces. It is also used to eliminate toxic combustion gasses (carbon monoxide and | | nitrogen monoxide). Various types of hoods are available on the market: - wall-hung hoods: to use for kitchens installed along a wall; - hoods below wall units: can be completely integrated inside the kitchen unit; - island hoods: to use if the cooking area is in the centre | | of the room; - worktop hoods: these can shut and be completely camouflaged with the kitchen worktop. | | B - To reduce the diffusion of odours it is preferable to use hoods that partialise the air inlet to the greatest possible extent. The best system is a hood that is shut in on all three sides. | | |