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Catherine Hiles

What is a downdraft range — and do they really work?

KitchenAid downdraft on cooktop.

Your kitchen sees a lot of action regarding food smells and splatters, and some cooking methods can produce smelly smoke, steam, and grease. An oven hood range helps remove these odors and steam from your kitchen, so you don’t have to live with that fish smell for several weeks. But they also take up a lot of real estate in your kitchen.

A downdraft range is a space-saving alternative that can vent smells and emissions from your kitchen just like a traditional gas range or electric range. But what is a downdraft range, and do they really work? We consulted some appliance experts to find out.

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