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If the cooktop is the glam girl of the hob-hood melange, the rangehood is its savvy younger sister. Ducted extractors are super-efficient, piping odours and smells to the outdoors. Recirculating hoods don’t require ducting, making them useful where a kitchen is in the centre of the home. If your hood is the more efficient, ducted version, it makes sense for the ducting to take the shortest route to an exterior wall, and that, in turn, will impact where your hob goes. Hoods that hide in overhead cabinetry are a neat option. For inspiration, take a look at this kitchen by E&S.