In article >,
Alan S > wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 03:52:23 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> > wrote:
>
> >totally agree, Lee
> >"Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Speaking of cleaning, a non-negotiable for me is a real hood over the
> >> cooktop, with the fan vented to the outdoors. I do not know how people
> >> live in houses and apartments with those crummy charcoal recirculating
> >> things. They obviously don't cook like I do! <G>
> >>
> >>
> >
> I must admit I've had them for over forty years in every kitchen in
> every house I've lived in (about 15 in that period) and just presumed
> it as a given. Not having one would be like going back to the early
> Australian days where the kitchen was a separate building to the home
> so that if when it burned down you still had somewhere to sleep

I've never lived where I had a hood over the stove. If what I'm making
is very smelly or smokey, I open a window.

PP