"Peppermint Patootie" > wrote in message
...
> 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


Bet you have to paint more often too. A range hood definitely cuts a lot
of cooking smoke and the residue it leaves all over the walls over time.

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